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I'm sorry LeonPhelps I really am
Posted on 3/14/15 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 3/14/15 at 1:09 pm
But I have to ask, what all falls into this category? 
For some odd reason ive lol'd about this post from the TWBB/NCFOM thread since the other day. What type of anxiety issues do you have bro
I guess I just wanted to ask the board how many people are like this. Confined to a world of romcoms, Pixar, and documentaries due to nerve issues
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I hate horror or suspense movies. I just don't understand wanting to feel that level of tension. No Country For Old Men was basically a sociopath killing his way through life without any repercussion whatsoever, and in gruesome ways such as the air compressor thing or choking to death with handcuffs. I was just waiting for him to pop out and kill someone gruesomely at any moment, and I hated that feeling. I closed my eyes, anticipating such a scene, more than once.
For some odd reason ive lol'd about this post from the TWBB/NCFOM thread since the other day. What type of anxiety issues do you have bro
I guess I just wanted to ask the board how many people are like this. Confined to a world of romcoms, Pixar, and documentaries due to nerve issues
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Posted on 3/14/15 at 1:12 pm to Chef Leppard
I can take suspense and some monster movies.
I will not watch horror movies. Period.
I will not watch horror movies. Period.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 1:21 pm to Chef Leppard
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I guess I just wanted to ask the board how many people are like this.
I like films that can change my mood or make me feel something visceral. That means it's good film making to me.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 1:22 pm to VaBamaMan
I mean. I get the horror part if you cant stomach the gore and whatnot. but im reading that as its the suspense element thats too unnerving
There's just so many movies that fall into that category in my mind. Bond movies? Lord of the rings?..
There's just so many movies that fall into that category in my mind. Bond movies? Lord of the rings?..
Posted on 3/14/15 at 1:24 pm to Chef Leppard
I like watching horror films because you know the endgame. You know the scares and death are coming. It's a rollercoaster with expected peaks and valleys.
Maybe I just find solace in the known "unknowns".
I have anxiety watching unhappy movies or tv shows over again, especially if the characters are great and the story is engrossing.
Like horror, I know what is coming, but I don't want to accept it.
I'm a hopeless romantic in that I want happy endings.
For example, I watched The Tale of Princess Kaguya the other day. It was a beautifully sorrowful film. I know I'll watch it again eventually, but not for a while.
Maybe I just find solace in the known "unknowns".
I have anxiety watching unhappy movies or tv shows over again, especially if the characters are great and the story is engrossing.
Like horror, I know what is coming, but I don't want to accept it.
I'm a hopeless romantic in that I want happy endings.
For example, I watched The Tale of Princess Kaguya the other day. It was a beautifully sorrowful film. I know I'll watch it again eventually, but not for a while.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:05 pm to Chef Leppard
I am glad I could provide some levity to your day.
I've always said I only enjoy heroic films about heroic people. Movies about ordinary people being pursued by some sociopath villain is not my idea of a good time, especially when I think the villain might win as I suspected in No Country For Old Men. Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense. Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
When I watch a movie when the protagonist is clearly heroic, the suspense is gone because I know he or she will win and I can just enjoy him or her doing so.
I do not enjoy Romcoms...I am a straight male. I do love Pixar and Documentaries as you mentioned. I love superhero movies, pretty much any movie Mel Gibson or Arnold Schwarzenegger (or any 80's action star) is in, biopics, and the occasional drama when the topic is lofty enough, such as Amistad.
I've always said I only enjoy heroic films about heroic people. Movies about ordinary people being pursued by some sociopath villain is not my idea of a good time, especially when I think the villain might win as I suspected in No Country For Old Men. Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense. Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
When I watch a movie when the protagonist is clearly heroic, the suspense is gone because I know he or she will win and I can just enjoy him or her doing so.
I do not enjoy Romcoms...I am a straight male. I do love Pixar and Documentaries as you mentioned. I love superhero movies, pretty much any movie Mel Gibson or Arnold Schwarzenegger (or any 80's action star) is in, biopics, and the occasional drama when the topic is lofty enough, such as Amistad.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:14 pm to Chef Leppard
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I guess I just wanted to ask the board how many people are like this. Confined to a world of romcoms, Pixar, and documentaries due to nerve issues
I don't know that I would call it that. I perform exceptionally well under pressure. But I also have control over my actions and a semblance of control over my environment. Watching a movie, I am just an observer. Lacking the ability to personally change the outcome, I would rather avoid watching others do idiotic things and maximize their possibility of losing. That trope of being in the villain's house looking for evidence when suddenly he comes home to soon is the absolute worst. That sort of thing is common in suspense films and I refuse to pay money for that bs.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:30 pm to LeonPhelps
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Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense.
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Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
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I do not enjoy Romcoms...I am a straight male. I do love Pixar and Documentaries as you mentioned. I love superhero movies, pretty much any movie Mel Gibson or Arnold Schwarzenegger (or any 80's action star) is in, biopics, and the occasional drama when the topic is lofty enough, such as Amistad.
youre the shite LeonPhelps
Posted on 3/14/15 at 4:04 pm to LeonPhelps
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I've always said I only enjoy heroic films about heroic people. Movies about ordinary people being pursued by some sociopath villain is not my idea of a good time, especially when I think the villain might win as I suspected in No Country For Old Men. Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense. Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
I'm actually with you on this, except.....
For me it's about glorifying the negative. So although I like horrors and thrillers, often, I know that they are not trying to glorify or shed a positive light on the sociopath. Clearly we should be cheering for the victims to survive.
However, I don't like morally bankrupt films, most anti-heroes, or any film that champions negative or morally bad actions. For some films this is extremely debatable (The Godfather for example), but the debate itself is enough for me to see it differently.
And I'd agree, films should, for the most part, celebrate heroism and positive actions.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 5:57 pm to Freauxzen
I was thinking about this the other day. As I've gotten older I find I enjoy drama less. I always enjoy meeting the new characters and the setup, but I hate the fact that I know something is going to mess it all up.
I don't want to feel sad or scared watching a movie, I want to enjoy it and I don't typically enjoy those emotions.
I don't want to feel sad or scared watching a movie, I want to enjoy it and I don't typically enjoy those emotions.
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