Can’t watch Hamnet

[Anonymous]

Do not watch Hamnet. It is stupid, over the top, grief-porn. I hated it and hate that it is getting all these accolades. The child dies in effing slow-motion. DO NOT WATCH.

[Anonymous]

I delayed watching it, but it was not overwrought, as I expected it would be. I had read the book prior to the movie and thought the book was very hard, so put it aside from time to time (restarted it several times before I could get into it fully.

I think that the Director, Chloe Zhou, uses a light hand. There are emotional pieces, but think the balance between joy and grief are well done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not watch Hamnet. It is stupid, over the top, grief-porn. I hated it and hate that it is getting all these accolades. The child dies in effing slow-motion. DO NOT WATCH.

I tend to distrust any form of over-exploitation of feelings as well, regardless of the type of feeling, grief, love, suspense, etc. I like my entertainment not too over-the-top emotional. I appreciate restraint in a world full of drama! But other people like to be overwhelmed, PP, and I don't dismiss the work involved in producing such pieces. I just don't watch them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I basically don’t watch anything disturbing. I don’t get why people like true crime. I mostly watch romances, comedies, nature documentaries and once in awhile some other stuff.

I love true crime but like OP can’t do kids death.

[Anonymous]

Yes Op, most parents are like this
I can now, decades later, now that my children are no longer young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not watch Hamnet. It is stupid, over the top, grief-porn. I hated it and hate that it is getting all these accolades. The child dies in effing slow-motion. DO NOT WATCH.

I tend to distrust any form of over-exploitation of feelings as well, regardless of the type of feeling, grief, love, suspense, etc. I like my entertainment not too over-the-top emotional. I appreciate restraint in a world full of drama! But other people like to be overwhelmed, PP, and I don't dismiss the work involved in producing such pieces. I just don't watch them.

I failed to mention that I actually usually like movies that make me feel sad. This one though is so OTT it feels exploitative.

[Anonymous]

The book is beautiful. Slow start then lovely. You’ll bawl.

I’ve not seen the film yet. Sounds like they did a good job of it.

[Anonymous]

For me it's animals dying. John Wick lost me quickly. I am so thankful for the "does the dog die" website.

[Anonymous]

There was no way I'd watch this movie. Don't worry about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I basically don’t watch anything disturbing. I don’t get why people like true crime. I mostly watch romances, comedies, nature documentaries and once in awhile some other stuff.

Same!

I liked the one true crime show about that fake Russian heiress, Inventing Anna, but anything violent, especially involving children, no way.

Another same, but add dogs to that list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For me it's animals dying. John Wick lost me quickly. I am so thankful for the "does the dog die" website.

+1

[Anonymous]

This is why Noem is so hated, even in her own party. She boasted about killing her puppy. Normal people don't do that.

[Anonymous]

I am the same OP. I watched Lion in the theaters and sobbed uncontrollably for most of the movie. Honestly most people around me were probably doing the same. I remember the NYT review of Lion saying something like if you’ve ever been a mother, had a mother, been a child, or had a child— you will cry throughout the entire movie. Funny but accurate.

[Anonymous]

The book left a mark on me. I’m not interested in the movie version. I read it around the same time as Station 11 which i then watched the HBO miniseries of.

There’s a Shakespeare link between the 2 and it’s all very beautiful me and of life and such.

[Anonymous]

I read the book and watched the movie (last night).
It was a beautiful movie. Tragedy exists. The lead actress was outstanding (as noticed by the academy on Sunday night).
I guess I look at this type of art as breathtaking, in many different ways.
I don’t think I’ve cried at a book and only cried once at a movie (sisterhood of the traveling pants, ffs)
But know yourself. I knew it would not affect me. Thus, I watched. It was fabulous, in a movie way - acting, directing, filming, costuming… the photography was luscious.