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Hope is an illusion to be squashed SPOILERS
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V for Vendetta (2006)
You can't trust anyone! Especially your protectors and partners!
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When you love someone they will freeze to death, like a boyfriendsicle.
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The Road Warrior (1981)
Even when a beautiful warrior woman is fighting by your side, you might not win.
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The Mist (2007)
Not a very good movie. But a memorably depressing ending.
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38
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The Last Valley (1971)
Death, violence, witchcraft and the Inquisition. What fun.
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510
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Are you kidding me! People can survive some pretty horrendous events in the world, sometimes.
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He shouldn't have promised he would come back for her. He lied!
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680
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Repo Men (2010)
A nice sweet reminder that in the end, we all lose.
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4949
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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
How can such a beautiful movie be so damn sad and bittersweet?
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641
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Love is a cruel joke that makes us think we can find happiness, before snatching happiness from us and smashing it into ashes, like a burned out cigarette.
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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
I guess we have love, after we lose everything else.
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3928
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8.1
Million Dollar Baby (2005)
When we have hopes and dreams and work hard to bring about our desires, life will play cruel tricks on us and crush our spirits.
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
A pathetic hooker and alcoholic loser from a bond before all is lost.
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1940
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Hotel Rwanda (2004) (2005)
This movie paints a dismal, depressing picture of humanity's pitiless violence towards one another. But I refuse to give up. There is hope for humanity. I keep telling myself that.
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1890
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7.2
Cold Mountain (2003)
Has an OK ending, but the misery, human treachery and
despicable portrait of humanity in war is very stark.
despicable portrait of humanity in war is very stark.
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2294
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Even angels can't find happiness. Who knew?
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Death, loss of innocence and dispair, the perfect childrens story.
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2298
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Brazil (1985)
We see what we want to see. I see an unhappy ending.
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Ms. Sigourney obviously meant for this sequel to be her last participation in the Aliens franchise. It is a dark, distopic vision of horror on a difficult prison planet. Like early Australia without the kangaroos. The only hope is for quick deaths that serve some purpose.
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Not until he lives a thousand years and meets his mom in a fantasy does she finally treat him right.
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Movies that make us give up hope and believe all is lost. They make me cry or think I should give up. This list will have spoilers - Beware! See a doomsday list at What the Earth can become and The Future Kind of Sucks and Eco Terror and Life is a Lie: movies that make you paranoid A different list is at: 50 most depressing happy endings
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