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Antonio Whitehead's avatar

Wonderful piece! It feels weird to say this because the movie is only 10 years old, but it's my favorite film of all time. I remember being so shaken by it the first time I watched it, and though rewatches have dulled that raw feeling a little bit, the viewing experience never stops being engrossing any. People mainly focus on it as a film about depression, but I've always found the Claire section to be such a great depiction of anxiety. In general, I love the way the two halves of the film almost talk to each other. The role reversal that the sisters undergo of who is the caretaker and who is being cared for by the end is just so incredibly moving.

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Jonathan Anderson's avatar

This is a one timer for me, I learned a great deal about my own depression through seeing someone else suffer through the symptoms on film and for that I will always appreciate it (from a distance).

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