Reign over Me

[DCJenn]

This is a whole box of kleenex movie, so you are duly warned.

Adam Sandler plays a man who lost his entire family on 9/11 (on one of the planes) and Don Cheadle plays his room-mate from college/dental school.

It essentially makes you ask yourself why we force people going through traumatic times to 'get better'. Especially as a social worker/therapist, it made me really ask why we do some of the things that we do.

Obviously the guy is a wreck. He stays inside and plays video games and endlessly redoes his kitchen. He avoids his in-laws and basically does everything he can to not have to remember his former life. So, the question is, is he better off living his life in denial or should he be forced to get 'treatment' to essentially endlessly relive his loss.

and I'm not telling you the answers, you just need to see the film.

Jenn

Re: Reign over Me

I - LOVE - this movie! This is very close to the top of my list of favorites.

If you've ever dealt with a deeply troubled person, you'll find that it rings true.

But even DH was in awe of this movie - and he is NOT the type to like psychiatric "coming-to-terms" movies. It's profound, but of course with Sandler there will be funny scenes.

Also, as a minor part of the movie, there was an inappropriate patient. I asked DH if he's ever had a patient like that. Of course he has - though not to that degree. It made for an interesting side conversation afterward.

[Momo]

Re: Reign over Me

We finally got On Demnd and I have been enjoying the capablity to watch, pause & rewind a movie in the evening @ my leisure. This is one of the movies that I have been trying to catch; I always come across it @ varying points. Tonight I will make it my "movie assignment", especially since my film twin really digs it.