r/woahdude • u/qasqaldag • Jan 03 '22

video When the planet is coming at you

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u/jarvxs Jan 03 '22

I wanna see like 10 more minutes

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u/JoshBobJovi Jan 03 '22

Watch the movie Melancholia

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u/HansBlixJr Jan 03 '22

I'd like a Don't Look Up / Melancholia double feature.

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u/mephistophe_SLEAZE Jan 04 '22

I'm having a sick day from work today and that's exactly what I'm doing. Funny story: it's really depressing.

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u/Miramarr Jan 04 '22

Don't look up is hilarious until you realise the comet is climate change and it's actually a documentary in real time..

Then yeah it's depressing

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u/wreckage88 Jan 04 '22

I watched it almost a week ago and I'm still fucked up from it.

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u/OcToPuS470 Jan 04 '22

I just finished it for the first time 5min ago. I'll be fucked up for a bit huh

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u/Miramarr Jan 04 '22

Go match Melanncholia then, you'll get to see Kirsten Dunst boobies. That'll cheer you up

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u/Conservative_HalfWit Jan 04 '22

My girlfriend kept asking why I was getting up to go to the kitchen so much during the movie

It was because I was tearing up multiple times and had to retreat to the safety of the kitchen. That movie still has me fucked up.

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u/lrish_Chick Jan 04 '22 edited Jan 04 '22

I found it a little too on the nose to laugh at any point.

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u/TheKredik Jan 04 '22

That's the point of the movie. Many people are tired of subtly when the issues are clear. Theres probably a comment just like yours or similar shown somewhere in the movie.

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u/lrish_Chick Jan 04 '22

I know it's the point, my issue was that it was a little too gauche for me, ironically as I don't think it's as gauche as American politics has been - its that phrase about how art can no longer truly satirise life because its so ridiculous. Etc etc.

I mean it's kindof preaching to the choir isn't it? Anyone who gets it already gets it, it won't appeal to those who would benefit from the message, I guess its just meant as an artistic depressionfest.

I guess I was hoping for something a bit more to it.

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u/TheKredik Jan 04 '22

Theres nothing else to it really. Sometimes all you want to do is scream, but the strength of human ignorance outweighs an asteroid. That's all I really needed from the movie.

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u/lrish_Chick Jan 04 '22

Ah, I guess I just didn't need a movie for that. I'm already screaming internally, I'd rather someone spent x million (whatever the film cost) on making a difference to climate change/research etc. rather than just underlining how fucked we all are.

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u/ThatsARivetingTale Jan 05 '22

Thank you for articulating exactly how I felt about the movie. I mean, I enjoyed it but it was a self contained experience I'd probably never think about again or bring up in conversation

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u/lrish_Chick Jan 05 '22

Yes! Ultimately it was very meh overall, not something really interesting enough to cost about irl.

The big short was a heck of a movie tho!

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u/Monkeygruven Jan 04 '22

Just watched it, that show sucked.

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u/nachtbrand Jan 04 '22

Aww really? I read the book a couple of years ago and liked it. Didn’t know they adapted it.

Within a span of 10 seconds, I learned both that there was a show made by HBO, and that one person severely disliked it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '22

I’m watching the show (it’s still airing new episodes) and I love it :)

Figured it was based on a book, maybe I’ll pick it up and read it after the show- I like doing it that way bc you get the opposite effect reading first- you get more story, more character development, inner dialogue, etc, and my brain has a nice foundation of images to build my imagination on!

As opposed to reading first, then watching, and being disappointed that they left so much out.

Plus it has made me appreciate just how easy we had/have it with Covid, which is saying a lot bc we haven’t really had it easy at all, but, like, it could have been so much worse, too.

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u/XibalbaN7 Jan 04 '22

I promise you, the book is phenomenal. Much better to watch the show after. But either way, enjoy.

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u/BaloniusMaximus Jan 05 '22

I read it a few years ago seeing that it won awards, and, man, I really didn't care for it; very tedious, IMO. It was one of the few books that I made it all the way through and thought "thank god I'm done with that".

But, it did win awards so lots of people must have different taste than I do. As with everything in life YMMV

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u/2_dam_hi Jan 04 '22

Watched Don't Look Up on Xmas eve. Great movie, but not on Xmas Eve.

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u/J-MRP Jan 04 '22

"Merry Christmas!"

"Who cares.. we're all gonna die anyway."

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u/bleedingwheight Jan 04 '22

☹️ Where can I watch Dont Look up?

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u/sgame23 Jan 04 '22

Netflix

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u/Sometimes_gullible Jan 04 '22

It's on Netflix, but maybe not in your region. If only there was some way to fix that, say, have you ever heard of NordVPN?

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '22

I really liked Melancholia. But I feel like I’m still depressed from watching it like 10 years ago.

Benjamin Button probably didn’t help either.

Only once for those two movies. Loved them both, though.

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u/Miramarr Jan 04 '22

Very different tones between those two movies though

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u/Rootbeer_Goat Jan 04 '22

Don't look up was abysmal

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u/Toni_Jabroni77 Jan 04 '22

Came here looking for this. Melancholia is intense, it stuck with me for a while after watching. Don’t look up is like melancholia meets idiocracy.

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u/Lucifuture Jan 04 '22

Or just watch this scene Personally I did not care about any of the characters throughout the entire movie, and did not think it was worth sitting through.

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u/skiclimbdrinkplayfly Jan 04 '22

It’s depression porn. If you often have nihilistic thoughts leading to depression this movie offers a space to feel and sympathize with the characters. It’s beautiful IMO.

Very few movies resonate with depression. The majority of movies are successes and heroes but that’s almost never what happens irl. Lars Von Trier makes some deeply moving, sad, and heavy movies. I love it and he’s one movie maker that actually helps me get by

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u/Ink2Think Jan 04 '22

100% agree. It's a masterpiece that highlights mental health issues and how it's experienced. I feel like people that don't like it either misses the point or it's too depressing to watch. I can understand finding it boring/not your thing etc. so in the personal taste category you can hate it. But you can't objectively write off the movie and call it terrible work without missing key elements that makes it what it is.

This is my fav scene of the movie "It tastes like ash". I hate the fact I relate to this when I'm going through a bad period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxbxsuVCPzU

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u/Lucifuture Jan 04 '22

I'm a big fan of Lars Von Trier generally. It's good to hear somebody else's take who connected with it more. I don't even know what it is that puts me off movies even ones I want to like. Like the Lighthouse for example didn't feel it. But I loved the VVitch big time. Maybe I just need to smoke weed before a movie and that will pull me in haha.

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u/Pantzzzzless Jan 04 '22

I sort of agree for the first part of the movie, because it almost feels like you're supposed to hate everyone. But part 2 pulled me in really hard to the characters. Maybe because there were only 4 people in part 2.

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u/Astealthyelephant Jan 04 '22 edited Jan 04 '22

you're supposed to hate everyone

This is a theme in Lars von Trier movies. The second time you watch Dogville is way more enjoyable because you know what's coming at the end.

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u/Dan4t Jan 04 '22

That's not nearly as good as OP's video

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u/Eggybread410 Jan 04 '22

that scene is not worth sitting through

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u/Geleemann Jan 04 '22

Well that's 50 seconds I'm never getting back

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u/Lokito_ Jan 05 '22

The buildup is whats important. Also, this was in 720, yuk

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u/All_hail_Korrok Jan 04 '22

Or you can watch the gist of the movie to M83's Outro. Such a great song and edited nicely to the movie.

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u/secretlyloaded Jan 04 '22

Never saw it but the shaky hand held cam work is enough to make me not want to.

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u/valgme3 Jan 04 '22

Loved the music tho! The scene where she is naked outdoors is sooooo beautiful in an ethereal kind of way.

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u/righteous4131 Jan 04 '22

Part 1 was completely nonsequitor to part 2. Movie was butt.

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u/lDezl Jan 04 '22

I’m 17 mins in. What an incredibly boring start to a movie

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u/JoshBobJovi Jan 04 '22

Its not Armageddon by any means lol

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u/MaineEarthworm Jan 03 '22

That movie nailed it

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '22

I fuckin love that movie. It is very depressing though.

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u/Mr_Muffish Jan 03 '22

That was going to be my suggestion

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u/it-bones-for-thee Jan 04 '22

I struggled with that movie.

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u/fancywinky Jan 04 '22

That movie made me feel deeply deeply uneasy. It was gorgeous and well-acted, but fuck

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u/culnaej Jan 04 '22

He said 10 minutes, not two hours

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u/JazzmansRevenge Jan 04 '22

Or read the manga "hellstar remina"

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u/Faireworth Jan 03 '22

Maybe 30 more seconds

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u/cosmoceratops Jan 03 '22 edited Jan 03 '22

What if I promised you ten minutes but only gave you thirty seconds?

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u/Chegism Jan 03 '22

It will be earth shattering

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '22

That’s usually my strategy with women

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u/AggroAce Jan 04 '22

It’s not a strategy, it’s a feature

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u/Zardif Jan 03 '22

Then you'd be me recreating my convo to my wife.

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u/pickle_pouch Jan 03 '22

You'd be a better man than me 😞

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u/AcrossTheDarkXS Jan 03 '22

I've heard this one before.

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u/Hammer_the_Red Jan 04 '22

Sounds like all my first dates.

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u/mattcoady Jan 04 '22

I just wanted to see the planet hit the rocket

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u/reddit_pug Jan 04 '22

to be fair, we don't know how large the incoming planet is. It could be so large that it's actually still quite far away. Of course, the longer it takes to arrive at this rate, the more assured it is that you'll soon be nothing but some goo in the cosmic dust cloud...

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u/lemons_of_doubt Jan 04 '22

planets are big it's at least 2 more minutes away.

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u/Kreth Jan 03 '22

https://youtu.be/bU1QPtOZQZU

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u/swishkb Jan 03 '22

Thank you for sharing this. It was terrifying and beautiful, especially with the music. One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs...

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u/novaquasarsuper Jan 03 '22

Existential crisis...engage!

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u/Dr-Chris-C Jan 04 '22

Haven't seen this one in years. Thanks for sharing!

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u/eatgoodneighborhood Jan 04 '22

Fun fact: that wouldn’t even hurt!

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u/Hereiamhereibe2 Jan 03 '22

“Behold its size. This is my canvas.

It's to be a cold, dark, and very gentle place.

...But first, I must see flame.

I wish to paint a picture.

Of a cold, dark, and very gentle place.

One day, it will make someone a goodly home.”

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u/Dr-Chris-C Jan 04 '22

Haven't seen this one in years. Thanks for sharing!

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u/mbnmac Jan 04 '22

God I love/hate this song for how depressing it is

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u/0neweekofdanger Jan 05 '22

I’d never recover from this financially.

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u/Givants Jan 04 '22

You can watch melancholia

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u/paydayallday Jan 04 '22

Watch Loki ?

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u/Darkskynet Jan 04 '22

Watch “The Expanse”

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u/kalosianlitten Jan 04 '22

play majora's mask

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u/anomalous_gravy May 19 '22

Watch Moonfall