Several years ago, the local theater did a run of a bunch of Ghibli movies, and my friends talked me into Kiki's. I had never seen it before.
At the time, I was majorly burnt out, on the verge of suicide, straight up not having a good time. I lost my job, my art, and my magic. To be honest, I didn't even want to go out with my friends then, but somehow they managed to convince me and I'm glad they did.
Watching the movie felt like being run over by a train. Here's this little girl going through what I'm going through, and somehow everything ends up okay. I think about it a lot, and watch it a couple times a year.
I'm still struggling, but things are better than they were. I'm probably due for a rewatch.
I've known actual skinheads that liked this movie, along with Higher Learning (long time ago; I grew up in a very insular and racist town). Related to Poe's law I guess.
I hated the book as a kid. I felt that the point was that children get failed by adults and the only way out is suicide, which was fortunately something that didn't resonate with my experience.
Get some classic movies in. Just because they're black & white doesn't mean they're outdated.
Casablanca. I didn't watch it till I was much older and was impressed with how well it stands up. Genuinely gave me an appreciation for older movies. It's so well written and edited. Every scene moves plot.
The Apartment. It's from 1960 (near the start of the sexual revolution) and is a comedy about a dude who loans out his apartment as a fuck pad to execs at his office in order to get ahead at work. Real "the more things change, the more they stay the same" energy. It's funny and captures the era in a light I had never seen before.
I never would have ever watched a black and white Marilyn Monroe movie if my wife had promised to watch T2 in exchange for me watching it. It was absolutely hilarious. The chemistry and comedic timing between Monroe and Jack Lemon is wonderful. The story holds up and has one of the funniest ending scenes ever.
Love this one. Ended up watching it because all the hotel scenes were filmed at an iconic hotel in my hometown. The hotel was built in 1888 and last year finished a half billion dollar renovation that attempts to update the comfort but not the style:
How young? Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2 are not only firmly set in Chinese culture (which is bretty fucking cool) and philosophy, but also explore deep emotional topics (low self-esteem, identity issues, PTSD) in a fun, heartwarming way.
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Rhaedas@fedia.io · 34 pts · 117d
The Princess Bride.
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 117d
Ew. It has kissing.
je_skirata@lemmy.today · 28 pts · 117d
Idiocracy
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 117d
Spirited Away
throws_lemy@lemmy.nz · 9 pts · 117d
My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Suzume
MalReynolds@piefed.social · 4 pts · 117d
Totoro first IMO
Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 117d
Kiki is one of my all-time favorites.
Several years ago, the local theater did a run of a bunch of Ghibli movies, and my friends talked me into Kiki's. I had never seen it before.
At the time, I was majorly burnt out, on the verge of suicide, straight up not having a good time. I lost my job, my art, and my magic. To be honest, I didn't even want to go out with my friends then, but somehow they managed to convince me and I'm glad they did.
Watching the movie felt like being run over by a train. Here's this little girl going through what I'm going through, and somehow everything ends up okay. I think about it a lot, and watch it a couple times a year.
I'm still struggling, but things are better than they were. I'm probably due for a rewatch.
sobchak@programming.dev · 5 pts · 117d
Grave of the Fireflies would be another good one too (at least for something like ages 10+).
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 117d
Really any Ghibli flick is great. Maybe Grave of the Fireflies last though. Way too depressing for the really young.
MapleFawn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 117d
Watership down, animated older movie from the late 1970’s about rabbits and nothing traumatising at all
BaraCoded@literature.cafe · 11 pts · 117d
-Everything Everywhere All at Once (if they're in their late teenage years, at least. There are scenes that are not fit for a younger audience)
-The Goonies
angrystego@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 117d
Everything everywhere is best enjoyed in your 40s though, as you understand the experience if both the daughter and the mom - who's the film's focus.
Hellbent@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 117d
Ferngully
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 117d
Schindler’s List
JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social · 8 pts · 117d
The WHOLE Lord of the Rings Extended Cut Trilogy.
ApollosArrow@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 117d
The Sandlot
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 7 pts · 117d
American History X.
sobchak@programming.dev · 4 pts · 117d
I've known actual skinheads that liked this movie, along with Higher Learning (long time ago; I grew up in a very insular and racist town). Related to Poe's law I guess.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 117d
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Steve@communick.news · 5 pts · 117d
How young?
13-14?
Requiem for a Dream
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d
I watched it in HS! All I remember is that drugs are badddd and "ASS TO ASS!"
Steve@communick.news · 1 pts · 116d
Exactly! That's all kids need to take away.
mannycalavera@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 117d
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. The Hasselhoff one.
B0NK3RS@lazysoci.al · 4 pts · 117d
The Truman Show
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 117d
Star Wars.
lobut@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 117d
Gattaca
jqubed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d
More because of the book than the movie (although the movie was good): The Little Prince
angrystego@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 117d
I hated the book as a kid. I felt that the point was that children get failed by adults and the only way out is suicide, which was fortunately something that didn't resonate with my experience.
Overspark@piefed.social · 2 pts · 117d
Promising Young Woman
mceldritch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 116d
12 Angry Men
jaaake@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d
Get some classic movies in. Just because they're black & white doesn't mean they're outdated.
Casablanca. I didn't watch it till I was much older and was impressed with how well it stands up. Genuinely gave me an appreciation for older movies. It's so well written and edited. Every scene moves plot.
The Apartment. It's from 1960 (near the start of the sexual revolution) and is a comedy about a dude who loans out his apartment as a fuck pad to execs at his office in order to get ahead at work. Real "the more things change, the more they stay the same" energy. It's funny and captures the era in a light I had never seen before.
hactar42@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 116d
I'd add Some Like it Hot to this list.
I never would have ever watched a black and white Marilyn Monroe movie if my wife had promised to watch T2 in exchange for me watching it. It was absolutely hilarious. The chemistry and comedic timing between Monroe and Jack Lemon is wonderful. The story holds up and has one of the funniest ending scenes ever.
jaaake@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 116d
Love this one. Ended up watching it because all the hotel scenes were filmed at an iconic hotel in my hometown. The hotel was built in 1888 and last year finished a half billion dollar renovation that attempts to update the comfort but not the style:
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/07/hotel-del-shut-down-367-guestrooms-over-a-year-ago-theyre-about-to-reopen-with-a-few-surprises/
Btw, same writer/director of The Apartment:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Wilder
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 116d
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org · 2 pts · 117d
New kids nitro.
rozodru@piefed.world · 1 pts · 117d
Clerks.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 117d
How young? Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2 are not only firmly set in Chinese culture (which is bretty fucking cool) and philosophy, but also explore deep emotional topics (low self-esteem, identity issues, PTSD) in a fun, heartwarming way.