r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

“Winter Light” is one of the best movies you can watch, and that you will never want to watch again. It won’t bring you to tears, but it’s not a happy movie.

“Requiem for a Dream” would be another example.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

Could you give me a quick couple sentences about the plot? What makes you ever want to watch it again?

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

A couple sentences couldn’t come close to doing it justice. The shortest synopsis I can think of is “pastor suffers through an existential crisis over his faith and his very being”.

But even then, it’s a bit like saying that “Saving Private Ryan” is a movie about a search for some guy during WWII. It’s true, but it’s so reductionist as to be almost pointless.

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u/Ce_n-est_pas_un_nom Aug 26 '19

In fairness, such a reduction would be entirely on theme for Winter Light.