One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

[AngelaMarie]

Tonight, for the first time in years I was able to watch the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest". I haven't been able to watch this film for years because of memories I have from psychiatric hospitals. Tonight when I watched it I was okay. I was able to overcome some of the memories. I wonder if there are others movies that bring up responses from your pasts as this film did with me.

 

[Kintsugi]

Sin City really messed me up. It did not help that my abusive boyfriend would call me "Goldie."

War of the Worlds is actually hard for me to watch because of the brother/sister relationship.

Georgia Rule... what a trip. My mother and I had been going through serious problems with one another in relation to my abuse, and all we wanted to do was watch a movie together that was lighthearted and not related to our issues. We thought, cute Lindsay Lohan movie. What a mistake! Worst movie to choose EVER! The worst I could possibly think of.

Water, an international movie from India about the caste system, following the story of a 9-year-old widow who is put into a house of widows for the rest of her life and is sexually trafficked.

Taken, about abduction and sex trafficking

White Oleander, one of my favorite books and movies, but I need to be in a stable place to see it or else it will change me.

A Clockwork Orange, obvious

 

[AngelaMarie]

MissAntiSunshine,
Thanks for the response. I am glad to know I am not alone!

 

[Kintsugi]

Oh, man, Angela, it's a wonder I can even watch media! Yep, not alone at all. (((Angela)))

 

[Queen Boudica]

Blue Velvet - Horrible Horrible. And Apocalypse Now of course.

 

[AngelaMarie]

Miss AntiSunshine and Lizio (((Hug))). Yeah, movies can really hurt.
For a long time I couldn't watch anything romantic. It gave me this achy feeling inside as if something was missing. Now I can watch them and enjoy because I have grown. Thank goodness. That's alot of movies!!:confused::)

 

[Kintsugi]

As I say with my War of the Worlds listing, I have trouble with healthy/good/close brother/sister relationships. Not as prevalent by a long shot as romantic movies, but it is still a pain. Not to mention, it is basically impossible to tell anyone why I feel bothered by these films. How the hell do I explain that healthy brother/sister relationships make me feel sick?

 

[AngelaMarie]

Old yeller.
Terms of Endearment.
Steel Magnolias.
Hurt. Hurt. Hurt.

 

[Loloma]

"The Prince of Tides" does it for me. So strong........... so much raw emotion and such a close resemblance to my own life in a different setting.

The way Tom's character handles difficult situations is the same as mine. Use humour, make a joke to cover it up.