Butter's Final Meal

BECAUSE SHE GETS US. This is a really good movie. You do not understand what it is like to be in our bodies. An extremely small, tiny number of fat people are able to lose weight and keep it off. Imagine being an alcoholic, but you must drink at least once drink a day in order to live, or you are addicted to meth or some other hard drug and again must have some of it every day to live. That's what we face. Anyway, Butter is just a very nice, heartfelt, yet fairly realistic movie in a lot of ways, that is a great reminder to normies that we fats may be gross but that we are still humans and we have feelings and dreams and should be treated with some small amount of respect and dignity. The difference between us and you is that our major defect is visible to everyone and can't be hidden. The actor who plays Butter is great. Mira Sorvino, I thought at first was not at her best, but as this seems like a teenage/young adult film, she is portraying awkwardness on purpose, because many kids see their parents as out of touch, and can only deal with their kids in an awkward way. The Prof character is very cool and is the adult who most understands Butter. I think this should be part of health class required viewing for 8th or 9th graders.

I've seen many movies that portray high school bullying and self harm- this one has a slight edge due to the saxophone music. And I thought the ending, while unrealistic and sickly-sweet, was rewarding.

However there were no laugh out loud moments and the relationship between the young man and his parents wasn't fully explored. The parents are essentially placed on the sidelines while their son is hurting, and they don't seem concerned at all about his morbid obesity nor do they encourage their son to exercise or diet. Some of this movie did seem downright exploitative and mean-spirited. So much so that the mother enables her son to eat high caloric meals, and she even seems shocked when her son cuts down on his portions.

In terms of the scenes with the high schoolers partying or hanging out, those do drag on. I didn't think I'd rate this above a 5, but the Professor and Doctor characters were fun to watch and were great advocates for Butter. As a whole, I think this movie is worth watching due to its musical interludes and emphasis on self respect and healthy relationships.

Butter fills the void of movies with a message for young adults. It's intelligent and engaging for adults too. Everyone should be on board to keep this movie in theaters long enough for organizations, groups and schools to catch on and advocate for this important gem of a film. Don't wait - go and see it!

My friend wrote the book. It's phenomenal. It's an important subject for teens to watch and read on as bullying is getting worse and worse. I urge you to read the other books Erin has written as each book is captivating. Dead Ends is great. Online bullying has ruined so many young Children's lives. This movie is great.

Cheeky title, but it's in the same ballpark. While I absolutely despised The Whale as a film, I found this one better done, even as an adult watching. It was relatable...life isn't all doom and gloom, and people who seem perfectly normal can be dying inside. And people near to those suffering always wish they'd have known, suffering people don't wear a cowbell. And this film catches that well, bouncing between joy and utter sadness.

It's a little corny at times, and not the best acted. It's also not completely unrealistic in any way, as I was worried where it was heading from the description. The description both here and on prime actually doesn't do it justice, it's a far deeper movie and the catfishing isn't all that relevant to the movie at large. But it doesn't pound the drama and negativity into your head like The Whale, it's a balanced look. Give it a watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon, you'll be glad you did.