Synopsis
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
2018 Directed by Felix van Groeningen
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
뷰티풀 보이, Beautiful boy, siempre serás mi hijo, Querido Menino
steve carell; *breathes*
the soundtrack; duNDUNDUNDUDNS. A A A A WA A A AHHHHHA A A A A HHHHHHHHH BOOOOMAMAMSMMMMMMMM DUUUUUUUUUJNNNNNMNBNNBJ
i knoooooow that brad pitt probably didn’t actually contribute that much to the film but i can’t stop imagining him in producer’s meetings ...
-“haha let’s have my The Big Short co-star stevey randomly do coke at this part and then never talk about it again! it’ll be EPIC”
-brad in the editing room: “we need even louder, more horrifying music when the beautiful boy goes missing for the 52nd time to really manipulate the audience into empathizing with the boring dad”
editor: “isn’t this like ... a drama”
brad: “you’re right ... let’s add some jarring classical opera music too!”
editor: “uhhh, but—“
brad: “MUSE WASN’T AVAILABLE WE’LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE DO”
-*tearing up* “my god ... that…
screening + q&a with timothée “the boy!” chalamet
this is a 2 hour competition of WHO WANTS THE OSCAR MORE? between timmy and steve carell. also during the q&a the microphone was not on and baby boy did not notice
timothée: i don’t do meth! *sneaks off to do meth*
steve carrell: WHHY ARE YOU RUNNING?? WHY ARE YOU RUNNING????????
imagine this but repeated every 20 minutes over the course of 2 hours and you have beautiful boy (2018)
I was nervous about this film going in, being a big admirer of the book. But it is possibly the most realistic depiction of addiction at a young age that I've ever seen -- right up there with Christiane F. Or maybe it just most accurately reflects my own experience of battling drug addiction. A masterful, music-centric exploration of abnormal psychology and substance dependence. Some viewers may take issue with the soundtrack structure, but I felt it flawlessly articulated all of the appropriate feelings associated with chemical abuse, and the destruction of everything in its wake. I am entirely emotionally eviscerated but, above all else, simply grateful to be alive.
I really like Felix van Groeningen. I have seen The Broken Circle Breakdown and The Misfortunates. Hoping to catch up on the rest of his filmography soon.
Interesting that the PR on this film seems to make it about the opiod epidemic when it's really about methamphetamine addiction. I know people on meth and unfortunately I didn't quite believe the portrayal of it in this film. On a positive note, I thought Steve Carell was quite believable as the enabling dad.
Deluxe screener
amazon studios have recognised my 2 weaknesses
• a focus on a soft father/son relationship
• michael scotts struggle for happiness
Steve Carell plucking some random girl off the street and pinning her as a meth addict just because she looked a little grungy was... a choice?? hope he doesn't catch me on one of my off days
Me gustan Carell y Chalamet, así que me duele verlos arrastrados a semejante canallada.
Una película que parece diseñada para pasarla en colegios evangelistas a chicos de 12 años para manipularlos emocionalmente con la esperanza de que piensen que LA DROGA es un monstruo del cual se tienen que cuidar mirando abajo de la cama todas las noches (A tal punto es así que prácticamente no vemos al protagonista consumir ¿Con quienes se droga? ¿Cuando?).
Por su acercamiento terriblemente inmaduro al conflicto parece diseñada a medida para lavar las culpas del padre antes que para abordar con un mínimo de seriedad la problemática de sus personajes. Oh, casualidad, el padre es quien escribió la historia del libro en que se basa la película.
La utilización de la música es uno de los más insoportables que vi en mucho tiempo. Una película sobre "el flagelo de la droga" filmada como si fuera una publicidad de Visa.
Abyección.
Do yOu tHink sMokiNg dRugs iS coOL???
On the real i really liked this movie but what’s up with the music choices...?
i love this movie so much it makes me cry every time and want to be in movies and holy moly i love it
never noticed how ominous the music choices for this film really are. I appreciate brad Pitt's effort tho
Hay películas que se ven justo en el momento que necesitabas verlas, y para mi esta es una de ellas.
Una historia muy bien escrita que te llega hasta lo mas profundo de tus sentimientos. Al ser padre de dos hijos pude entender lo que es sentirse dividido, sentir que eres feliz y al mismo tiempo preocupado por el bienestar de esa otra persona que también forma parte de tu vida. Recomendada!
El soundtrack!
A film of this nature needs to be dealt with very carefully but the audience is always removed, the emotions are seen rather than experienced, as if we're looking at the rollercoaster instead of riding it. The film only introduces us to the characters mid-crisis, and there's not a single scene that isn't either related to Nic's addiction, or a flashback from a scene related to his addiction.
Besides this, the acting is incredible. I wish the director could have made some better choices and really given these actors room to shine. I feel like this could have been great.
One of the saddest, most emotional, and heartbreaking movies I’ve ever seen. This movie made me cry so much but it’s truly beautiful. I would denfinitely recommend it.
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