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the West. She seems to be understood by an Army officer, played by Christian Bale. He gives her deep respect for her grieving depression. A crescendo happens when Rosamund Pike lets out a deep curdling Gestalt-like scream of grief.</p><h1 id="5ac0">House of Sand and Fog — Jennifer Connelly</h1><p id="474c"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Sand_and_Fog_(film)">House of Sand and Fog</a> is a 2003 film about a woman who has to cope after losing her house and having no place to live. She has no one to help her, or so it seems. Her life is overcome with grief and yet she finds a way to cope eventually. Her struggle over depression is a comfort.</p><h1 id="8944">Henry Poole is Here — Luke Wilson</h1><p id="804f"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1029120/">Henry Poole is Here</a> is a 2008 film about a man who has nothing more to live for. So he buys a house where expects to die. He tells the realtor that he is not going to be there long and so he pays the full price. The realtor’s eyebrows rise in a sort of foreshadowing. It’s about his journey and how God intercedes in his life, even though he doesn’t see it. There is also the side plot of the next-door neighbor’s young girl also mired in depression. The ending is uplifting.</p><h1 id="4bfe">Manchester by the Sea — Casey Affleck</h1><p id="3e89"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_by_the_Sea_(film)">Manchester by the Sea</a> is a 2016 film about a deeply depressed man who loses his brother, which, of course, only adds to his depression. He has to cope anyway by taking care of his nephew. Later on, we learn why he is so depressed. He has lost everything, except his wife. Eventually he losses her too. The scene with Michelle Williams, his former wife, where they discuss the loss, is the crescendo of grief. Extremely well-played, and well-written. The sorrow comes through to your heart. Lots of flashbacks. The ending, although not necessarily uplifting, is realistic.</p><h1 id="311f">Demolition — Jake Gyllenhaal</h1><p id="6728"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_(2015_film)">Demolition</a> is a 2015 film where a man who experiences the loss of hi

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s wife finds comfort in demolishing things. He also sort of loses his mind for a while and begins to act inappropriately. You can understand his grief. You experience his work out of the grief with him.</p><p id="893d">These last two films are more intense. I don't necessarily recommend them, but they are understandable.</p><h1 id="1a64">Reign Over Me — Adam Sandler</h1><p id="145e"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_(2015_film)">Reign Over Me</a> is a 2007 film detailing the spiraling depression that Adam Sandler’s character takes after losing his family in the 9–11 terrorism in NYC. I don’t really like this film but I can see how the Sandler character basically became crazy from his grief. He thinks he is guilty somehow. He goes off the deep end. The movie is sort of a warning about the deep end of grief.</p><h1 id="f9e2">Cake — Jennifer Aniston</h1><p id="e94a"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake_(2014_film)">Cake</a> is a 2014 film about a woman who has lost her son and to deal with it she ends up getting addicted to drugs. I don’t really like the film but it still gave me some comfort. In this case, I really don’t know why. I can hardly identify with any situation in the movie. Maybe it is just because she became so overcome with her loss, that she, just like Sandler, acted inappropriately. But who cares. The movie shows the messiness of life with deep grief and depression.</p><h1 id="6b0f">Summary</h1><p id="f126">I don’t know why these films about grief-stricken, depressed people make me feel better. There is probably something really wrong with me. We all experience loss. Maybe this is a way for me to experience the loss all over. Or maybe I can learn from how people react to the deep grief from loss. Or maybe it just makes me feel human and real. I don’t know. I rewatch these movies constantly.</p><p id="dba5">If you want to read all my Medium articles, <a href="https://mrhake.medium.com/membership"><i>click on this link</i></a> to join Medium and become a member. Full disclosure: shamelessly, as you might suspect, I refer you to Medium in order to share in your monthly or annual fee.</p></article></body>

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The Comforting Solace of Grief Depression Movies

7 films about grief depressed roles that have comforted me

There must be something wrong with me. I really like watching movies about people who have deep grief and depression. These movies provide some form of solace that I still can’t understand.

I recently saw Robin Wright’s new movie, Land, about a woman who has lost everything. She decides to move away from everyone. The movie is about her journey. It is lonely and depressing, but still uplifting. I found comfort in it.

It made me think about other grief-depressed people in movies that made me feel better. I really cannot explain this. Maybe it‘s because I get a sort of vicarious experience in their grief. I don’t have to go through the loss causing the grief. But I still sort of experience the grief. But it’s more than that.

Something gives me comfort watching them have their grief. I think it might also be because I can understand it somehow. Maybe it’s because I can see how they deal with it and work things out. Or maybe, in a sick way, I wish I had their grief. That’s weird.

It made me think about other movies that have evoked the same experience. Here are some of those movies and the actors in the grief-depressed role.

Hostiles — Rosamund Pike

Hostiles is a 2017 Western film that portrays the journey of a woman who also lost everything in moving out to the West. She seems to be understood by an Army officer, played by Christian Bale. He gives her deep respect for her grieving depression. A crescendo happens when Rosamund Pike lets out a deep curdling Gestalt-like scream of grief.

House of Sand and Fog — Jennifer Connelly

House of Sand and Fog is a 2003 film about a woman who has to cope after losing her house and having no place to live. She has no one to help her, or so it seems. Her life is overcome with grief and yet she finds a way to cope eventually. Her struggle over depression is a comfort.

Henry Poole is Here — Luke Wilson

Henry Poole is Here is a 2008 film about a man who has nothing more to live for. So he buys a house where expects to die. He tells the realtor that he is not going to be there long and so he pays the full price. The realtor’s eyebrows rise in a sort of foreshadowing. It’s about his journey and how God intercedes in his life, even though he doesn’t see it. There is also the side plot of the next-door neighbor’s young girl also mired in depression. The ending is uplifting.

Manchester by the Sea — Casey Affleck

Manchester by the Sea is a 2016 film about a deeply depressed man who loses his brother, which, of course, only adds to his depression. He has to cope anyway by taking care of his nephew. Later on, we learn why he is so depressed. He has lost everything, except his wife. Eventually he losses her too. The scene with Michelle Williams, his former wife, where they discuss the loss, is the crescendo of grief. Extremely well-played, and well-written. The sorrow comes through to your heart. Lots of flashbacks. The ending, although not necessarily uplifting, is realistic.

Demolition — Jake Gyllenhaal

Demolition is a 2015 film where a man who experiences the loss of his wife finds comfort in demolishing things. He also sort of loses his mind for a while and begins to act inappropriately. You can understand his grief. You experience his work out of the grief with him.

These last two films are more intense. I don't necessarily recommend them, but they are understandable.

Reign Over Me — Adam Sandler

Reign Over Me is a 2007 film detailing the spiraling depression that Adam Sandler’s character takes after losing his family in the 9–11 terrorism in NYC. I don’t really like this film but I can see how the Sandler character basically became crazy from his grief. He thinks he is guilty somehow. He goes off the deep end. The movie is sort of a warning about the deep end of grief.

Cake — Jennifer Aniston

Cake is a 2014 film about a woman who has lost her son and to deal with it she ends up getting addicted to drugs. I don’t really like the film but it still gave me some comfort. In this case, I really don’t know why. I can hardly identify with any situation in the movie. Maybe it is just because she became so overcome with her loss, that she, just like Sandler, acted inappropriately. But who cares. The movie shows the messiness of life with deep grief and depression.

Summary

I don’t know why these films about grief-stricken, depressed people make me feel better. There is probably something really wrong with me. We all experience loss. Maybe this is a way for me to experience the loss all over. Or maybe I can learn from how people react to the deep grief from loss. Or maybe it just makes me feel human and real. I don’t know. I rewatch these movies constantly.

If you want to read all my Medium articles, click on this link to join Medium and become a member. Full disclosure: shamelessly, as you might suspect, I refer you to Medium in order to share in your monthly or annual fee.