White Rabbit

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Better then I thought. Topical in an age when mass killing sprees are just another day in this ruined country. The film has decent character development, and plausibility, though the lead's final rage lacks the buildup you'd expect. In the "Joker", the developing psychosis is explored and the final rage explosion is anticipated. We know it 'll happen here too because the scripting allows no other possibility. It's well scripted, the supporting roles have more acting then the lead, and his relative lack of passion could be ascribed to a feature of schizoid dissociation, but movies like this play to an audience largely unversed in the subtler symptomology of psychotic and abused children. They CAN be emotionally dead. Yet his actions contradict emotional deadness, they are in fact driven and passionate, it's just the depth that's missing in what is largely an actorly film far more then a bang-bang flick. Still, it has enough coherence and integrity to more then hold your interest....disaster is imminent and stressed and inferred all the time....and the only part that confused me was the "revelation" about the lead's best friend, which sort of retrospectively authenticates his craziness which has already been established in other ways many times over.. But it is a craziness cleverly fused with many of the motives of a very normal teenager, the conflicts, the compulsion to obey an abusive parent, the initially suppressed reaction to the bullying..... So, a n interesting mixture of things here......worth it.

Ultimately too violent for me but compelling until then. Nice twist before the ending is well-handled (I didn't see it coming).

Well done movie about a subject that is affecting everyone in the US, whether it's in HS, college or the workplace. Rather than being a 'Columbine rip-off', it's a detailed look into the mind of someone who might or might not erupt into a mass murder spree. Well acted, filmed, directed and scored, the filmmakers should be proud that they made a serious treatment of this subject, and not a comic book version like "Almost Mercy", a film we saw right before White Rabbit. Ironically, "Almost Mercy" received a higher rating on IMDb than this film, probably because it had more gore, violence and sensationalism than this film contained. While Almost Mercy had a few nice comedic touches, you better hope you're not around when someone decides to follow the advice that film seemed to be giving out...

A strong story that touches some very delicate and striking points: the fragility of children and how something, like the bullying, can trigger a terrible action when it is combined with a mental impairment in progress. While it is true that the bullying is not the cause of the final action in the film, this is largely a catalyst and, in the end, what turns out to be the trigger is a heartbreak. But bullying and a broken heart is not enough to turn you into a killer, there is something deeper in the mind. A childhood with huge emotional conflicts; as underestimation, frustration, anger and helplessness and loneliness, can lead a fragile person, and with a broken psyche, to a total detachment to others with a fatal outcome. In the end, the vulnerability of the girl (the character portrayed by Britt Robertson) and the memory of having acted unfairly and without any real motivation in its infancy, make him reassess their actions and, fortunately for her, gives to policemen enough time to act and finish the attack. That is why, we can see the final scene where he, as a child, is seen releasing the rabbit instead of kill it. It is an allegory about redemption you get when you forgive someone innocent (the "White Rabbit" is the helpless girl). And the rabbit in his mind, is the representation of his own guilt, and the inner voice who, at the end, says him that it's time to leave, the indication that he is dying and this is the end... without being able to fix the things that he has made.

I thought we were going to have a rip off of Donnie Darko when I saw the title of the movie but apart of the main character having visions and hallucinations it's not comparable. In White Rabbit the main character Harlon Mackey played by Nick Krause is getting bullied at school, has not a lot of friends, and even at home things are not particularly good. After a day hunting with his father he is traumatized when he had to shoot a defenseless white rabbit. From that point he's starting hallucinating, hearing voices speaking to him from his favorite comic book. I thought Nick Krause did a good job with his character. And the other actors were all good as well. The story is entertaining and is an example of a lot of things that go wrong in the education of kids in the United States. Teaching your kids to shoot guns at their young age, buying them guns as a present, prayer groups before going to school etc, all things that will mess up a kid if he's borderline disturbed. Kids that are getting bullied, that are outcasts in their school, it's not a good idea to give them guns as a present. And that's why in America you get shootings at schools etc... Things that you almost never see in Europe. I did enjoy the movie, especially the acting of Nick Krause.

Growing up can be tough. It is even more tough as men when we are sensitive, and things can just get to us so much. Bullying tactics might be enough to have us cry and just have different meltdowns of sorts. I believe this is the core theme of this movie. In life we have challenges and we can rise above them and be better then them or we can let them crush our soul. Watching bullying movies can be hard for me and yet so relatable although the movie is only about bullying in part I believe it to be one of the central themes. It makes me angry inside seeing bullying but for me I just sympathize with it so much due to my own experiences. In life we have to be tough but kids do not always know how. In small town living there is not much to do but people have fun doing what people have always been known to do. Very interesting directing, use of filter, acting, writing, the story flows in an interesting way, and the topics throughout the film are extremely relevant. There are things with the film I will not talk about, as the story changes in interesting ways throughout the film. I bumped into this on the "trending now" section on Netflix streaming and I was glad I did. It also has Sam from True Blood in it who I always liked. He plays a real masculine no nonsense type dad.

The story of a terribly introverted boy who lives mostly in his head,since reality is too hard for him. He has really too few things that made his life barely acceptable, and he loses them one after the other. He is left with his distressing memories and his loneliness; his only escape valve- his comics- are taken away from him by a a father that try too late to regain his parental function. The settings perfectly highlight Harlon's life and falling into desolation. Especially great scenes were shot at the abandoned warehouse: a rusty, run-down and deserted place where Harlon in some way can be himself and can be together with his newborn love. To be watched.

i have a 14 year old kid who is a high school freshman this year. this movie has an insight into that world that is raw and scary. every parent's fear. mental illness, bullying, violence… the minefield a young boy has to dodge all alone inside his head just to get through to the other side. remarkable, good stuff. highly recommend it. i have a 14 year old kid who is a high school freshman this year. this movie has an insight into that world that is raw and scary. every parent's fear. mental illness, bullying, violence… the minefield a young boy has to dodge all alone inside his head just to get through to the other side. remarkable, good stuff. highly recommend it.

I have watched this movie a couple times now and every time I notice something different and have a different theory about the ending. This is going to be the next cult classic, especially since Britt is about to skyrocket to fame and her fans are going to seek this movie out. She is great in this goth role. The cinematography is so beautiful even though the subject matter is so ugly and the town looks so gritty. The story is so tragic because there are so many things along the way that could have stopped Harlon - his mom could have intervened, he could have joined the church like his dad, his teacher could have tried to help. So many people failed to come through for him. I hope people who see this this movie pay closer attention to those around them who need help.