My husband and I saw The Whale about 3 weeks ago on a quest to see asamy Oscar-nominated films as possible before the ceremony. It was an overwhelming film that had me in tears during a large portion. It was thought-provoking on so many levels: his self-abusing weight, the loss of his first and second families, and his connection to his daughter's essay. Familiar from your comments regarding your PTSD, I can understand how difficult viewing this movie would be. Your courage in seeing it is either commendable or damaging, I'm unsure.
Thank you, Bonnie. I fear my days of being a serious lover and appreciator of film may be over, another casualty of the severity of the PTSD. Watching this film I saw a man so traumatized by his loss of love and failure to connect with his family that he was just slowly committing suicide. I could relate.
My husband and I saw The Whale about 3 weeks ago on a quest to see asamy Oscar-nominated films as possible before the ceremony. It was an overwhelming film that had me in tears during a large portion. It was thought-provoking on so many levels: his self-abusing weight, the loss of his first and second families, and his connection to his daughter's essay. Familiar from your comments regarding your PTSD, I can understand how difficult viewing this movie would be. Your courage in seeing it is either commendable or damaging, I'm unsure.
Thank you, Bonnie. I fear my days of being a serious lover and appreciator of film may be over, another casualty of the severity of the PTSD. Watching this film I saw a man so traumatized by his loss of love and failure to connect with his family that he was just slowly committing suicide. I could relate.