12 great movies that you want to immediately delete and forget after watching

Among our favorite films, we are used to including those pictures that we have watched several times, we can easily quote and retell our favorite scenes. But each of us can easily remember a movie that is among the world's masterpieces or is considered an achievement of cinema art, but there is no desire to review it. 

Some of these tapes simply did not meet our expectations, some disappointed with the finale, some become uninteresting after the disclosure of the main intrigue, and some were a real two-hour torture. 

The full-length Japanese animation is associated with the colorful fairy-tale works of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, but "The Grave of Fireflies" directed by Isao Takahata is similar to the pictures of the giant company only in style — otherwise, the military drama, of course, is located in some other universe. 

First of all, the poignancy of the story of children trying to survive in a war-torn city is achieved by the fact that "The Grave of Fireflies" is based on a biographical novel in which the author describes what happened to his own family. And this is very touching, touching in such a way that you will not dare to wish to watch such a film not only for children, but also for adults — war rarely looks more ugly, scary and cruel on the screen. What is worth only the discovery of the body of a murdered mother by children — it is better not to see it anymore. 

After a series of visual experiments in the film "Pi", Darren Aronofsky in" Requiem for a Dream " trampled on all possible cinematic canons — the number of editing glues in his film exceeds the average three times, he uses a split screen, slow-motion and accelerated shooting, and camera angles cause dizziness. 

But it is not Aronofsky's technique that causes a persistent reluctance to review one of his best films, it is much more painful to see the fall and destruction of the characters of the picture. "Requiem" begins with a belief in a beautiful fairy tale that we can all achieve what we want, it is only necessary to make a little effort, but ends with terrible pictures of rotting, madness and selling ourselves for a dose of dope. An incomparable movie, invented and shot at the highest level, but few will dare to repeat such a journey. 

Director Gaspard Noe is not distinguished by delicacy — the viewer of his films should always be prepared for the fact that there will not be an easy walk, you will have to overcome the sharp edges of the story being told with difficulty, simultaneously admiring the tenacious camera and the energetic staging of difficult scenes. The most high-profile example of Noe's defiant direction is "Irreversibility", which could be delicately described as a detective story of the search for a sinister pimp who keeps the Paris quarter in terror. But once the viewer sees this film, he will get stuck in his head like a rusty nail with a bitten off cap. 

Yes, we are talking about the famous rape scene of the heroine Monica Bellucci, filmed with an incredible three-minute plan, which hurts not only with the cruelty of violence, but also with the indifference of society. Do you remember the man who turned in the other direction instead of helping a woman? No? Then reconsider, of course. 

It should be noted that Park Chang Wook's "Oldboy" was born at a very good time — Asian cinema interested American, European and even Russian viewers,and almost every project was heard. But we will not belittle the level of a particular picture, "Oldboy" is a brilliant detective and thriller, shot so unusually that you could only watch it with your mouth wide open, and a three — minute fight scene shot in one frame is still considered an impressive trick. 

But the finale of the picture makes the viewer shudder more than at the sight of an octopus being eaten alive — after 15 years of inexplicable imprisonment, the main character is involved in a strange game that brings him together with his own daughter, which ends in incest. A terrible ending to a wonderful film, you will hardly want to review this. 

The picture of Shane Meadows "Dead Man's Shoes" is a real pearl of British cinema, combining elements of drama, horror, thriller and even a little black comedy. The inventive story of two brothers, one of whom went to the army, leaving the other in a world of violence and cruelty, and then returned to take revenge, demonstrates the underside of provincial England better than any other film, and Paddy Considine, who played the main role, gave out an acting game that deserved sincere praise. 

However, the final of the tape, once seen, will forever turn you away from a new immersion in this unpleasant, bloody, narcotic world. There is not even the effect of the "Sixth Sense" and "Fight Club", where one of the characters also does not interact with anyone from around, "Shoes" does not pull under any circumstances. 

If you have not read the novel by the Irishman John Boyne "The Boy in Striped Pajamas", then the film will surely make an indelible impression on you. The thing is that, spoiled by Hollywood cliches and unchanging happy endings, we automatically expect a happy solution to all problems, even in pictures about the Holocaust. The main characters of the tape are two boys who are separated by a barbed wire. 

One is a prisoner of a concentration camp, and the second is the son of a Nazi commandant, but this does not prevent a real strong friendship from being born, and by the end we are counting on the long-awaited rescue of Shmuel, on the fact that Bruno will help his friend escape or his father will find a place for a Jewish boy in his house. But the picture hurts our feelings-instead of salvation, there will be a lot of grief, which you will not wish the enemy to plunge into again. 

While public figures worried about our sanity were discussing whether it was possible to show child violence on the screen and make children the heroes of horror films, director Jaume Collet-Serra shot a wonderful psychological thriller "Child of Darkness", telling about a married couple who adopted a 9‑year-old girl who turned out to be a concentration of vices and horrors. 

The film is superbly worked out, in the course of the plot, the viewer is forced to rush from extreme to extreme, suspecting the husband, then wife, then a new family member in the troubles of the Coleman family. But after waiting for the finale, we are not exactly disappointed, but sharply lose interest in what is happening — the last few minutes, when Esther's secret is revealed, drag on unbearably long. Everything is already clear and does not touch at all. But not only this repels from repeated viewing, it is unlikely that anyone will want to experience the awkwardness of the scene of seduction by the adopted daughter of his new father again, even knowing who is who. 

Derek Sienfrance's melodrama "Valentine" is a real triumph for Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, who played the main roles in the film. A great script shows the viewer a heartwarming story of the fading of love, the multiplying contradictions within the once ideal couple, the abyss gradually growing where ardent feelings once lived. The chemistry between Williams and Gosling envelops the viewer, and that's why the collapse and breakup of their characters ' relationships hit especially hard. 

It hurts so much that by the end of the picture you regret that you started watching it at all — it's better not to see these sufferings and conflicts. Of course, "Valentine" is much more truthful than romantic comedies about "love to the grave", but this does not mean that you will want to scoop up such a truth with a big spoon again and again. 

The tragic story of Eva and her son, shown in Lynn Ramsey's film "Something is wrong with Kevin", deserves every second of the applause that the audience has awarded her at numerous festival screenings — it's really impossible to take your eyes off the tape, and the fate of her characters touches the most secret strings of the soul. 

The theme of the picture is complex and unsightly, not every one of us is ready to admit to himself that he should share the guilt of his children, that he raised the child incorrectly, that he was deaf to the first disturbing echoes. The film is especially difficult for mothers who are sure that they give their children the best, that they can't be wrong, and the result terrifies them. The film is memorable, but it does not have a repeat viewing: it is too hard to see the torments brilliantly played by the talented Tilda Swinton, provoked by the bloody massacre of Kevin. 

What can I say, re-watching any of the latest films of Terrence Malick is not a test for the faint of heart. However, "The Tree of Life", an impressionistic story about an average American family, stands out even against the background of the director's latest creations. Do not believe anyone who says that the "Tree" has no plot, do not trust the opinions of those who believe that this picture is a hallucination of the author or his narcotic trip, all this is not true, the tape is a real visual masterpiece that immerses the viewer in the philosophy of life as deeply as he is ready to accept this journey. 

But all the cosmic scale of the narrative, all the brilliant acting and skillful camerawork, all the multidimensional interpretations are unlikely to make you reconsider the "Tree of Life" again. This film is good for its aftertaste and the feeling that you have seen it and you will not have to watch it again. 

James Franco's career is like a roller coaster-he sometimes saddles luck and receives the most prestigious prizes, then he is shot in an unreliable slag, he is invited to multi-million blockbusters, then he is given roles in penny indie films that go straight to the trash. 

2011 was a victorious year for the actor — in the film "127 hours" by Danny Boyle, Franco got a chance for a benefit and used it to the fullest, but the picture, with all its advantages, turned out to be such that anyone who watched it is sickened by the mere memory of it. The film adaptation of the story of a climber who fell into a trap could hardly do without the key scene of the amputation of a hand clamped by a stone, but the way Boyle and Franco show it makes you sweat cold every time — a blunt penknife against tendons, nerves, muscles and bone. Do not try to repeat the viewing at home. 

Steve McQueen's historical drama "12 years a slave", it would seem, should not have surprised anything — pictures about the oppression of the black population of America are released regularly, the main role is not the biggest star, and the story of Solomon Northal is more like a fairy tale in the style of "Uncle Tom's Huts". But something in this tape came together in such a way that not only the audience, but also the critics were stunned — all the major award ceremonies became triumphant for "12 years of slavery". 

There is one problem with this film: after Solomon is reunited with his wife and children in the finale, not only the heroes of the story, but also we exhale with relief. Yes, the dark behind-the-scenes history of American slavery is brilliantly shown, yes, the film touches with the naturalness of cruel scenes and the deliberate helplessness of those who want to help Solomon, but with the beginning of the final credits, there is only one feeling left — the viewer seems to be dropping the heaviest load that he will never want to accept again. With all due respect. 

And which of these tapes did you review last and did you review it?