This is the first film that I have come across that really gets mental illness right. Fujitani as "she/her" is chaotic and unpredictable. Her actions are irrational, but meticulous in a way. She compulsively follows her rituals each day. She desperately needs someone or something to be her rock, but she is deathly afraid of being abandoned again. Her fantasy world that she has crafted protects her from the abandonment, but at the cost of her sanity and chance at normal life. This film hit a little too close to home, and I will watch it again for sure. Very well done.
Review of Ritual
