This movie didn't really work for me. I think I realized pretty early on that everything was in the main character's head, and she was just getting lost in her own paranoid fantasies. I do appreciate the emphasis on post-partum depression and related emotional issues, which are a serious concern for many people, but I ended up feeling like it was all too obvious in what it was trying to say. I'm glad you got something out of it though; it's always interesting to see what works for some people and doesn't for others.
I get that. I might've caught it at the right time and in the right mood, plus my overthinking may have played a part in giving more credit to the film than it deserved.
Over and over I've seen people describe "Baby Ruby" as being about postpartum depression. It is not. It's about postpartum psychosis. There's a difference. Postpartum depression does not lead to hallucinations, delusions, or paranoia, and postpartum psychosis is much more rare than postpartum depression. I'd like to be able to tell people that I suffered from post-partum depression (I did) without them jumping to all sorts of wrong conclusions.
This movie didn't really work for me. I think I realized pretty early on that everything was in the main character's head, and she was just getting lost in her own paranoid fantasies. I do appreciate the emphasis on post-partum depression and related emotional issues, which are a serious concern for many people, but I ended up feeling like it was all too obvious in what it was trying to say. I'm glad you got something out of it though; it's always interesting to see what works for some people and doesn't for others.
I get that. I might've caught it at the right time and in the right mood, plus my overthinking may have played a part in giving more credit to the film than it deserved.
Over and over I've seen people describe "Baby Ruby" as being about postpartum depression. It is not. It's about postpartum psychosis. There's a difference. Postpartum depression does not lead to hallucinations, delusions, or paranoia, and postpartum psychosis is much more rare than postpartum depression. I'd like to be able to tell people that I suffered from post-partum depression (I did) without them jumping to all sorts of wrong conclusions.
Ha, I had no idea. Thanks for highlighting the difference, Janice.