Interesting movies – In theory, all movies share one central purpose: to entertain. Every movie accomplishes this to one degree or another. Even if a movie is complete rubbish, your mind is distracted enough by the relaxation of your buttocks not to think about what’s happening outside of the film. And distraction, as we know, is the confused cousin of entertainment.
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As the film medium has evolved, so has its span of intention. All films at their base still seek to entertain in some way, but now we have films who isolate their purposes on making us laugh, or scaring us, or taking us on a wild ride into a new world. Some film forms actually portray a very different kind of wild ride, with a very specific intent focused on getting a reaction from our reproductive organs. That’s a whole subject in itself, but we won’t talk about those films today, no. Today, we’ll be talking about films that are quite difficult, even painful, to watch. Whether the filmmakers intended this to be the effect (which, we assume, most who made the films on this list did), these films are strong in the cringe, and are known to produce audible sounds of discomfort. SPOILER ALERT, of course — if you’re wanting to experience the films with a totally fresh mind, just read the entry titles and go watch, at your own risk. For the rest, read (and cringe) on.
9. American History X
This film is grimy, dark and the basis of some of its inspiration lies in pure evil, but what makes it really hard to watch is one particular scene. American History X, starring none other than America’s sweetheart Edward Norton, was released in 1988 and tells the story of two brothers living in Los Angeles who become initiated into the neo-Nazi movement.
Despite its dreariness, the film has some heart to it. The character played by Norton spends some years in prison for manslaughter, during which he experiences a change of heart toward his skewed life view. When he leaves prison, he attempts to convince his brother to change his ways. The scene that makes the film singularly hard to watch is the one where Norton’s character committed the manslaughter that got him thrown in jail. There’s not much to say about it — it’s a textbook curb stomp. Thing is, you don’t see curb stomps often in film, and never as blatant and on-the-nose as the one shown here. It’ll make your jaw hurt, at the very list. You’ve been warned.
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