Feed - Nichts kann uns trennen!

It's a good movie, but the relationship between the brother and sister is way too weird for me. Sometimes, I forgot they were siblings.

I have been dealing with an eating disorder almost my whole life, I've seen many movies and documentaries about it, and this one is the first one that perfectly captures the feeling i have never been able to express out loud. Troian did a brilliant job telling such a emotional story, which is also based on her own struggle, i applaud the intimacy she shared with the public, and im sure this film will help people understand what having an eating disorder truly is about: control.

Olivia (Troian Bellisario) is making out with a guy at a party. Her overprotective twin Matthew Grey (Tom Felton) breaks them up. He's driving her home when they get into an accident. She starts having visions of her dead brother who berates her at every turn. She develops an eating disorder.

I came into this completely blind and that is the problem. I kept waiting for something to happen when it's already happening. I thought that this could be a ghost story or a murder mystery. This is really about an eating disorder. By that point, I'm bored by waiting for things that never happen. This is written by Troian Bellisario and apparently based on her own experiences. I wasn't in the right mindset.

Although an eating disorder comes into play as the sister tries to quickly join her twin brother I'm not sure if that is the main focus of this story. It seems that anxiety disorder, depression, hallucinations, schizophrenia, and even a possibility of a brain injury from her car accident created this alternate reality that we experience throughout the story. Very well acted, and of course the writers had to leave a "you decide the ending" ending.

I have to say, as an aspiring writer who has been failed by society and its twisted way of diminishing mental health, I am in complete awe. I knew Troian and Tom were something but this is beyond. Rarely have I seen movies that depict mental health from a place that is so real. Rarely have I seen movies that show the ugly as beautifully as Feed does. I knew of Troian's history with mental health from what she has mentioned in interviews but honestly had I not known, after watching Feed, I would still know. There seems to be an authenticity to art when it comes from experience. There is a truth that however long you study a case, you can never truly understand and portray have you not lived through it yourself. I know too much how tough writing about certain things can be and that is also probably why I am so touched by Feed. Troian, you did all of this so courageously and I personally thank you for it. Tommy, your directing is so unique and delicate, I look forward to seeing more features of yours. Also, props to Jennifer Vecchiarello for the editing. I can oddly tell that this film was made for good reasons, and that makes it earn so many points.