That ending was horrible.

Vincent couldn't help her. I don't know what they were supposed to do with her story. Her illness was too strong. Even though throughout the movie they each had their little moments where there were breaks in their illnesses (Alex touching Vincent's hand, Vincent's tics slowing down, Marie eating a sandwich) their illnesses were still there. Him showing her affection obviously didn't affect how she saw herself, it wouldn't change her mind, she still wouldn't eat. Was he supposed to continue to enable her and watch her die? Sometimes people need to hit bottom in order to see any type of light or need professionals to step in.

Not sure we watched the same ending at all?

Vincent left because there was nothing he could do. He wasn't what she needed in that moment even if she didn't know it. She needed help that he couldn't give her. After all, we've just seen her get more and more sick all throughout the film even though Vincent was with her to support her.

Also, one of the last things we hear Vincent say in the movie is that he is going to visit Marie "first thing in the morning." He didn't abandon her.

Another point I got from it that I hadn't seen mentioned...Vincent spent his life "taking care" of his alcoholic mother. Marie probably even saw something of that in him, a potential "caretaker" for her problems. So when he finally empowers himself not to be roped in with Marie by realizing "I can't take care of you" and walks out...he's finally taking care of himself. If you grew up a caretaker for someone sick/addicted, you might get stuck in that role for life. But he shouldn't have had to take care of his mom's problems, and as others have pointed out, there was nothing he could do for Marie, either. She needed medical and professional help.

Now it was a little creepy how she freaked out about her parents, made me wonder if there was abuse...but again my main takeaway from that scene is what I wrote above.

I thought he was enlightened that he couldn't fix her, just like he couldn't fix his mother, that he had to work on himself. That's real courage. And he didn't leave her, he said "come find me, I'll be waiting." He said he was waiting for her. Get better, I will get better, then we can be together. And he isnt a parent, guardian,immediate family,or a doctor. He did the right thing and waited for her to wake up so she had someone there. He told her he wasn't leaving "come find me".

It was brave. Mature. He could have snuck away. He could have tried to be a white knight. He could have sacrificed himself to get more nookie. Instead he manned up, said get better and I will be here.

All the stuff people have been telling men to do for decades now. And you hate it. You are upset a young man with a huge mental disorder tried to take care of himself properly rather than rescue the maiden? And you say is the "sickest, most vile things..." w/e

I've read through this thread and find it interesting that any time another member asked OP what they should have done it was skipped and ignored. They were not qualified to help her on their own. Their help was sending her to the hospital since she was almost dead on the beach.

I also read that OP had an experience with a friend with an ED that was in the hospital. Surely you can't believe that all hospitals are bad in that dept? Also... most with an ED think hospitals are evil and will call it torture. That doesn't make it so. It's sort of like a kid being scared of a shot and thinking they are bad... yet they are helpful for their health. That's not as big as an ED... but its along the same lines.

Their best bet was to turn her over to professionals. End of discussion. The guys both has their own problems that were consuming their lives.

I would have thought it worse had they left her there to rot.

On a professional note, the scene where Marie is in soft two-point restraints, receiving nutrition via nasogastric tube (along with other parenteral support), is not cruel or unfeeling, and is legally required when a patient is a danger to themselves, as most societies and their medico-legal infrastructures have an interest in life. Dr. Rose had to do what she did or risk malpractice, loss/suspension of licensure, and most importantly, the too-soon loss of a patient. Vincent didn't strike me as having any flat affect or spoken communication that would indicate he had anything less than a big scare and genuine concern (nor was it his adult place to remove the restraints...that would make him a danger to another).

I suspect from clinical practice that you have either been conditioned to view any involuntary help as a threat and that is normal as humans are pretty accustomed to autonomy, but sometimes that needs to be laid aside. I have never committed anyone involuntarily who I did not thing was a genuine danger to themselves, others, or was in a state of inability to care for themselves. Yes, as long as humans are running medicine, there will unfortunately be abuses, errors, mistakes, successes, lives saved, etc.

You seem really bothered to the point that I would say you have some history personally--perhaps you, a loved one, etc.--that is prejudiced your view. You should care about your rights and the right to the treatment you want as well as informed consent, but when the organ that houses 'your' psyche is the problem, then sometimes others are REQUIRED to step in. That's the deal--and making too big a stink raises more questions about you than you might be comfortable with people asking...

You've got issues. She was in the best place for her whether she liked it or not. They got her medical attention, and then Vincent literally says that they will go and see her first thing in the morning right at the end. He did not walk out all happy. He was visually quite distraught and has the argument with his father.

I would also think that he is in fact ignorant to what she might be going through in the hospital. He's not to know really. Yeah, she going to be in a very dark place for the coming weeks but that's the reality of the situation her problem puts her in.


Let's get drunk in your bedroom, and make smoke innuendos
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It sounds like you were disappointed that the characters didn't act the way you would expect characters in a Hollywood movie to act. It seemed realistic to me. You may have missed something when you let your emotions get out of control and shut off the film before the ending.