"Pieces of a Woman"

 I watched "Pieces of a Woman" tonight.  And it was hard to watch while being fabulous.  It was real and raw.  It was a low budget film and I think that helped the realness of it.  The movie was about a couple losing their baby, right after she was born, and then the aftermath of that.  The film depicted the trauma of childbirth, the loss and the grief, addiction relapse, family breakdown, dementia, and how times moves on. 

The film started with a bridge being built and in the end it was so.  There was symbolism with the apples.  From seeds, seeds sprouting and an old tree in the end.  Everything about the movie felt well planned and thought out.  It was really worth the two hours of my time to watch it. 

Then there is the controversary surrounding Shia LeBeouf.  My understanding is that Netflix scrubbed the trailer of his scenes.  Which is really ridiculous.  Yes he is being sued by an ex-girlfriend for emotional abuse.  That is a side note and has nothing to do with the film.  He's not why you watch the film, but he does do his character well.  You watch the movie for the story and hope that whoever the actors are, that they can play the character well.