When I first sat down to watch it I knew nothing about it and at 25 minutes in I googled it as it was literally boring the crud out of me. In the search results the word depression seemed to leap out of the screen in at least 3 results and I instantly got it. The 25 minutes I had suffered suddenly made sense from the perspective of depression.
I saw it not just through a lens of depression but also neuro divergence. Of course the two can go hand in hand. Some symbolic scenes were not understandable. But some gave obvious insights into Fran's psyche.
I do think the first half hour where literally nothing happened helped. (once I understood what it was about) It was setting the scene for Fran's life and psyche as being almost divorced from her surroundings wherever she was, interacting only where it was specifically demanded. It was as if she felt she did not belong in any of those places she was. Which is a common feeling for those depressed or ND.
I'm not a Daisy Ridley fan but I thought she carried it off OK, and her being quite attractive to look at helped because the more attractive a person is, the more people assume they have no faults or flaws. It's very good to dispel that myth.
Overall I think it was a good attempt to look at the world of someone with depression or a neuro divergence, but I do think it could have done much, more to get the message across. Nevertheless a solid 6 from me.
I saw it not just through a lens of depression but also neuro divergence. Of course the two can go hand in hand. Some symbolic scenes were not understandable. But some gave obvious insights into Fran's psyche.
I do think the first half hour where literally nothing happened helped. (once I understood what it was about) It was setting the scene for Fran's life and psyche as being almost divorced from her surroundings wherever she was, interacting only where it was specifically demanded. It was as if she felt she did not belong in any of those places she was. Which is a common feeling for those depressed or ND.
I'm not a Daisy Ridley fan but I thought she carried it off OK, and her being quite attractive to look at helped because the more attractive a person is, the more people assume they have no faults or flaws. It's very good to dispel that myth.
Overall I think it was a good attempt to look at the world of someone with depression or a neuro divergence, but I do think it could have done much, more to get the message across. Nevertheless a solid 6 from me.