Ray Shea at 2012-02-27 16:15:35:
This list automatically makes me think of IKIRU.
Dw at 2012-02-27 16:39:20:
"On the Waterfront" and to a lesser extent, "The Pursuit of Happyness" (but that ends well, but throughout Will Smith's character is disappointed in how much he'd underachieved).
Saint at 2012-02-27 16:56:36:
Yes!
Annika at 2012-02-27 17:14:39:
There's a French song with the refrain, "I don't regret my regrets" which I love. It's the kind of song you can really drink a beer to, if you get my drift, but there's a real message there. You're going to live life, you're going to screw up. You're regrets are like scars. Wear them proudly.
The Bark Bites Back at 2012-02-27 17:21:26:
Harold and Maude. Second time I've mentioned it today - can't you tell it's a favorite? In similar fashion, isn't Braveheart, too? Neither are examples where the theme just drips in every scene, but rather it's weaved into the story. Both are very good examples of Existentialism in film, much like Ikiru that Ray pointed out as an excellent example. I remember having a whole senior seminar in college on Existentialism and Death and Dying. Great class.
elisa at 2012-02-27 18:52:13:
"Inception," with the song "Non, je ne regrette rien," which loosely translates to "No, I regret nothing," is all about regrets.
Deaf Ears at 2012-02-27 21:43:36:
WILD STRAWBERRIES.
Scott at 2012-02-27 22:40:30:
How about the song by Harry Chapin, "Cat's in the Cradle"?
Scott at 2012-02-27 22:42:02:
Oh, heavens yes. Cobb with this huge regret about Mal. Classic example of a story with a Plotline [the inception plan with Fischer] and Themeline [dealing with Mal], both of which have to be resolved in order to the Protagonist to move toward a state of Unity.
Scott at 2012-02-27 22:42:30:
Wouldn't it be great if we could all take courses like that again?
John Arends at 2012-02-28 09:22:27:
Yes!!!