... (at least not solely a movie about addiction), contrary to what the rest of the film might convey. For example, you can assume that everything Isabel says is true, in which case this is a story about parallel worlds. This is very much both mental illness and drug addiction. Before the film even begins, there is an epilepsy warning followed by strobing colorful lights accompanied by a hard rock song. The only thing that seems to be real in this movie are his children – a daughter who loves her father and wants him to get the help he needs, and a son who is tired of the games played by drug addicts and has surrendered his father to his addiction and mental illness. The problem is that there seems to be some kind of all-out campaign on the IMDB review section by many to make this movie into something that it’s not. December 2020 Emily very much wants to reconnect with her father, but only after he’s gotten his life back together. March 10, 2019; 16 Comments; by Gayle; 10 Best Movies About Alcohol Addiction. Therefore,… The opening scene literally shows the character addicted to pain meds. The film is open to interpretation and raises questions as an allegory for hedonism, addiction, maybe even for relationships. Borrowing ideas from ‘The Matrix’, myriad episodes of ‘Black Mirror’, and even ‘Westworld’, the film tells a tragic story of Greg and Isabel, and how these two people in love are ultimately separated from each other. I don’t think so) and events related to Isabel. I felt compelled to revisit my recent review of Amazon’s excellent movie Bliss. June 2018 It may be reductive to call Bliss a story of overcoming substance abuse, but the final moments imply that Greg returned to a more important reality by opting to push back against addiction. I’ve liked the two films director Mike Cahill made in collaboration with actress and co-writer Britt Marling, Another Earth and I Origins. It’s like these reviewers did chores around the house while this film played in the background. August 2016 August 2019 January 2018 The film is a bit of a romantic comedy with a sprinkle of science fiction and a dash of a statement about mental illness, and none of these really got fleshed out enough to captivate me fully. I agree. In Bliss (2021) premiering exclusively on Amazon Prime, Greg (Owen Wilson) is clearly on the verge of a psychotic break. I'm glad you posted this. Borrowing ideas from ‘The Matrix’, myriad episodes of ‘Black Mirror’, and even ‘Westworld’, the film tells a tragic story of Greg and Isabel, and how these two people in love are ultimately separated from each other. January 2016 But we.. get something out there finally that validates the scary reality it can become and the strength and humility it takes to live in this reality. 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