Bring Her Back

this movie left me in the biggest slump after watching … truly had me walking out of the theater pondering if i was even in reality. i was sobbing so bad i think i put myself in a daze or something i don’t even know how to describe it …  anyways this was truly everything. the beginning was somewhat slow to me but once it comes together GOD does it COME TOGETHER!!!! similarly to talk to me, bring her back tackles the topic of grief and trauma in such a haunting and emotional way; without spoilers, i will say that the final shot of the movie is 100% what moved me the most because it reflects how those two things can come together and become one towards healing, regardless of how that may look. there were so many instances in this where i felt like i knew what was coming or what would happen next, but honestly i was proven wrong each time which i think is what contributes to the uniqueness of the film because at least for me, unlike some horrors, it felt so UNPREDICTABLE!!! there was one scene in particular that genuinely left me frozen in shock for a solid minute!!!! also since the academy acknowledged the substance last year, can they acknowledge this horror too, and give sally hawkins the nomination she deserved because that performance was everything to me