Beauty is subversive

Laila 2022-04-19 09:02:23

From the very beginning when I found out that this was a drug treatment-themed film, I was thinking, is there really any hope, and can the screenwriter subvert my understanding of drugs? Especially seeing that Nic's drug addiction had little effect on the nerve endings, and when he could recover in two years, I also looked at the progress bar. When I saw that there was still a lot of time, I seemed to be relieved, and I began to think, how will the film end? In the end, however, none of these matters. I feel that no matter what, the beauty of the male lead and the warm tones of the camera make me feel comfortable. I changed my WeChat avatar to Timothée, he is really addictive.

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  • David Sheff: There are moments that I look at him, this kid that I raised, who I thought I knew inside and out, and I wonder who he is. He's been doing all sorts of drugs, but he's addicted to crystal meth, which seems, uh, to be the worst of all of them. And I guess I'm here because I just want to know all that I can about all of it. Know your enemies, right? So, my two big questions are, what is it doing to him, and what can I do to help him?

  • Nic Sheff: One day, I tried methamphetamine... Yeah. That felt good... and I thought, "This is what's been missing." I felt complete. Today's a good day. Yeah, I've been chasing that high ever since. No matter... how much meth... or whatever else I can find to shoot up into my body... I do, it's never enough. And I went to a couple of rehabs, I detoxed, they would talk about disease, sure, but... it never clicked. Until one day I woke up in a hospital and someone asked me, "What's your problem?" And I said, "I'm an alcoholic and an addict." And he said..."No, that's how you've been treating your problem."I know now I need to find a way to fill this big black hole in me. Anyway, so I'm fourteen months clean. I have a job at a rehab. It's fulfilling to help other people get sober. I have a sponsor, Spencer. He shows me how great my life can be sober. And, um, I still have family. My mom's been amazing. My dad's been amazing, too. I want them to be proud of me.