Review of Helen

Helen (2009)
8/10
Accurate
9 January 2024
I believe that depression is very difficult to portray intimatly as so much of it is internal. What the outside may be witness to is the side effects. Sleeping too much very very deeply and/or sleeping to little and very lightly.

The foggyness of the mind. Forgetfulness to extremes. The lack of curiosity, will power,passion,enjoyment for anything. Lack of appetite. Explosive anger, explosive sadness....

The deep dark cave of despair hopelessness and loneliness. It is all encompassing and smothering.

This film attempted to visually portray those internal feelings and that is a very complex concept to "show" Having said that this film is as close as any I've seen to express that internal HELL adequately. But still falls short of the reality.

If you haven't walked in the shoes, as the saying goes, you are not able to FULLY understand.

Keep that in mind as you watch this.
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