Fear of Rain

Great movie... you don't know what to believe right up until the end..
10/10

(Had to watch it on the UK Netfix)

I enjoyed this one. It turned out to be one of those rare movies where I couldn't guess the ending.

I will fight for this film, why is it rated so lowly?

I quite enjoyed this movie to be honest. It was one of the few I've watched where I honestly didn't know how or where things were going to go and if what I was watching was real or in the girl's head.

Has it's flaws but it's still enjoyable and comes together well in the end.

Giving it extra points for being a really good representation of crip/mad theories around mental illness - of how we should integrate "mad" people into our society rather than shun and isolate them. Rain gets to be fully human, gets to be loved even while suffering severe episodes, and isn't "cured" in the end but rather is better supported by those around her.

Caleb is autistically coded and is a good example of how often neurodivergent people are able to intuitively see, love, and support one another in ways that neurotyplicals struggle to - or simply won't. He wasn't scared of her, he believed her but asked responsible questions, and he just wanted to understand her condition so he could empathize with her and support her. ~I may have cried a little when he told her he loved her brain.~ Caleb represents how we could be as a society if we could stop demonizing and separating the mad.

The movie doesn't make her illness a magical power and it doesn't sugar coat how hard it can be at times. But it shows clearly that for her to be sent away would be the worst possible scenario for her.

Overall? That's pretty rad.

Enjoyable and tense fast paced watch, but with a few flaws the more you think about it 7/10.

What I liked:
The element of uncertainty regarding the reality of the main character
This creeping sense that builds up to the finale where things get extremely wild
The twist is good but I think entirely predictable and hinted at a bit too obviously

What I didn’t like so much:
Although unqualified to make too much of a judgement, I feel like the portrayal of schizophrenia is perhaps a little problematic/ dramatised. Sometimes watching it felt like are they kind of exploiting this very real illness to make an over the top story
I felt like there could have been a few more creepy moments with the neighbour whether imagined or otherwise as that actress just nailed the creepy vibe
[spoiler]The twist at the end is basically the dad is a dumbass and never believes his daughter, it seems like literally everything would have been sorted if he had a little faith or was more honest with her[/spoiler]

Was expecting the movie to be quite worse. I was quite surprised when it wasn't.

Great story and well done as far as making us believe in Rain's schizophrenia and how it torments her and her family. This is definitely worth watching.

The storyline was great. The acting meh. All in all good movie.

What a great watch, was not expecting it being so good.