Joy

A current Netflix original movie about the movement to get IVF (in vitro fertilization) across the finish line during the 70's in Blighty. A pair of scientists, James Norton & Thomasin McKenzie, team up w/a doctor, Oscar nominee Bill Nighy, to begin the process of bringing heretofore barren women pregnant using their new method but due to the tenor of the time (the religious right found the act sacrilegious while the medical establishment felt if a woman couldn't conceive, it was her lot in life) presents more challenges than the actual breakthrough they'd struggle to achieve over the course of a decade. McKenzie herself, very standoffish w/her incoming test subjects & dealing w/her own mother's vociferous opposition to her work, soon starts to sympathize w/her subjects' plight opening herself to them while her comrades endure the trials of Job to get some success. A fairly standard take on a tumultuous topic is buoyed by the 3 leads performances which give a voice & face to a procedure which is pretty commonplace nowadays (hell a friend of mine had it done!) making us second guess the ease in certain medicial things we take for granted.

My mom told me to watch this movie and honestly great decision. In times like this movie felt like a warm, emotional hug.

The message this film embraces is so powerful and meaningful. And for me, it felt really personal.

I am a ivf baby and seeing how difficult and cruel it was to be involved in this project makes me so thankful for the movie.

Ultimately life is about choices and everyone should have the right to have as many as it is possible. The movie points this out amazingly.

I'm so thankful that this amazing interesting story is being told and I am so grateful for their work, sweat and dedication, I wouldn't be here if it weren't because of them.

It is pretty absurd how people are so blind and ignorant on unknown matters, yet so ready to judge and be inhuman to others, just because of their personal beliefs. Looking back and forward, people haven't really change and that's one of the biggest issues in the present world.

It is crucial to understand why this movie embraces so much of the lack of care for the woman's rights to their body nowadays.

So much opinions on what should people do to their lives. (If you're like that go get a life to complain about)

(One bitter note) Surly if the "team" was given the best of resources and support this could've helped so many more families.

So happy to be part (kinda) of such a wonderful advance and I carry this with me in the best possible ways.

Thanks Bob, Patrick, Jean and so many others for never giving up on people.

Loved every second of it, pacing was perfect. Narrative moved so smoothly filled with emotion and human beauty. In a world filled with harm and brutality, stories like these renews my faith in humanity and its purity to make good. It shows how inventions that people take for granted had been so unattainable so far away, until someone somewhere had the patience to make it true and change history for millions of people.

If you love appreciation of hard work, of virtue, of scientific development that changed the world as we know. This is a must watch that truly deserve your time and. Couldn't recommend it enough.

Netflix definitely not taking any risks with this one, but I think for this subject that isn't necessarily a bad thing. The first act had me a bit worried as it kind of started a bit too cheesy where it was bordering on something like that stupid hot cheetos movie. Fortunately by the second act some real conflict and interesting character/plot development did arise in a moderately interesting way. I will admit they got me with the sentimental true-story conclusion. Sometimes it's nice to just watch something light and heartwarming, and I think with the actually interesting subject matter this is a good choice for that kind of vibe.

Thomasin Mckenzie is wonderful as this character and I am soooo glad they followed the female scientist as the main character in this story, I think that was the only way to make this work. Jean Purdy seems she was criminally overlooked as many of the brilliant women of her time, but it inspires some hope to know that her male collaborators were fierce advocators for her recognition as a crucial scientist in this huge accomplishment.

It's good, watch it for a date night or something.

The film follows the journey of the three people - visionary scientist Robert Edwards, innovative surgeon Patrick Steptoe, and pioneering nurse Jean Purdy - who teamed up to make the procedure a reality, with special focus placed on the often overlooked role Purdy played in the breakthrough. As someone who is currently 34 weeks pregnant through IVF after years of infertility, I found this film deeply moving and beautifully documented. It gave me a renewed appreciation for the people who have made IVF possible. While my personal experience might make me a bit biased towards this film, I'm confident this film will resonate with anyone who has undergone infertility treatments. Highly recommend!