I just love the strangeness of it, the bleakness. I discovered the depth of depravity, the bleakness of that lifestyle. Ichikawa's films are marked with a certain darkness and bleakness, punctuated with sparks of humanity. In many ways, he epitomizes the bleakness of human existence. The result was a harsh Detroit hardcore full of riffs and industrial bleakness. His work often deals with death, illness, faith, betrayal, bleakness and insanity. It swan-dives from optimism to bleakness and rises from the ash of dashed hopes. For all its bleakness, there are surprising moments of humor. His works often deal with social outcasts and the bleakness of everyday life. Scotts Run became America's image for the bleakness of the Great Depression.