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ENTITY talks on movie about anorexia.

Netflix is releasing its new movie, “To the Bone,” starring Lily Collins. It tells the story of a 20-year-old girl’s battle with anorexia and developments throughout her healing process.

This is a powerful topic to tackle and I commend Netflix for sharing the struggle that at least 30 million people across the U.S. face.

Of course, with such a controversial topic, there is bound to be backlash. And after the trailer was released, viewers were immediately left divided.

Some saw representation of such a real and shocking topic to be beneficial in informing people about the severity of anorexia, as well as providing hope of breaking free for people suffering anorexia themselves.

Others claim it glamorizes eating disorders. They see it as a harmful trigger for others to develop anorexia or resurface it after recovery.

It’s hard to tell exactly what the film will be for viewers, especially as it won’t be released until July 14. Personally, I think it’s timely and necessary. It should give an honest representation of the eating disorder and give hopeful information about recovery.

Everyone had the same skepticism about “13 Reasons Why,” but that too was an absolutely relevant and much-needed production. It gave raw, honest accounts of events that happen to people everywhere, all the time.

It brought depression and suicide to people’s attention and forced them to readjust their perception of mental illness. It brought awareness for people without those issues, and comfort and healing for those with them. Yes, there were exceptions, and it’s a terrible risk to take, but overall, I support it for what it was: an amazing story with dynamic characters about a heavy topic.

Anorexia is still a risky bet, but the people who crafted “To the Bone” were no strangers to it. The film’s director, Marti Noxon, also suffered from a serious eating disorder. And the star of the film, Lily Collins, struggled with an eating disorder in her teens. She lost a substantial amount of weight for the role all under intense medical supervision, so as not to risk triggering the illness.

If a woman who suffered from anorexia before can act as her anorexic character and support the film wholeheartedly, it should be healthy, sound and valuable for viewers.

The creators know what they’re talking about. They are reliable sources, having previously dealt with eating disorders. This dramedy wasn’t made by a few strangers to mental illness who were trying to profit off of exploiting the topic.

It was made by people who experienced it first-hand and can handle sharing it in a sensitive yet sensibly candid way.

You can watch the full trailer for “To the Bone” here:

Edited by Kayla Caldwell
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