Grief.....a really good movie to explore it

allnurses Guide · Nov 20, 2011

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.

mindlor · Nov 20, 2011

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.

First 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......

lori.lvn · Nov 20, 2011

Yep, 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.

mindlor · Nov 20, 2011

TY Lori :) I will be sure to check it out :)

Not_A_Hat_Person, RN · Nov 20, 2011

Hayao Miyazaki's "Graveyard of Fireflies" deals with the death of a parent and a sibling during wartime.

Cindyrella · Nov 21, 2011

"My life" with Michael Keaton is also a really good movie about death and coping. Queen Latifah plays a great hospice nurse.

NurseLil-lea · Nov 21, 2011

First 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......

I love what Dreams May Become! I purchased the movie :) Very powerful film:up:

mindlor · Nov 21, 2011

I love what Dreams May Become! I purchased the movie :) Very powerful film:up:

I 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....

Anothe movie that got unfairly savaged was Mr. Saturday Night with Billy Crystal....again, they were expecting a comedy....