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Secret Cutting (2000)
Overexaggerated.
The storyline had a good concept, and the point they were trying to get across was good, but, as excited as I was at first to watch this, I have to say this was a very ridiculous movie.
Dawn's reaction to the cutting was ridiculous. Coming from someone who used to do these things, I can just say that her emotions were over done and totally inappropriate for this. Unless she's a masochist or being possessed by a demon, the expressions and reactions she was making were terrible and not even a proper response to the cutting. She extremely over exaggerated everything. The writers over exaggerated the image of self-harmers as well. This movie makes them appear to be some sort of psycho, cry baby freaks.
As for the ending, I can't even begin to express how angry I was with it. They left so many things open and left for question. Does she quit cutting? Does her mom come home? You can't just end a movie with that many loose ends.
The most realistic thing about this movie is how her parents reacted to it. Other than that, this storyline was so unrealistic, over exaggerated, and it is pretty offensive to people who have been through these things before.
Sala samobójców (2011)
Good Overall.
I personally love this movie. I love the acting, and the way the movie was presented. I liked how it used both real life filming and a virtual world as well. It made it pretty interesting. Generally speaking, movies regarding these themes are pretty inaccurate and, I feel, don't very well get their point across. However, this movie surprised me at how well it presented the point, storyline, and themes.
Being honest, though, I feel like the movie put too much unnecessary emphasis on Dominik being homosexual. When reading reviews and such, it appears to be a movie that will focus on a boy struggling with sexuality, but I ended up only getting that feeling from just a few minutes in the beginning. Throughout the rest of the movie, he is focusing on Sylwia.
I also didn't like that Dominik was the typical rich kid, and the way that he changed was a bit sudden. The movie didn't really ease you in to him being crazy and a hermit. I felt like if he were changing slowly, it would have come out much better.
Aside from these two little things, the movie is great to watch, and has an interesting storyline. It is definitely one of my favorites.
Megan Is Missing (2011)
Good Message, Bad Presentaion. Unexpected and Disturbing.
The acting was mediocre. It wasn't absolutely terrible, but it wasn't great either. The girls who are supposedly 13 and 14 look like they are at least 18, and probably closer to somewhere in their early 20s.
Spreading the word about situations like this can be a good thing. However, the presentation was horrible. Trying to make a movie geared towards teens as a cautionary film, yet making it into something like this is just ridiculous.
The beginning of the movie starts seemingly harmless. Other than loads of foul language, I thought it was going to be some lame teen drama with maybe a small dash of suspense thrown in as something to save the plot. Boy, was I wrong.
I knew what I was getting into regarding the general theme of the movie, and what the plot stated, but the plot and synopsis that you can find do not even mention the disturbing nature of the rest of the film.
Once it gets to about the middle of the movie, you're done. You are scarred for life, no going back. When I saw the two "pictures" of Megan, I could not do it. I was so disgusted and disturbed. This is where my heart started racing and I began shaking.
I cannot understand why you would present a subject in this manner. That was just disgusting and disturbing. To me, the pictures felt so sudden that they were used as a shock factor. The ending was too much, and made you wonder what the director was thinking, seeing how this is a girl who just turned 14. I was left shaking for about three hours after I finished the movie because I was so shocked from these scenes.
The last ten minutes were just the digging and burying. A very disappointing and dragged out ending. I fast forwarded through most of it to see what else was left. This was just a bad way to wrap up the movie. Using something so lengthy and redundant was not a good choice.
Overall, it was a terrible movie with less than impressing acting, and it will leave people disturbed if they don't expect the things to come.