Happiness is a film that explores happiness in a way that takes a look into the darker side of the things we do as people - whether out of loneliness or uncontrolled desires, sometimes what gives us happiness seems crazy to others so we keep them inside so no one can ever know about it.
And sometimes for good reason due to the consequences of our actions. The film deals with people who feel either depressed, tormented or lost in direction with their lives and many of them make the choices that they normally wouldn't do. You have the a struggling musician stuck in a sales call centre job with no real direction, an elderly couple who are on the brink of splitting up but don't want a divorce, a lonely middle aged guy who spends the majority of his time calling random women and jerking off to them and perhaps the most interesting, a middle aged family man psychiatrist who has the deepest secret of all (which I won't reveal here just not to spoil it).
That being said, this is not a film for everyone in particular if you don't like subject matters of controversy, and in particular don't get young children to watch this as it is definitely not appropriate for them. However, the film is done in such a way that keeps you sympathetic to these characters and even though the majority of them you would normally associate such people in reality as lowlifes and no hopers, you can only imagine what their daily pain is like in life.
The film switches its tone to comedy then to very dark moments. One scene in particular involving a father and son (people who have seen this will know which one) is probably one of the most psychologically shocking scenes which is just said verbally in my opinion. No gore or anything but at the same time it is so horrific and tragic in that one scene.
The characters in this film really hold this film together all the way and you are interested in all of them, though I did feel the elderly couple's story was the weakest out of all of them, though still interesting.
The film blends cleverly humour, sadness, tragedy and relationships altogether in one that makes you look at what happiness is for some people, even if you will never really understand it. Everyone's definition of it is different.
I would recommend this film to all my friends but if you told them the subject matter some might be put off but I think this is definitely a film well worth your time if you like controversial movies that go the next step to explore tabbo subjects.
And sometimes for good reason due to the consequences of our actions. The film deals with people who feel either depressed, tormented or lost in direction with their lives and many of them make the choices that they normally wouldn't do. You have the a struggling musician stuck in a sales call centre job with no real direction, an elderly couple who are on the brink of splitting up but don't want a divorce, a lonely middle aged guy who spends the majority of his time calling random women and jerking off to them and perhaps the most interesting, a middle aged family man psychiatrist who has the deepest secret of all (which I won't reveal here just not to spoil it).
That being said, this is not a film for everyone in particular if you don't like subject matters of controversy, and in particular don't get young children to watch this as it is definitely not appropriate for them. However, the film is done in such a way that keeps you sympathetic to these characters and even though the majority of them you would normally associate such people in reality as lowlifes and no hopers, you can only imagine what their daily pain is like in life.
The film switches its tone to comedy then to very dark moments. One scene in particular involving a father and son (people who have seen this will know which one) is probably one of the most psychologically shocking scenes which is just said verbally in my opinion. No gore or anything but at the same time it is so horrific and tragic in that one scene.
The characters in this film really hold this film together all the way and you are interested in all of them, though I did feel the elderly couple's story was the weakest out of all of them, though still interesting.
The film blends cleverly humour, sadness, tragedy and relationships altogether in one that makes you look at what happiness is for some people, even if you will never really understand it. Everyone's definition of it is different.
I would recommend this film to all my friends but if you told them the subject matter some might be put off but I think this is definitely a film well worth your time if you like controversial movies that go the next step to explore tabbo subjects.