I thought the movie was okay, there were some heartfelt elements lacking nevertheless, my main concern with this movie is that it's highly triggering for a lot of people who've had or have eating disorders. I say this as someone who has been dealing with an eating disorder, who watched this film hoping for a realisation but instead got triggered as well as read other people who deal with ED's share the same sentiments as me about this movie. Reason for this is simple, as said before, the movie lacked heartfelt elements and showcased more how someone with body dysmorphia implements twisted ways to lose weight rather than how this person realistically suffers through this & how it deeply impacts their relationships with their loved ones as well as their own physical and mental health. The movie had "moments" of these but overall I feel the movie failed at the latter and thus brought the unintended effect of triggering people with a history of ED's.
People need to remember that having such an illness causes one to constantly compare themselves to "thin" people, eagerly looking at this person's lifestyle and trying to mimic it so that one can look like that person. Thus, for a healthy person watching To The Bone was "educational" but for someone with an ED it was unintentionally a source of information on how to implement toxic eating & exercise habits. I feel in future people really need to be more cautious when creating films around ED's and people need to have a more holistic approach when focusing on how having an ED drains every inch of happiness out of you.
People need to remember that having such an illness causes one to constantly compare themselves to "thin" people, eagerly looking at this person's lifestyle and trying to mimic it so that one can look like that person. Thus, for a healthy person watching To The Bone was "educational" but for someone with an ED it was unintentionally a source of information on how to implement toxic eating & exercise habits. I feel in future people really need to be more cautious when creating films around ED's and people need to have a more holistic approach when focusing on how having an ED drains every inch of happiness out of you.