A girl suffering from depression is forced to get her life together when she is taken involuntarily to a mental institution after trying to follow in her fathers footsteps, but failing in her suicide attempt. She finds unlikely friends, unwavering love, and a life she never imagined possible for a girl like her. All to find out some decisions can't be undone.
Cont;nue, להמשיך
USA Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival (In-Person) USA USA USA USA
Heavy; honest; long; moody; personal; slow.
There sure are films out there that deal specifically with serious mental health, but few stories actually speak to the people that live with them, IMO. Director Nadine Crocker not only does that, but she really allows her film to extremely lean into its message in a heavy way.
The other thing that is happening here is what makes "Continue" so powerful, it's a big story we know is lying to us, somehow making accessible the thing we would deny for ourselves when we thought we were telling the truth. I love how this film pulls that off!
Toca bastante el tema de la salud mental, suicidio y depresión. Los primeros 40 minutos están muy bien, después entra en una trama sobre las relaciones tóxicas, la trama se pierde bastante y las actuaciones dejan bastante que desear.
There are certain films where I feel a certain degree of pressure to be extra careful with how I communicate my thoughts, both on the film and especially on my personal outlook towards its subject matter. No matter how much I love or hate such a movie, I never want to come across like I think I’m an expert who knows exactly how it will resonate with others. Continue, which dives headfirst into the topics of suicide, depression, and mental health, is one of those films.
I’m not going to speak on behalf of anyone who’s fought against or been affected by suicide, but Continue hit me in a really powerful way, and my job here is to explain why…
A brief trigger warning: writer/producer/director/star Nadine Crocker’s latest film “Continue” (available on VOD and in select theaters beginning Friday, Sept. 6 including Indianapolis-area location Emagine Noblesville) deals directly with suicide and was based upon the filmmaker’s own attempt and subsequent recovery at the age of 23.
As someone who’s had a loved one attempt suicide … thankfully, unsuccessfully … the picture certainly struck a chord with me. It doesn’t all work, but Crocker should be applauded for bravely sharing her story and doing what she can to help others who are suffering. (“Continue” is being released for World Suicide Prevention Month, a portion of proceeds are being donated to charities concerning mental health and suicide prevention and Crocker began her…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Continue is the film equivalent of 13 reasons why. Obviously the latter being a show has more time to build a story and mystery but what continue lacks in time it makes up for in it's punch of an ending.
Dean is a woman at the end of her rope. She is like many people in the world, wanting to live in it but at times so unsure of how that the prospect of not living seems like the only alternative. The film will likely trigger you if suicide has ever been something that's affected you personally or impacted your life.
After a near death experience Dean is committed to a mental health facility but slowly makes friends and yearns…
Takes on the very difficult subject matter of depression and suicide (which other media in the past has very much failed to handle properly, cough13ReasonsWhycough) but I thought this did so in a way that didn’t feel exploitative and instead felt very authentic and honest. The struggles presented here felt like they came from a place of truth, (I believe it’s based on the personal experiences of director/writer/star Nadine Crocker) and that very much helped it to be a very impactful and powerful film. I really liked it, had some problems but those were more from a story/writing standpoint rather than something feeling badly portrayed. Overall it was a very well done film.
Rock bottom could be a beautiful place to start. She is literally me. 😩😩
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I think visually the tableaus of the movie tell the story pretty effectively on its own yet the the dialog wants to scream over the top of them to make sure you understand, as if its annotated. And ultimately it betrays all of its observations on getting over or just living with constant depression and grief by playing the "one final emotional breakthrough to happiness" fantasy at the time of death, the kind of ending I have grown so tired of that I am almost spiteful of this movie, which is probably not fair.
Continue might have shaky groundwork for Joe it tells its story but there is plenty of impact and emotion to deliver. Crocker and the rest of the cast deliver powerful performances that anchor the film even when it can be hard to follow. The themes about suicide and the impact to all lives around you are treated with plenty of respect.
**Trigger Warning: The film involves self-harm and suicidal ideation.**
There are two phrases that repeat often in my head. The first is an old one, “depression lies.” Not sure where it came from — a meme, a research article, a therapy session — but I’ve found it to be true with time. The second is new, “what story am I telling myself?” This one came from my current therapist whom I’ve been working with since the fall. The story we tell ourselves about any single moment has the ability to move us toward powerful decisions which can make or unmake us. The trick is knowing which one is which, though, the ones which unmake us we often don’t realize are…
Muestra cómo puede ser la depresión. Y el cómo afecta a los que rodean a la persona que la padece. Obviamente no es cómo se ve siempre, porque cada uno tiene su experiencia personal. Pero lo mucho que te consume la soledad y la tristeza. Incluso teniendo a gente que te quiere. No puedes ver nada más allá de la oscuridad en la que estás metida.
Tenía la esperanza de que el final no fuera tan obvio y que mostrara más las recaídas que uno tiene cuando está en proceso de sanar... Pero bueno, supongo que esto es lo que vende. Entiendo que quiera dar un mensaje de esperanza también... Idk.
Está bien que pongan números de ayuda al final del todo, antes de los créditos.
A quién quiera verla, adelante. Pero tengan en cuenta que pueden haber bastantes triggers y puede ser un poco dura!!
