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Beautyful_Mess

My Friday is set. Finally got to watch one of my favorite movies with some of my favorite people 😭♥️

Sophie So

Omg omg omg, im so hyped for this!

Emily G

You guys definitely have to check out Ever After (1998), What Dreams May Come (1998), and Bridget Jones Diary (2001) for some other good Romance movies!

Mo

here we go..

Justin Russell

The Whale, this movie and Bridge is an emotional adventure through the absolute ringer of emotions

Olive_Sandy

Wow wasn’t expecting the discussion at the end - I do agree it’s a sensitive topic but I think the more we shy away from discussing it the more taboo it becomes which is a real shame.

J

This video's gotta wait, I have work in an hour and I can't be bawling before that and trust I WILL CRY 😭

Biancalama

Couldn’t agree with you more. I was really surprised by the lack of understanding/empathy for how the film chose to show someone choosing to make that difficult decision. I bawled my eyes out AND I think it’s one of the most beautiful humanistic movies I’ve ever seen. 🥹

Olive_Sandy

I don’t think it was a lack of empathy I think it was the unwillingness to even discuss euthanasia at all which made me sad. I get it, it’s a sensitive topic and every body has an opinion on it but when healthy discussion is shut down then we get nowhere. I’ve always said I believe in dignity in death and I 100% back Wills decision.

krissy

Ever After is hands down one of my favorite movies of all time!

Jodi

So in the book Lou was SA at a party and that is why she doesn’t take risks - like going to school for fashion. I wish they would’ve kept it in. It gave a lot of great insight in to her character and how her time with will really helped/changed her. He saved her while she was trying to save him.

Mackenzie OReally Bravo

This is a HEAVY movie ❤️ this was a movie I sobbed at in the theatre, as heavily as the Fault in Our Stars. It was a wonderful era for sad romance movies. Their chemistry and banter was insane, and the movie plot sparks great conversation, as you guys proved. I appreciate your honest reaction & different perspectives 💯 I think the title Me Before You has dual meanings - Will is putting himself before Lou in his decision (while also thinking of her future), and also who Will was as a person before his accident and before Lou.

Jana Knowles

Yep, absolute tear-jerker 😭

fatoumata cisse

Oh yes they would definitely enjoy Bridget Jones’s Diary

Tyah Reacts

I would love for you guys to check out the Male bromance version of Me before You called “The Upside” starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman 🔥

Jennimo

It's easy to say how you feel on the topic of euthenasia if you are an active, healthy, able bodied human. But then multiple chronic illnesses, a severe disability, cancer happens and you can start to understand how someone could make that choice for themself.

Justin Russell

This is definitely joining The Whale and a select few in the one and done. As someone who’s mom has been an occupational therapist most of my life, this was brutal. I’ve met a lot of her patients through the years who had very similar accidents or a health problem that left them wheelchair bound. One of her patients who I've been friends with for about 15yrs has been in a wheelchair unable to go anywhere or do anything on his own, until college. He went 2hrs away to OSU and got a degree and started seeing the world. It took him almost 15yrs of training and therapy but he made it. I understand not everyone is like that and this was showing another side, but I just couldn't get behind the ending. Absolutely nothing against people who love this movie I get it, I just found it hard for myself after she overheard his parents talking.

Biancalama

Well said. I too wanted the Hollywood ending of him choosing her when I first saw it. However, I understood why he needed a different path. I’m grateful for the time they had and the happiness Will gained after meeting Lou.

ias

I like this movie, but yeah, the ending always bring a difficult discussion. I watched this years ago and still don't know feel about it. This is the literally the second time I decided to watch and I think you did right thing not scoring this.

enyo96

Knowing somebody in Will’s position, I always completely supported his decision. It’s heartbreaking but at the end of the day, it’s nobody’s choice but Will’s. His body, his choice 🩷

Karissa M

This one always gets me. Totally understand the hesitation not to dive too deep into the topic, but I do appreciate the conversation nonetheless. I think we all hoped that Will would’ve went the happier route or at least tried longer than two years, but I think the decision to stay true to the book gave a more controversial but very much real dilemma. Yes, Will had all the resources available to him, but in the end, there simply was no changing his mind. As Answer mentioned, they made a point to say that he had pneumonia 4 times in 2 years, amongst other potential issues that come with his condition. While I’m sure everyone in similar situations deal with different things, it certainly isn’t just as simple as sitting in a wheelchair not being able to do what you did before, as if that wasn’t already enough. Chronic pain, increased chances of getting sick, constant hospital trips etc. I thought it was important to show that you could have everything financially, a great support system, and so forth, and still want to make the decision that Will did. Both sides can be true. I highly recommend watching “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” which follows one of Daniel Radcliffe’s main stunt doubles from the early Harry Potter films. He was sadly injured while working on one of the movies and it gives a very interesting perspective on his life and how he’s had to deal with the mental and physical aspects of being a paraplegic. Incredible young man that, similar to Will, even with a fair amount of resources and gusto for life prior to the accident, provides a glimpse into how he’s had to adapt after something so unexpected. Again, great reaction guys. I am a wreck lol.

Alanna Meyers 🍌

Agreed. If someone is in pain, it’s selfish to not let them go. As much as I love his character and love him and Lou together, it’s what he wanted and I’m glad his character found peace 🩷

Sarah

And now my face is red and eyes are burning

Stephanie N.

This is the second time in my life watching this movie. The first time I watched was in a theater where I sobbed my eyes out at the bumblebee tights, first when he got them for her, because to be known is to be loved, and the second time when she wore them in Paris with a bittersweet smile. I can’t speak to someone’s choice for assisted euthanasia, but I can understand that he was in constant physical and mental pain and had been that way for years. It’s a hard film to watch but it’s ranked as one of my top 5 films, personally.

AllyBoo124

I got this movie spoiled for me years ago and ever since actively decided to avoid it because I didn’t want to cry. After watching I’m at a loss for words and have never been more happy that I knew an ending beforehand, although I didn’t know the specifics of it so that still came as a shock but I knew that we would lose will in the end. And even knowing all that still a beautiful and painful story. I think the conversation is extremely hard and can vary from person to person and just contains so much nuance, it’s definitely more than just a rom com. But like I said a very deep and real thing and fiction wise I think a beautiful story about the impact people can have on your life

Sam

Thank you all, especially Oak for such a sensitive reaction. This movie is very controversial. I highly recommend you watch David Holmes The Boy who lived- documentary on Harry Potters Stunt double who was paralysed on set. It’s a wonderful documentary that really highlights how inspirational David is. I did try to recommend before but couldn’t do the link lol

Knightmare

Man I hate 2010s romcoms they aren't afraid to kill anyone off 😭

Knightmare

Yes. He woke up every morning and couldn't even get out of bed himself. I can't imagine the struggle a person must feel internally when their life shifts so dramatically like that. Then aside from internal feelings, something as simple as sweat could put him in an episode. This was so sadd

Hilde

Oak says in the discussion that he’s seen it, but I would love for them to watch The Intouchables which inspired The Upside.

Olivia

You guys have to check out Daisy Jones & The Six with Claflin it’s soo good and a miniseries (only ten episodes!)

Maisie

The way this movie HURT me! I wish it had addressed that many people still find happiness though.

SeaShel

I fell in love with the book when I first read it over a decade ago. It’s so painful but it’s so realistic. And I adore Emilia Clarke and was thrilled with the casting because Lou’s character is so amazing. Even more so in the book. We all wanted Will to stay. But that’s real life. I recommend everyone read the book! If you don’t mind crying some more…

Lauren

Well, you certainly put me on a whirlwind of emotions between this, Weak Hero, and Pluribus today.

I'm Batman

I get it's a sensitive topic but seeing it through Will's eyes I can completely understand his decision. Yeah there were exoskeletons during this time that could've helped him to stand and to walk, slowly, but given his lifestyle that wouldn't help bring him his life that he had. He was a risk taker and even if he did decide to get this help it still wouldn't be his life and would still be handicapped at the end of the day. Plus the constant pain he would feel, that's enough to take a toll on you mentally. Also during this time while exoskeletons were a thing, they were mostly in the "experimental" stage, and even then not everyone was able to receive these due to health conditions, like bone density issues for example. Ultimately, Will wanted to have total control of his life and death, rather than barely living day by day not being able to restore his previous lifestyle. And no, I'm not saying he made the right choice or anything, I can just understand his reason for going through with this is all. Anyways, great reaction guys, this was my 2nd time watching this and still hits me hard just as much as the first time watching it.

Beautyful_Mess

I’m very late to the discussion but I completely understand where Will was coming from and god forbid if my child was in that kind of situation I like to believe I will be supportive. This wasn’t just Will not able to move he was in constant physical, mental and emotional pain every minute of every day and it would be unfair and quite selfish to want someone to keep on living in that kind of situation because you don’t want to let them go. I didn’t love the ending but it’s something that happens in life sometimes. This has been one of my favorite movie since the day I seen it and I believe the ending has something to do with it.

I'm Batman

I've been hoping they react to that documentary since it came out. Quite a bit of documentaries I'd like them to see, David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Batkid Begins, and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Kelly Melvin

Idk if my mind is playing tricks on me, but I swear when I first saw this movie there was a scene where she straight up breaks up with him.

Anna Neiblum

i think oak is right!! there was a ton of controversy when this came out, as many disabled people say it portrayed a messaged that disabled people have nothing to live for and there's no value to their lives because they don't look like other people's. esp as none of the actors in the movie nor the author of the book are diabled

Alanna Meyers 🍌

I remember too. As someone who is not physically disabled but deals with severe mental health issues and is also autistic (among other things and has tried to end it all), I can see where his character is coming from. I don’t think they were trying to say that disabled people’s lives are depressing, meaningless, etc but I understand how some might take that away from this film. I think Will’s situation was different than a lot of other disabled people’s (as everyone has their own individual experiences) meanwhile lots of disabled people live happy, fulfilling lives. Will specifically felt he had more pain than was worth living for and that’s not everyone’s experience, just his.

Alanna Meyers 🍌

I get where you’re coming from but it’s like anything else. Hidden Figures doesn’t represent all female scientists, The Big Bang Theory doesn’t represent all nerds, White Chicks doesn’t represent all white women, etc. This was Will’s character’s personal experience and life, not everyone’s.

Jacqueline Hahn

It always gets messy when I watch this film. Beautiful, perfectly cast and utterly devastating. Will was in pain. Physically and emotionally. All day, every day. With no prospect of an end to that pain anywhere on the horizon. Far from pushing the idea that as a disabled person Will had nothing to live for, he had EVERYTHING to live for! A loving home, friends, money, a beautiful girl clearly madly in love with him, but he didn't want to carry on. He'd had enough of that pain, enough of the pain his pain was causing the people who love him, and he chose to put a stop to it. That's what Dignitas does. It's why they exist, to help people who chose to to die with dignity. There's a lot of discussion & counselling, but the decision is up tho the person, and personally I'm glad they're there. Nobody should have to endure years, decades, of intolerable suffering just to ease someone else's conscience. X

CendrineBibeau

I second that ! The original french movie is so much better than the "remake" (even thought it's still a good movie, nothing beats Omar Sy performance) 🤗

Jecxxy

I really love the reaction to be honest and I totally understood Oak. It was controversial even when it came out in theaters. I also did not understand it when I first watch it but I still accepted it. But rewatching it again now I guess I understand Will more. On each trip that they had he was just watching. Watch Nathan paddle board, watch Louisa diving for the first time. And despite him being happy for them doing that for the first time you know deep down that he misses it. Something you cant have just right there in front of you. Just like how the movie show it, not everyone will understand.

Maisie

I hear you. As someone with a physical disability, chronic pain, and depression, I just look at this and feel like at a different point in my life, I might have gotten the wrong message from it. I’m not saying the movie should have ended differently. I just think it might have been helpful if Louisa had including a few more lines in her argument about other people, like Stephen Hawking, who find good lives, while still acknowledging the very real and valid feelings Will has.

ImaKatPerson

I do not have a spinal cord injury but I do deal with chronic pain and my mother has had Multiple Sclerosis since before I was born, which is spinal cord related. The thing about disability is that it’s so diverse, especially spinal cord injuries. Every spinal cord injury is like a fingerprint, it’s so unique. Some people are quadriplegic but have pretty functional utility in their hands, don’t experience chronic pain, and some even retain sexual function. Others are living the opposite. The way they chose to portray Will was very much on the severe side. I think they chose to soften some of the aspects of his condition to keep the film somewhat light by telling us instead of showing us he’s in pain everyday and just having him lay in a hospital bed while he has pneumonia, but the reality of both of those situations is actually so much more difficult than how they were portrayed here. His nurse said sometimes he hears Will screaming from the pain. Having pain that intense on a regular basis changes a lot. Pneumonia feels suffocating. I completely understand why someone who still has good things in their life would still want peace on the other side. As long as that person is of sound mind, I don’t think there’s a right or wrong decision for someone in will’s position. I think if we got a scene of Will screaming horrifically in the middle of the night or him struggling more with the pneumonia, the guys might’ve come to understand his decision a little better, but like I said, it wouldn’t fit the tone. I respect the hell out of them declining to score it though.

Panther

I must say, even though this is a controversial and touchy subject. I respect how eloquently all three of you talk about and voiced your views/opinions. It really allows for a two-sided conversation rather than one big argument. So thank you for that!

Alanna Meyers 🍌

I understand what you mean. Maybe the film (and book) could’ve showed Nathan with another patient who was also disabled but didn’t have the same level of pain and wasn’t depressed. Just a way they could’ve showcased the multitudes of disabilities.

L AH

Please watch the original French movie and not the remake first

Drew

Guys I cant relive this movie rn

Anna

Same! ❤️

L AH

(Long message ahead) I work in oncology, and while I don’t have a chronic illness or chronic pain, I closely work with palliative care and psychologists and the amount of pain that patients carry with them is incredible (and I don’t mean it in a good way). Some patients choose to fight, not for them particularly, but for their loved ones. While I find this admirable, I think we should have a bigger conversation around death and assisted suicide because a lot of people are scared to talk about it and suffer more than they should.
I do believe that if we talked about it more, a lot of people would not go through so much chemotherapy, surgeries, treatments … knowing it will only give them a few more years while getting all the side effets, constant pain, hospitalizations, moral suffering … (and also not saying it is a bad thing to want to fight for yourself and/or your loved ones) I only saw one such case in my years, called proportionate sedation (as assisted suicide is not legal in my country yet, but I hope soon). She had an incurable cancer which had metastasized everywhere, especially her lungs, with a constant oxygen requirements and the necessity to get several pleural aspirations a month (which is a painful procedure, even though done with local anesthesia), constant pain (5-6 heavy pain medications which became more and more useless to control her pain), bed ridden. Realistically, since she couldn't receive any active treatment for her cancer because of her general state, she could have lived several weeks +/- months since it was a slow growing cancer. But she had seen her own mother’s condition gradually deteriorates over years until she eventually passed away. It traumatized her because she couldn’t do anything and she always said she never wanted that for herself. So we gathered everyone, doctors and nurses, the patient and her family where we had a long discussion about this sedation and what it meant. The patient, lucid and orientated, reiterated her choice several times over the following days, stating that her physical and moral suffering was just too much to handle. Her family was really understanding, and even though it was a hard decision to make, they were a 100% supportive We decided to perform this sedation with the palliative care team, her family and since she wanted me to be there, I stayed in the room. The process only took a few minutes to “put her to sleep” while her family (and all the medical staff including me) were crying. She died peacefully a couple of days later. While this was one of the hardest thing I have a witnessed in my life, I found her so brave to choosing to go as she wanted and not let the disease take her. I think at the end of the day, in situations of such intense physical and mental pain, we should let people decide how they want to end their life. In Will’s case, he was constantly getting hospitalized for infections, having panic attacks and chronic pain, having people taking care of him 24/7, seeing everyone around him moved on an pity him while before, he was an active person, constantly traveling and trying out new activities, taking risks. It also had been 2 years since the accident so he had ample time to ponder his decision. He just couldn’t adapt to his new life and it was the best decision for him. This is certainly not a way to say that everyone who gets paralyzed or who has a physical or mental health problems should do the same. Some people adapt really well and get to do incredible things. It’s just saying that in some particular cases, it should be a topic of discussion. We are not in anyone’s shoes but our own and if someone ultimately décide to do it, everyone should respect their decision (and here, I only talk about assisted suicide or proportionate sedation, where there’s a discussion around and a long process ot it)

Luca Luca

I just want to point out the conversation during Lou's birthday dinner when Patrick was giving advice about physical therapy to Will, and he replied graciously. I have a (manageable) chronic illness, and in the early years, ppl would come to me giving various (more of the same) recommendations on medicines/therapy/alternative treatments I should try. Sometimes it's motivational speeches to try harder to get better. I know they all meant well, but imagine you hear the same things over and over, when you're still in a state of struggling with this new reality. It can really messed up your head. At times, it feels like ppl judged me of not making the effort to get better, as if I haven't try anything or learn anything about my illness. (Which was obviously incorrect. The 1st thing I did was educate myself about the illness and other patient's experiences, and ofc, to find the necessary treatment). The worst is, instead of asking, ppl tend to assume and give advice straight away, leaving no room to the fact that the illness & treatment results can be varied with every individual. I know my case is nowhere near the struggle that disabled ppl have to go through, I think it's important to remember that every one is different, every disability & sickness can be different with every individual. My takeaway from this movie is love and compassion goes a long way, we may not know every struggle, or fully understand and agree with every decision, but it's part of the reality that needs to be told.

Katie

I thought about David this whole film! Hope they check it out

Katie

Definitely should watch David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived documentary. It’s a great perspective of someone in this situation

Lily

I’m surprised they haven’t reacted to the boy who lived yet them being such big potter heads. I dmed oak when it came out about it but I think it got lost in the other recommendations

Aria Isara

Very different from having an illness but sometimes when people learn that I don't eat meat they suddenly get into detailed explanations about what I should do to get proper nutrients and it's just strange, because did I ask? And also why are they assuming I don't know it already? It just feels patronizing.

Aria Isara

I appreciated this movie for putting the empasis on respecting the person's choice. We almost never see that in fiction. Because as you said there are particular cases especially when physical pain and worsening condition is involved where the choice isn't made on impulse in a bad moment, the choice is actually thought through.

Aria Isara

The story is definitely not saying that disabled people have nothing to live for, that's just baseless controversy. Every disability is different, and the story is only talking about the very specific case of one specific character, and why he personally felt the way he felt. It also represents things that people go through IRL and people who end up making this choice deserve respect too.

Aria Isara

Most fictional stories with the topic of disability choose the angle of positivity. When do you see stories that show someone making the choice of assisted suicide? These stories deserve representation too.

Aria Isara

Exactly!! I don't have chronic illness or a disability but still it really rubs me the wrong way when abled people pass judgment on someone like Will 😠 Most people are speaking without even trying to imagine what it would feel like to be in the person's shoes. There is someone who commented here saying they disagree with Will's choice and they wrote "life is worth living" and the "😊" emoji. ?!?!?!

Aria Isara

Same. I think the movie was trying to make you accept Will's decision to peacefully go, so they didn't actual try to make people ugly cry.

Aria Isara

I think Oak is hyper idealistic hence why the topic makes him uncomfortable.

Aria Isara

Not long ago I commented that Oak is idealistic to the point of being naive sometimes and I think this came through again in this discussion, he could only see through a naive optimistic lens of "maybe today is bad but it can get better". But in reality sometimes it just doesn't. And a worsening very difficult physical situation can take away someone's will to live. No shade to Oak, I know what he said comes from a good place. He mentioned that being paralyzed happens to people in real life, yes, but he seems to forget that people choosing assisted suicide is also real. I've read real life stories of people making this choice. I think these stories deserve representation too. Because fiction almost always goes the route of positivity and "miracles happen", "you can still find happiness and live long" etc. So I appreciate this movie for talking about something *real* that fiction generally ignores. In France in the 2000s there was a young man (Vincent Humbert) who became tetraplegic after a car accident. He woke up after several months of coma. He had also become blind and mute. He could only hear and communicate through finger movements. He made requests to the president for the right to die but it was and still is illegal in France. His mother went on TV saying she will help him die anyway and a few days later gave him a massive dose of sedative. He passed away. She was arrested but thankfully the judge said the context had to be taken into consideration so they let her go. She tried to make assisted euthanasia legal. It didn't happen but thanks to her less than 2 years after the event the parliament adopted a law saying that medical treatment cannot be imposed on patients and they can refuse all treatments even if it threatens their life. There was a similar story in India where a young man (Kolavennu Venkatesh) had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He asked to government for the right to die, with the support of his mother, his argument being that with assisted suicide he could donate his organs instead of dying in vain later. His plea was rejected and he died just a few days after, and only his eyes could be donated. His story was adapted in the Hindi movie Salaam Venky. Just because people are "uncomfortable" with the topic, the justice system and government let this man die in vain and refused to give him his wish. Really tragic. There are so many stories like that and I think it's important to look at reality and give them representation in fiction.

Nicole

My twin sister was born with disabilities that were made worse by a surgery when we were young that left her unable to walk or talk, so it’s definitely a situation that is different than the one Will was in, but when she was sick for the last time in 2021 we as a family told her that if she wanted to let go and not fight anymore, she could. The immense relief in her face told us that she was going to be gone soon and she died the next day. She was living for us and not herself at that point, and doing everything we could to help her through it was doing more harm than good. We gave her the best life possible for the 26 years she was alive but it was ultimately her choice. With all that said- I hate the end of this movie and although I wish it had a happier- perhaps even unrealistic ending- it’s better than Will suffering for the sake of his loved ones. At least this way they all get to move forward with their lives with a new outlook on life because of their experiences with Will and live their lives to the fullest- which is what Will wanted anyway.

Jojo Hart

You really failed at actually understanding what the story was about. Wow.