Oakman139

I was attracted to this movie because of the advertised amount of explicit sex. I like sex. However the character development quickly took over. There is enormous reality to the portrait of Brandon and the way his addiction/obsession slowly creeps into his life and begins to spin out of control. In truth, this is a film about anger, anxiety, depression, denial, narcissism, isolation, family bonds, despair, sorrow, aimlessness, ... The film shows it like it is. Whoever wrote the screenplay knew an awful lot about sexual addiction. How do I know? It's really not important, in the moment, how he got there or whether Sissy has any involvement. In the current populist wisdom, he will always be an addict. It's just a matter of time before he resumes the downward spiral.

You would think, as an enterpreneur who had created/developed this product, as you saw that it was contributing to 100s of thousands of deaths throughout the world, you would attempt to do something, anything, to reign in the misuse and misapplication of the product. Maybe you would put some money into combatting the misuse and consequences of misuse, of your product. But no, the family put money, lots of it, into entertainment for the wealthy, the educated, the priviliged few who attend the Louvre, the Met, the Guggenheim, etc. After all, they believed "no one is forcing them to misuse our product". The film is powerful. It shows the power of people who come together to fight evil and apathy, in spite of themselves. I enjoyed the film and I would have joined them on their march for justice.

I thought the film was too Disney-ish, i.e., the characters were totally wholesome and even the "bad guy" Alec was so likeable you had to love him. This is probably a good movie for children under 12, but in the adult world, things are never this simple.