Just watched the documentary Bully…………………
If it is playing near you, I highly recommend watching this film. It is extremely eye opening and thought provoking. The fact that this goes on in our schools is disgusting… When problems are brought to the public and the public speaks up (by show of ticket sales toward this film) people are forced to be held accountable. Watch it by yourself first and make your own judgement obviously but, if my kids were preteens or older I would watch this with them. In my opinion this film needs to be shown in every high school to start an open dialogue…..
This documentary will definitely stay with me….. I have obsessively been doing follow up on all these kids on line. It was shot in 2009 so it’s neat to see what changes this movie has brought about in their lives already.
My husband grew up being beat up on a daily basis just because his family was large and poor. Ironically, he had to learn to fight back in order for it to stop.
P.S. Schools are making "field trips" to see this film, which I suppose is the next best thing, it's just too bad the film can't come to the schools since it's showing in such limited theaters.
Literally just saw this documentary an hour ago. I agree with you, it would be great to show this film in schools where the bullying is taking place! Discussions can begin in Kindergarten, and even before then at home.
Thanks for mentioning that there are follow ups on line, I will definitely check them out. Alex in particular grabbed my heart, what a beautiful smile he had when he had it.
I'm glad you had the chance to see it! When I saw the trailer, automatically I had to send you the link via twitter, dont ask me why, but I had to send it to you.
it is so heartbreaking I hope I can watch it soon, but no sign of it coming out in Spain!
Oops! Sorry, this is me, Connie–didn't mean to be mysterious! You're right that movie stays with you, can't stop thinking about it.