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No One Noticed Her... *possible spoiler*


no one noticed her NOT getting any better inside the clinic? the longer she stayed, the worse and worse she got. All these people seemed in deep denial, although the intention of the center was probably originally good

And then she goes into the tiny little igloo house at the end, that is utterly devoid of any sense of comfort, a dim/ bright flourescent light glowing overhead, while she, in her "casual dress" that looked like hospital clothes, looks sicker than ever. Maybe she is really sick, has a true illness that developed? and is only surrounded by hypochondriacs....or maybe she is truly one herself

I'm not saying there is no such thing as "environmental sickness" as we see this all the time nowadays, flagrant cancer cases where people live in heavily polluted areas, toxins in home products, etc.- but these people were meant to be seen as "taking it off the deep end"

So, here she is, trying to "get better" and looks like death-warmed-over by the end of the movie, and her continual stay at the "healthy" retreat center?!

kind of depressing, wish it had been a little less ambiguous----you are left with a feeling of like---floating around without an intertube (how this woman is betrayed)

and god-love-Julianne, but i could've smacked her character throughout most of this movie! god woman! stand up for something! maybe it was mostly her lack of backbone that lead her down this annoying road to extremism i.e. "I'm sick, i'm weak"...yeah you are! these people effectively kept themselves sick to some degree, to stay at the Center and not return to their normal lives, improved

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I just saw it and my impressions are...

1. When she's driving (I forget where to) and the truck emitting smoke? Well, she eventually winds up her window. In addition to doing this sooner, she should have hit the recirculation button on her HVAC system.
Seemed a bit silly to me.

2. The second POV shot from the car, coming down her street. On the right-hand side, you can clearly see the frame of a high-voltage power line. You see it just before she makes the left turn to face the gate. In this shot, the gate isn't opening.
I'm not saying they're a factor in chronic disease, but IIRC The Distinguished Gentleman dealt with the issue too.

3. The owner of the retreat had the big house on the hill. Although he seemed genuine, that whole setup reminded me of Rancho Relaxo from The Simpsons.
If not in substance, certainly the New Age business model.

The hermetically sealed igloo cabin did seem like the "last stop" for clients. The way the film ended, and her physical condition when it did, reinforced this impression for me.

I rated it a 4/10. Sure, it was pretty to watch, but if it was trying to say something, it wasn't with much conviction.
Or perhaps I'm just an insensitive bastard?

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