Melancholia (Apocalyptic film)

[krisvds]

^ not sure i buy that. what exactly was it that her boss or mother did that would drive her to fuck some random kid she just met on the day she just got married? seemed to me like her husband was understanding and accepting as to who she was, but she didn't have to go and do something like that. i think her character may have been much more likeable had she not done that. You really haven't been around people suffering from severe depression have you? There really is no 'reason' to some of the things she does in the film. It's not as simple as that. She was suffering from mental instability before the film got started.

[ProfessorChaos]

i've been around some people dealing with depression, but none of them i would call "severe". however, you'd think that with a family as wealthy as the one in the film, she'd have some resources as far as anti-depressants or something. it also makes me kinda sick that people who seem to have so much can be so morose and depressed, perhaps that's something that irked me about her character. i mean, there's obviously lots of money in that family, she's gorgeous, has a well-paying job, etc.

[MoonSylver]

Haven't seen the flick, but I can tell you that's one of the sucky things about severe depression: it has no reason. Also, even when treated with anti-depressents, you can still have episodes & or relapses. It doesn't get rid of it 100%, just makes it manageable or tolerable. Also, after awhile they will lose effectiveness & you'll either have to up the dosage or switch to a different one.