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In reply to the discussion: Movie Question for all. What is the most powerful movie you ever saw? [View all]Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)14. Soldier Blue
recounting the Sand Creek Indian Massacre. I honestly don't recall what drove us to see this film, but I do recall the absolute silence of all the viewers as we exited the theater. We were all in shock at the violence of the film's ending...horrid. Had I been able to speak at all, I would have warned the incoming patrons for the later show about the film's destructive ending.
https://lilyandgeneroso4ever.com/2015/01/18/1970s-soldier-blue-is-a-vile-exploitation-of-the-sand-creek-massacre/comment-page-1/
After SB as #1, I'd rank Schindler's List and Life Is Beautiful as Nos. 2 and 3.
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Movie Question for all. What is the most powerful movie you ever saw? [View all]
Stuart G
Oct 2018
OP
That one was heavy. I was in college when I saw it, was depressed for days after.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#19
I have heard about "Z" but when it came out, in 69, I thought it was too much for me.
Stuart G
Oct 2018
#4
"Sand Creek Indian Massacre" ...I didn't know there was a film about that. horrific event..
Stuart G
Oct 2018
#48
Consider yourself forewarned, Stuart G., if you decide to somehow see this film.
Totally Tunsie
Oct 2018
#50
Black Orpheus. Modern retelling of Orpheus myth, set in Sao Paulo. Saw in 60s
bobbieinok
Oct 2018
#31
I would agree. While the documentary "Night and Fog" was number 1, this is a close number 2.
Stuart G
Oct 2018
#39