Parachute (2023) (original) (raw)

while i've battled an eating disorder for a lot of my life, i belong to a different 12 step program, and it was so interesting to see the movie through that lens.

i love the way brittany snow portrayed the obvious agony and internal war that an eating disorder entails but what drew me in most was her decision to include the manipulation, selfishness and ego that comes with not working a program and being honest

we saw what we assume we will see in a movie about body dysmorphia and eating disorders - body checks, food restriction, binging...but we also saw how obsession and craving can twist us into the scariest versions of ourselves, when we're crying out for…