Isolationthemed movies, why so appealing?

This is something i realized a few years ago.

As far as i can remember i have always been subconciously drawn towards dark movies.
Movies taking place within a bleak and depressive environment.
And especially movies with isolation as one of the main themes.

Some of my favourite movies, which i watch often:

The Thing
Alien
The Shining
Misery
Paha Maa (frozen land)
Kjærlighetens kjøtere (zero kelvin)

These are all really good movies, which makes them enjoyable to watch again and again.
And they make me feel good, but why?

I think it's because they represent a universe where i am "normal"
Things are #######5 and people feel #######5.
Or people are isolating and it's ok, it's normal and the way it should be.

I have never thought about myself as a potential COD, and still don't.
But last fall i had this habit, almost a ritual when i came home from work.
I would make dinner, and watch a norwegian wilderness guy called "lars monsen"
He travelled across canada alone, took him 3 years.
I watched the same 42 min episode every night for months, while drinking wine until i was tired enough to go to sleep.
It made me feel ok, and able to release the stress caused by working.

Is this COD behaviour?
Do any of you feel the same draw towards isolation movies and use it as a kind of "self therapy"?

MaxVonSydow wrote:I think it's because they represent a universe where i am "normal"
Things are #######5 and people feel #######5.
Or people are isolating and it's ok, it's normal and the way it should be.

For me I am drawn to documentarys about such downer subjects as horders, drug addicts, alcoholics, and or abusers of some type. "Intervention" always makes me feel better. I think because these people are very isolated and also, they have a massive universally hated problem that arguably makes me feel better about my life. Like my life isn't so bad if they can be this bad.

Also, weirdly infomercials make me feel better. Almost doesn't matter what they are for. Usually they are like a personalized sales pitch just to me. I have NEVER purchased anything from them but the make me feel better.

Also, and maybe this is tied to infomercials... does anyone like staying up late at night? I feel cloaked at that time by the isolation of the world. Like I am alone in the world and that is the way it should be. It is only during the day when other people are around I feel like there is something wrong with me.

Yeah i feel better at night time.
Because i know nobody will call/text me, i am alone in the world.