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Originally Posted by Moose72
I'm still feeling unsettled. The violence was gratuitous, vivid, raw and scary. Scary just seeing it but also knowing that it won't bother a lot of people. I feel angry that they showed him taking 7 psych meds (made a point of saying "seven") and him haphazardly taking them. He gets kicked out of the low-income clinic he was getting his meds from so he goes cold turkey off them and that when he starts killing. This infuriates me. How can we get ahead of the stereotypes when people make movies like this? So yeah I feel shaken by those vivid images of gun violence on top of all the rest.
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I can understand feeling so unsettled. I’m sure it will have most anyone with a mental illness rattled and yes the stigma is already huge !! Like we need more ??
Maybe some people will actually seek out help. I know every time they have advertised this movie on Tv in my area usually in that clump of commercials the Suicidal hotline number is one that is played.
This world has gotten so violent. But I think it’s even worse because now we hear about violence from around the world in seconds. I often have to take a huge step back and be an ostrich at times , not watch the news, scroll quickly past headlines on Facebook.
I honestly wish another decent movie about mental illness would come out. Something relatable. “ Silver lining play book” I think they really did do a good job at showing the many different faces of mental illness , just a glimpse at least ..
I honestly hope this film causes huge protests , demands for more mental health care services, more accessible.
I know your binging Greys !! That’s great , keep going you will enjoy it and it will help you move past the violence of this controversial movie. If you don’t get easily Offended try Shameless, one of the characters has Bipolar and it’s the truest example of it on tv that I have seen.
