The Son

I’m honestly puzzled by the negative reviews. This film is powerful and well-acted, effectively highlighting the emotional toll divorce can have on a child. It also sheds light on how bulldozing parenting can deeply affect a child’s mental wellbeing. The film is serious and impactful, offering a direct, no-nonsense look at difficult truths. It’s an important watch for parents to understand these issues and their lasting impact.

I thought it was quite sad but also bring light to the issues of mental health, it was a movie that definitely made me feel something.

This was a zero sum game...if you love your child you'll do the tough love thing or the self-indulgent thing, either keep the son in a horrendous psych ward or let him manipulate you into taking him home. There was a choice...a better psych emvironment. This was poorly vetted, there were other issues than a divorce. This boy was chemically imbalanced and the added drugs only confused matters. What is the message? Sins of the father visited upon the sons? Too manipulative and ultra directed.

This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I watched it in a theatre and was pretty traumatized when the lights came on. The story is too extreme and I felt like we all deserved a warning before sitting down to watch it. I see the attempt to make a serious film about depression and suicidality, but there was no artistic value or ability to emotionally connect. The ending was simply too extreme. I genuinely think this movie could f**k some ppl up for a few days after watching it, especially individuals with loved one who struggle with mental health. Would not recommend.

As someone who twice attempted suicide and am still falling into long periods of deep depression, I think this movie is hard for most people to watch because it evokes the flat, dark nothingness that we who suffer feel constantly. Imagine living in this movie. I want my family to see it so they might know what hell feels like. It feels like this movie. Hard to watch but harder to live there. For me it hit the mark. I knew exactly when he was going to kill himself. Any suicidal person would.

Could adaptively transition one’s own stage play onto film unveil overlooked flaws, or could the filmic dimension provide additional insight through observative theming? Florian Zeller’s secondary chapter before his acclaimed “The Father” is nowhere near as high, possibly due to connective resonant and relatable distance vice versa for both. Palpable, hard-hitting narrative theming merely functions as an emotional powerhouse that moderately delivers by a prepped cast, with a deceitfully stubborn foundation that doesn’t satisfyingly reason well. (B)

this movie really hit me, the acting was great, very real life situations. dealing with mental ilness myself, Nicholas not being able to express his pain in a way his dad would understand was heartbreaking. very deep meaning movie.

"The Son" is a very well-done movie. It is well edited, directed and has great Hans Zimmer music. But the show stopping part of this is the acting. The film does headline 2 Oscars winners and 2 Oscar nominees, but it might be the titular son, played by Zen McGrath, who has the biggest acting load to carry. All of them do pitch perfect performances, there is not a second that I don't believe them. There isn't too much wrong with the movie, but that is mainly due to the fact that there isn't much going on in the film. The only real dumb scene happens from an overheard conversation that feels too forced. But just because a movie lacks bad stuff, doesn't make it good. The main issue with the film is that it is just TOO real and TOO depressing. And I realize, that is what the movie is trying for. But it is not an enjoyable film to watch. It feels like a big budget special episode of an Afterschool Special. Remember, I am not grading the movie by its theme. Absolutely I think this is teaching an important and valuable lesson. I am grading the movie on how it is at telling a compelling narrative with interesting characters and story. By that metric, this movie is just OK. If you are looking for a super depressing movie, maybe you're wanting to test someone to see if they're a robot, then this is the film for you. For me, it was just too real, and too sad.

This is a quiet, subtle, small-scale drama about depression and family conflict. Its setting is just a few rooms in a city, mostly apartments, and its characters can be counted on one hand, but it is nonetheless a very craftily told story with suspense and deep characterization.

I re-watched this film tonight. The first time left me so shocked with so much emotion so it was good to watch it a few years later. Outstanding acting from all and such an accurate and raw portrayal of someone sadly struggling with mental illness The brutal reality that families and loved ones often try their utmost to do all they can and the helplessness they face. A very honest and although painful watch,it raises so much awareness about depression and the desperate consequences that can follow.