Trauma (Steelbook)

Okay, as I've mentioned previously in another review, for the past several months I've been on a "Firth-frenzy." Since October of 2017 I've been scouring the net for any and all things Firth...movie-wise that is.So from my list of Colin movies to check out, this somewhat obscure one pops up AND it can be seen online at Amazon!!! I'm excited by this because as those of us on a "Firth-frenzy" know, not all his movies (good and bad) are available online or are even still in print. Bummer.Right then, on to this movie. This is a psychological thriller. I like those. I like Colin Firth. He's not in his typical handsome, clean-cut role here. He's a mess! Still good to look at, just a bit of a tormented mess. I'm not going to say it's a totally bad movie as Colin is quite believable in his portrayal of an extremely disturbed individual. I think it's the way the story is told. It's not a straight line, but jagged and irregular.With these types of movies focus is key. I watched it about 3 times to see if I could get a better understanding, but from every angle I came up short. I think I got it, but still there's questions. Bottom line he's a guy with serious issues and very out of touch with reality.A word of warning to those with a fear of spiders or crawly things...they're all here. I actually think now that the spider obsession his character has is a metaphor of his life/personality. Like a sticky web spun out of control and consuming everything it comes in contact with.The movie's pace moves in kind of the same way...slow and creeping until you're as "bugged out" as the main character.Didn't expect that part where he's in his therapy session...wow! I think that's where my understanding kicked in.Not his best, but not his worse either.

What happens to Ben is the result of untreated longstanding trauma unrecognized and untreated.The trauma of his parent's death followed by abandonment.The trauma of repeated failures, including his marriage, his inability to accept all of it and his creation of an alternative reality to cope result in the tragedy that will finally get him the intervention he needs.It is always too late when law enforcement gets involved, unfortunately.Ben's issues were not in the whole scheme of things not considered important enough to those around him until that is his one violent act. Charlotte was far too naive and inexperienced to understand what she was dealing with. She pays a heavy price in the end.I get this film and understand it's subtle beauty depicting the gradual disintegration of a man's mind. Trauma, repeated, untreated ending in destruction.

An interesting study of a troubled mind. Not quite sure if all of the lead character's marbles had rolled to one side before the "Trauma" but it seems he was always a few cards short of the proverbial deck. I wanted to root for him but was increasingly suspicious of his sanity and virtue. A bit confusing as to what was real and unreal even at the end. Interesting to see a darker side in Firth's acting abilities. The fact that you're not sure of his character is a testament to his abilities and his facial expression at the end is creepy and suitably demented.

Colin Firth is a very good actor, but his roles are too weird for me; I love psychological thrillers, but his characters always do something on the sick side of scary. This movie was not bad but wouldn't recommend to anyone.

As much as I like any movie Colin Firth is in, this movie kept me off balance the whole time I was watching it. And not in a good way. The plot careens all over the place. It was so nerve wracking watching it. I felt as crazy as he was acting at the end of the movie.

I found it confusing and not all that believable. The stage is spooky, the main player seems seriously damaged (though Mr. Firth really is hard to see in that capacity), and the story line a little confusing. There are better things you can watch.

I couldn't keep up with the plot - its all over the place BUT Colin Firth is still as handsome as ever

Firth's acting was good but the story itself was too confusing. I still don't really understand what happened, who killed who, what scenes were real and which were his imagination. I'd watch it again but have a feeling I still wouldn't get it. I like psychological thrillers but didn't care for this one.

Films about people who are mad rarely succeed and this one's no exception. Thet don't work because film is essentially about deception, and adding another layer of deception in the character's bonkers view-point is simply confusing. There's no way to tell what's really happening. And the denouments are invariably not that interesting. They come out of nowhere, and that's isn;t a satisfying end.

Item new as stated. Still sealed. Film better than I remember it when I saw it at the cinema !!

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Ok movie

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