Grief.....a really good movie to explore it
Register Today!- by mindlor Nov 20, '11hi everyone,
I happened upon a really good film called Rabbithole.
It deals with going through the grieving process. It can be streamed on netflix.
Anyone else ever heard of it?
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Nov 20, '11 by not.done.yetI lost my son when he was 13 five years ago. I saw Rabbit Hole not very long ago. It is a very realistic portrayal of grieving for a child. I related a great deal to the mother's way of dealing with it.
It is not an absolute. The beauty of the film is in its ability to touch the specific grief of a parent for a child. But I know for a fact from my own involvement in grief support groups that not everyone grieves the same. For me this movie had a lot of truth in it. The mother's grief looked a lot like my own. And the quote from the movie that it never goes away, it is more like a rock you carry around in your pocket, heavier on some days than others, is spot on. I suspect this movie could be very hard for a lot of people to sit through. I had a nearly empty movie theater when I saw it and was glad because I sobbed like a baby, especially at the end scene. They did a nice job of not making it all better, of just showing you have to go on and that the sorrow is now a permanent part of who you are. -
Nov 20, '11 by mindlorQuote from not.done.yetFirst my condolences for your loss....*big virtual hug*I lost my son when he was 13 five years ago. I saw Rabbit Hole not very long ago. It is a very realistic portrayal of grieving for a child. I related a great deal to the mother's way of dealing with it.
It is not an absolute. The beauty of the film is in its ability to touch the specific grief of a parent for a child. But I know for a fact from my own involvement in grief support groups that not everyone grieves the same. For me this movie had a lot of truth in it. The mother's grief looked a lot like my own. And the quote from the movie that it never goes away, it is more like a rock you carry around in your pocket, heavier on some days than others, is spot on. I suspect this movie could be very hard for a lot of people to sit through. I had a nearly empty movie theater when I saw it and was glad because I sobbed like a baby, especially at the end scene. They did a nice job of not making it all better, of just showing you have to go on and that the sorrow is now a permanent part of who you are.
I think you summed it up very nicely. Another film that just tears me up whenever I watch it is What Dreams May Come ....oy what a powerful film......NurseLil-lea likes this. - Nov 20, '11 by lori.lvnYep, it was fantastic! Another good one I just saw was Brad Pitt's movie, "The Tree of Life". Profound in its hindsight of family dynamics prior to the death. It's a little slow in the startup, but I feel it's a true portrayal of coping.
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Nov 20, '11 by Not_A_Hat_PersonHayao Miyazaki's "Graveyard of Fireflies" deals with the death of a parent and a sibling during wartime. -
Nov 20, '11 by Cindyrella"My life" with Michael Keaton is also a really good movie about death and coping. Queen Latifah plays a great hospice nurse.NurseLil-lea likes this. -
Nov 21, '11 by NurseLil-leaQuote from mindlorI love what Dreams May Become! I purchased the movieFirst my condolences for your loss....*big virtual hug*
I think you summed it up very nicely. Another film that just tears me up whenever I watch it is What Dreams May Come ....oy what a powerful film......
Very powerful film
- Nov 21, '11 by mindlorQuote from NurseLil-leaI know right? The critics just savaged it? I guess because it had Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr, they were all expecting a yuckfest and instead got a deeply profound, and philiosophical movie that had them crying and feeling very uncomfortable....I love what Dreams May Become! I purchased the movie Very powerful film
Anothe movie that got unfairly savaged was Mr. Saturday Night with Billy Crystal....again, they were expecting a comedy....
