Take Your Pills (2018)

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Absolutely Fantastic

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I liked most of the documentary. It was poorly edited though. Also, this "documentary" doesn't even try to hide the fact that its shilling for that Optimind crap. And thise dudes were totally on Rx Stimulants.

It is common in America to take shortcuts (like drugs) for enhancing productivity. It is a simple, painless, and quick method. In reality, these perceived enhancements are just people creating their own reality. School is really boring. Getting A's is really just regurgitating all the lies and unnecessary memorization of facts that your subconscious mind finds repulsive. The placebo effect of taking Adderall and other ADHD drugs is convincing your mind that the drug will permit your rebellious mind to be more obedient. Pro athletes, programmers, and financial traders who believe in the effects of these drugs are really experiencing a self-fulfilling prophesy (creating their own reality.) By believing and subscribing to the notion that one has to compete at a superhuman level to succeed is the collective turning a myth into a reality.

This a terribly discriminatory documentary, signaling out people who suffer from ADHD and ADD. If anything it is about the directors personal experience with the medicine, and her crusade to tie it to words associated with postmodernism like late-capitalism. Also the Lichtenstein reference within the poster just horrifies me. Sadly the solutions the director offers are costly, but maybe not for someone coming from a 'wealthy' social economic background. Healthcare is another topic though and the lack thereof.

Unfortunately, this documentary is all over the the place. In fact, it's so needlessly hyped up and sensationalized that it almost feels like a commercial for Adderall until a third of the way through. A few years ago all the major television networks and news magazines covered the "Adderall: Everyone's Doing It... And It's Out of Control!" angle that this documentary adopts as its main storyline.What's left here are some haphazard anecdotes that really don't go very far into the major downsides of using this drug, along with a never ending panel of talking heads that do little more than reinforce the hype and headlines.This could have been a much more meaningful document of Pharma's lightly policed stimulant free-for-all, and it could've focused on the large scale toll this drug takes on society. Some suggestions (or human examples) of ways to deal with today's lifestyle without the use of these super potent CNS stimulants would've been helpful. Unmasking the corporate army behind the big drug push could've also done some good. Instead, it's more of an alarmist, late to the party, collage of hype and unhelpful (shocking!) opinions.