no i was like what the fuck

 

I legit almost turned it off because I thought it was too weird, sorry

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Too weird.

 

I'm certainly not new to "alternative" styles of treatment and therapy....but it had me wondering, is this for real? I'm googling it...

 

OP I was the same, like when she got out the bottle I was like what the actual fuck mate

But then when she was feeding her I was in tears, I think that the imagery was intense and it was the meaning behind the feeding that got to me. I mean the relationship between Eli and her mother in the movie was portrayed as distant and it was clear that Eli's mother hadn't been there for her as she should have been when Eli was a baby. I think the scene was supposed to be weird because (well Eli's mother is a little quirky anyway lol) but the concept was foreign for both of them and it was extremely intimate for them... like part of me felt like I shouldn't be watching such a private moment. Another thing that touched me was the fact that Eli for so long had grown a complete fear of food and it was the enemy for her, (look what it took for her to eat th chocolate bar) she at that point would have died over than facing her fear and to have her mother hold her and physically comfort her and help her overcome that was very emotional to me.

Idk maybe the philosophy student in me is reading too deep.

(Sorry if this post is a mess I'm extremely exhausted and have been b/p'ing all night)

 

I didn't think it was strange. Yes, it was different. But in a way it was touching. It was a loving gesture from a mother to her child? Idk... I liked it.

 

Dude I thought it was so fucking weird. She got the bottle and I was like, can you not.

but I cried a good hard cry when she actually wanted to be fed. It takes some SERIOUS abandonment issues to want that.
I myself like to be held and rocked, probably because my parents didn't really hold me or anything.

 

I see the reason behind it

it wasn't that weird

I've seen weirder

 

I think I read way too much about it before seeing the movie so expected it to be way weirder. Don't get me wrong, it was definitely weird, but my response was also just "meh, it's an independent(ish)/semi-artsy film, I'm not surprised."

Same goes for the tree hallucination and what not. Also, since there was so much Lucas hate, I expected to hate him way more, which I think in the end made him almost endearing to me.

 

I hated this scene, I thought the whole part was so weird

 

OP I was the same, like when she got out the bottle I was like what the actual fuck mate

But then when she was feeding her I was in tears, I think that the imagery was intense and it was the meaning behind the feeding that got to me. I mean the relationship between Eli and her mother in the movie was portrayed as distant and it was clear that Eli's mother hadn't been there for her as she should have been when Eli was a baby. I think the scene was supposed to be weird because (well Eli's mother is a little quirky anyway lol) but the concept was foreign for both of them and it was extremely intimate for them... like part of me felt like I shouldn't be watching such a private moment. Another thing that touched me was the fact that Eli for so long had grown a complete fear of food and it was the enemy for her, (look what it took for her to eat th chocolate bar) she at that point would have died over than facing her fear and to have her mother hold her and physically comfort her and help her overcome that was very emotional to me.

Idk maybe the philosophy student in me is reading too deep.

(Sorry if this post is a mess I'm extremely exhausted and have been b/p'ing all night)

Yesssss.. it was like she realized how bad she needed that from her mom and was willing to accept her mom to give her that nutrition... Like if her mom didn't really care, no way would she have accepted that nutrition and CALORIES, but she could see past her mom's mistakes and how much she really does care, and what her mom was willing to try to help. She needed that from her mom , to see and hear that desperation from love come from her mom, and when she did, she was willing to take the calories, it was worth it, for her and also I think a part of her did it FOR her mom (especially actually eating).... Out of love and to be loved. And when she sang to her

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Dude I thought it was so fucking weird. She got the bottle and I was like, can you not.

but I cried a good hard cry when she actually wanted to be fed. It takes some SERIOUS abandonment issues to want that.
I myself like to be held and rocked, probably because my parents didn't really hold me or anything.

Yesss to everything u said. And I'm sorry u that u can relate due to personal experience

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It was kinda endearing

 

It was awkward af but I cried so hard..

 

I didn't cry
It was just sheer desperation in the mothers part & guilt that her mental problems when Eli was young made her anorexic. She just wanted to feed her baby. Kind of understand as a mother as my children will always be my babies even when they're amillion years old.

 

I laughed. Like actually lol'd. Out loud.

 

I was uncomfortable

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I was so uncomfortable I actually felt my skin crawling. I don't like human touch much so yeah lol gross. Just no. Never ever happen to me!

 

It was weird as fuck. Like i was cringing it was so weird to watch.

 

Fore me it wase more about what we are wiling to do fore our strange mothers.

 

Was ok. Didn't cry

 

People apparently is TOO STUPID to understand the fucking metaphor.

"Ewwwww, soooo weirddd!!!111!"

 

OMFG I CRIED JENSOWKSOQ

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I had mixed feelings about that scene. Overall though, that scene just made me feel really uncomfortable.

 

I sobbed unexpectedly because it was super uncomfortable but the feels just got me out of nowhere :'(