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irisblue

(34,379 posts)
Tue Nov 21, 2023, 01:23 PM Nov 2023

Watching Schindler's List last night was not a good idea

I got my Mom a copy of Fiddler on The Roof last year. She loved it
I'm going to watch that tonight

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Watching Schindler's List last night was not a good idea (Original Post) irisblue Nov 2023 OP
We saw it in the theater. Great movie, but terribly depressing. rsdsharp Nov 2023 #1
Fiddler on The Roof has a lot of parts that are very sad. madaboutharry Nov 2023 #2
Some movies are so deeply affecting. The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2023 #3
I saw it in '93 when it first came out. It was a matine in Miami Beach. I was probably the youngest person there mitch96 Nov 2023 #4
My wife and I loved fiddler on the roof. Duncanpup Nov 2023 #5

rsdsharp

(10,243 posts)
1. We saw it in the theater. Great movie, but terribly depressing.
Tue Nov 21, 2023, 01:26 PM
Nov 2023

I bought the laser disc, and have never been able to bring myself to watch it again.

madaboutharry

(41,379 posts)
2. Fiddler on The Roof has a lot of parts that are very sad.
Tue Nov 21, 2023, 01:30 PM
Nov 2023

Tevye had a lot of tzuris (misery).

The Unmitigated Gall

(4,577 posts)
3. Some movies are so deeply affecting.
Tue Nov 21, 2023, 01:45 PM
Nov 2023

Saw it in the theater and knew I could only bear it once. I'll never forget it. Ralph Fiennes' character...don't have words. Same with Private Ryan. My sister and I took our dad, who served in the Navy in WW II. We had no idea such a brutally realistic depiction of the D-Day landing was in the offing. Dad made it through, but told us after that one of his best buddies in high school had died on Omaha Beach. Seeing these movies one time keeps those powerful scenes untarnished, undiminished in my memory.

mitch96

(14,716 posts)
4. I saw it in '93 when it first came out. It was a matine in Miami Beach. I was probably the youngest person there
Tue Nov 21, 2023, 04:28 PM
Nov 2023

and I was in my early 40's. I as the movie progressed I could hear sobs coming from around the theater . .
When it was over many people were crying.
I can't watch it again. It hurt too much to see. Once was enough. Excellent movie and excellent acting but no. Never again.
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