Lars von Trier presents a hauntingly beautiful insight into the brain of a depressed person and one with Anxiety.
He goes step-by-step through the phases of mania and lethargy, the rising feeling of angst and panic in both sister characters, and in terms of psychology- related pathologies.
I find especially striking the end where both sisters sit in a house that gives no protection, waiting for the world to end. This is one of the most beautiful symbols of how these illnesses can literally end a person's world from the inside- by them ending their life.
If you don't feel like being depressed- don't watch this movie. However if you've ever been depressed or anxious and wonder if anyone else knows what that feels like- watch this movie and you'll see that other people do understand.
He goes step-by-step through the phases of mania and lethargy, the rising feeling of angst and panic in both sister characters, and in terms of psychology- related pathologies.
I find especially striking the end where both sisters sit in a house that gives no protection, waiting for the world to end. This is one of the most beautiful symbols of how these illnesses can literally end a person's world from the inside- by them ending their life.
If you don't feel like being depressed- don't watch this movie. However if you've ever been depressed or anxious and wonder if anyone else knows what that feels like- watch this movie and you'll see that other people do understand.