I recently put on 'The Keepers' from Netflix again. I'm not really sure why. It really upset me the last time I saw it. Be warned- as well as focussing on the unsolved murder of a nun, it also reveals shocking sexual abuse within a school and the Catholic Church. It's just kind of unbelievable how these things go on. This father was never brought to justice and, the nun's killer was never found. It makes you wonder how many really terrible criminals are never brought to justice.
The documentary: 'The Final Race' about the very dark side of horse racing was also deeply upsetting. But, as a positive, it gave me the push I needed to go vegetarian.
Are there documentaries or films that really upset and stayed with you? Weirder though- are you still drawn to them? Why do you suppose that is? Morbid fascination? Curiosity in an unsolved mystery? Something to mirror our pessimistic view of the world?
Sometimes I suppose I watch fictional and real life dramas to almost reassure myself over the choices I made. Yes, I'm single but I think I'd prefer that to being in an abusive relationship. Not to say all relationships are abusive of course. But, the times I see these terrible stories, it makes me grateful for my situation.
Not that I was ever really part of the 'cool' club at school so- I never really came into contact with drugs. A police officer once gave us a talk about them though. He was actually pretty reasonable. He wasn't like: 'Don't do drugs.' He knew some of us would. He just went through some of the bad side effects and how to help someone during a bad trip. I remember him saying that someone with a fear of spiders during a bad LSD trip might picture everything from a chair to a bus as being a spider. That was enough to put me off! That's not to shame those who want to experiment. Each to their own. But also, the 2000 film: 'Requiem for a Dream' did a good job of frightening me off. I think it's for the best with me. I get obsessive about things. No doubt, I would easily become an addict and, I couldn't afford it.
How about you? Any disturbing documentaries or films? Anything you still return to? Anything you regret seeing to begin with? I've never watched gore. I think that's for the best. I think that would probably stay with me.
The documentary: 'The Final Race' about the very dark side of horse racing was also deeply upsetting. But, as a positive, it gave me the push I needed to go vegetarian.
Are there documentaries or films that really upset and stayed with you? Weirder though- are you still drawn to them? Why do you suppose that is? Morbid fascination? Curiosity in an unsolved mystery? Something to mirror our pessimistic view of the world?
Sometimes I suppose I watch fictional and real life dramas to almost reassure myself over the choices I made. Yes, I'm single but I think I'd prefer that to being in an abusive relationship. Not to say all relationships are abusive of course. But, the times I see these terrible stories, it makes me grateful for my situation.
Not that I was ever really part of the 'cool' club at school so- I never really came into contact with drugs. A police officer once gave us a talk about them though. He was actually pretty reasonable. He wasn't like: 'Don't do drugs.' He knew some of us would. He just went through some of the bad side effects and how to help someone during a bad trip. I remember him saying that someone with a fear of spiders during a bad LSD trip might picture everything from a chair to a bus as being a spider. That was enough to put me off! That's not to shame those who want to experiment. Each to their own. But also, the 2000 film: 'Requiem for a Dream' did a good job of frightening me off. I think it's for the best with me. I get obsessive about things. No doubt, I would easily become an addict and, I couldn't afford it.
How about you? Any disturbing documentaries or films? Anything you still return to? Anything you regret seeing to begin with? I've never watched gore. I think that's for the best. I think that would probably stay with me.
