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Okay, so I'm watching Neo Ned right now on Netflix and I have ALL THE FEELINGS (Jeremy Renner & Gabrielle Union & buckets of craziness) and tell me one of you has seen this and can talk to me about it?

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So many feelings! Idek! I'm weird about watching movies centered around mental illness because I'm always worried about either relating too much to one of the characters or getting pissed because the portrayals don't work like actual crazy. So even those this movie did include buckets of crazy, the crazy seemed real. Make sense?

I loved Ned. I think he was just a confused, crazy kid. Even when he was talking shit that made me wanna cover my ears (even though I grew up hearing that kind of stuff - there's a reason I don't associate with most of my family), I don't think he actually meant it. Obviously, since he went from trying to be a white supremacist to falling for a black girl pretty damn quickly. I think he liked being in the mental hospital because of the attention and the structure, which is something I can relate to. When they were kicking him out and he asked if he could still go to the zoo, I maybe almost teared up. I did tear up when he hugged the... idk if he was a nurse or a guard or a little of both, but the guy from Boy Meets World who worked at the hospital? Anyway, yeah. Sad.

I can't believe they never got caught for the stolen car though. I don't get it.

I also don't the whole Rachel-thinks-she's-Hitler thing. I think Gabrielle Union did an awesome job, just because I think I could tell that Rachel was never actually HAPPY, even when she was having good times with Ned. I don't doubt she loved him, but she wasn't happy.

I knew before it actually played out that Ned was going to stay and take the fall for killing that guy. I know people who feel more comfortable behind bars, but usually it's after they've been there before. I can't understand why Ned seemed to have spent his whole life trying to reach that point, but I guess it's because of his dad. Ned's mom is nuts, btw, and not in a good way.

*TMI ALERT* - When Rachel wet the bed, I actually had to pause the movie and walk away. I have weird reactions to things that are overly-relatable, and that has happened to me more than once. Also, I hope that she can find peace with what happened, because she KILLED SOMEONE (who deserved it, but still, killing changes a person) and someone she cares about (in whatever crazy way) is serving time over it.

I can't believe I didn't even know about this film. Sometimes Netflix recommendations get it right, lol.