A Dangerous Son

An overall interesting piece to watch. I just can't wrap my head around how it benefits a child with a mental illness to be surrounded by cameramen and crew.

And it gave little to no attention to the young black teenage boy and his family. And it left out why the woman was convinced her child was the next school shooter and instead just launched her into an authority on the issue?

I wish it had gone into more of the psychology behind these issues and the long term prognosis and eventual outcome for each of these boys.

Theres too many people reviewing what happened in the film instead of the film itself. The film is okay. Its the subject matter that is upsetting. Some of the reviewers' failure to understand this says a lot about their state of mind. I left a 10 to try and counterbalance the soap box commentaries of other reviewers. I'd give it more like a 7.

Surface-level effective doc evokes the same feelings of helplessness in its viewers as it conveys in its subjects; bleak outlook results in frustration & selfish hope that this won't happen to you or someone you love.

#nitrosMovieChallenge.

This is an excellent documentary by Oscar nominated director Liz Garbus. The people who gave it bad reviews found it uncomfortable to watch, and it is. It should be. Viewers should be very uncomfortable with the fact that the three women it follows had such a hard time getting any help for their sons. For the lower income mom, treatment was a luxury she could not afford. Garbus was inspired by the viral blog "I am Adam Lanza's Mother," written by one of the women in the documentary shortly after the Sandy Hook shooting, and the documentary does a great job of connecting the problem of lack of treatment available to mothers of boys with severe psychiatric issues with the problem of school shootings. (All of which have been committed by teenaged boys with psychiatric problems.) This documentary should be watched and shared and, mostly importantly, sent to our representatives, with a strong urging that they delegate funding to this issue.

I empathize with the parents and those involved but I want to say this; often parents of kids with mental illness/behavioral problems attempt to help; many families feel that the more normal they make the home that it will somehow make the child become/feel normal. In this attempt, they will try to make things seem normal (siblings, pets) Here are my feelings and thoughts. The siblings and the pets MUST NOT be subjected to this disturbed child. A pet should NEVER be in a home with a disturbed individual, because in an instant they will go after the most vulnerable DON'T THINK THEY WON'T.

Another thing I know for a fact is that a divorce can emotionally damage a child forever; meaning if you have a child without behavioral issues they will after a divorce, and if they already have behavioral issues a divorce can and most often will push them over the edge.

And if you already have a child with behavioral issues do not bring a new baby into the mix and subject a NEW CHILD TO THE CHILD WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. Why would you want to damage a new baby?