Dark Days
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.
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Sadly Over-hyped
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
"Dark Days" is a documentary dealing with the life of several people who found shelter and a home in the subway system of New York City. It follows them as they struggle to make a living between dirt, drugs and many individual stories.In my opinion, this is indeed an eye-opening film. It displays the life under harsh conditions without robbing the filmed person's dignity. It shows how even the dirtiest and poorest place can become a home and how even there, people are fighting some very common human problems. At the same time it makes you thankful for the life you have and makes you search for better ways to help and support homeless people. It takes the men and women serious and delivers a well-balanced portrait.All in all this is a movie that should be seen by many more people than it is already. It promotes solidarity, doesn't degrade people in all their suffering and displays the darker parts of our society.
One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. It really changes the way you think about homelessness. The cast of real people in this film are refreshingly charismatic. I really didn't expect to be blown away by a film like this, but trust me it's really an excellent work. The fact that Marc Singer had the balls to venture into the cavernous abyss of the Penn Station tunnels for such a long period of time to make this film makes it even more admirable. For me this film to me really has taken the genre to its highest level because the director actually lived and survived with the cast of the film and literally became homeless himself, not to mention letting them take an active role in making it in terms of production. I really can't think of a truer way to shoot a documentary like this one.
Just finished watching Dark Days and "WOW". Been a while since a movie touched me like that. I enjoyed the people and could somewhat identify with them; not that I have been homeless but close to it. This movie shows real heartfelt stories and makes you think a lot. To think that at the end they were all so happy for their new place. These people are amazing, Marc is amazing to have brought us these people and their story. I sincerely hope that they are all doing fine and enjoying their new places. Life is a battle but I saw some real winners tonight. Thank you. Thank you for the coalition to take part of the fight for human rights and to give a voice to the less fortunate.($) We are all the same and we should all be treated equally. It's sad to think that many times we are not heard simply because we live in a society that makes us different because of the size of our wallets. Let's not forget the most important lesson here, we are all special and unique in our own way.
This is what documentary is all about. After seeing this film, an attentive audience will have more empathy for homeless and less fortunate people. "Done changed my way of seeing." Don't miss the "making of.." sequence on the DVD, it is fascinating. This film raises important issues about affluence, security, people helping people. I have huge respect for Marc Singer -- Long may he run! Ten lines of text is a lot! I thought that brevity was the soul of wit. Anyway, I wholeheartedly recommend this film, although the language is too rough for young audiences. I teach video production in a high school, and I would not show this film without getting permission slips signed by parents first, because of the language, shots of drug use, and general scariness of some of the scenes. But the swearing is so poetically great! It is a big part of the appeal of the movie--the music and rhythms of gutterspeak.