The Bridge 2006 123movies

#123movies #fmovies #putlocker #gomovies #solarmovie #soap2day Watch Full Movie Online Free – People suffer largely unnoticed while the rest of the world goes about its business. This is a documentary exploration of the mythic beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge, the most popular suicide destination in the world, and those drawn by its call. Steel and his crew filmed the bridge during daylight hours from two separate locations for all of 2004, recording most of the two dozen deaths in that year (and preventing several others). They also taped interviews with friends, families and witnesses, who recount in sorrowful detail stories of struggles with depression, substance abuse and mental illness. Raises questions about suicide, mental illness and civic responsibility as well as the filmmaker’s relationship to his fraught and complicated material.
Plot: The Bridge is a controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco – the world’s most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims’ loved ones describe their lives and mental health.
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Ratings:

	7.2/10 Votes: 11,440
	68%
	58/100
	6.8 Votes: 175 Popularity: 9.012

Reviews:

More than just shock value
This film’s got a lot of publicity due to the controversial nature of a small amount of its content – namely people jumping from the bridge. There is so much more to this film than that.

Yes, its shocking, yes its heartbreaking but by talking to the families and friends of the jumpers there is a tremendous insight into the true ramifications of suicide. Some families/friends come to terms with it, some don’t. Some realise that their friend/relation is now at peace, while some are angry at the selfishness of it. I found a lot of the film life affirming, it also features a survivor and someone who was rescued at the last moment. This really isn’t a ghoulish film.

It’s an excellent documentary that makes no judgements. All it does is spotlight something in society that we don’t like to talk about in an intelligent, compassionate and unbiased way. There is so much more to this film than just the shock value, hopefully people will see that.

For what its worth I felt that by deciding to take their own lives in a public forum the jumpers had forgone the right to privacy in their final moments. I didn’t feel like a voyeur. I recommend this film very highly.

Tastefully done (mostly)
Several reviewers have criticized this film for its moral/ethical bankruptcy. They point out that if film crews were at the Golden Gate Bridge monitoring jumpers and filming them (often from multiple cameras), they could have done more to prevent the tragedies. If you take that approach to watching this film, you will certainly be offended.

But I don’t believe it was the intent of the filmmakers to make any sort of moral/ethical statement. Rather, they simply present us with an eye through which we see what happens in the world. It’s no different from a National Geographic special which tracks a leopard stalking some unsuspecting gazelle and the bloody carnage that ensues. Should the camera crews be criticized for not warning the gazelle?

OK, enough of the ethical debate. Chances are, if you’re prepared to see live footage of people jumping off bridges, you won’t get too bent out of shape at the underlying morality (or lack thereof). Let me just say that it was tastefully done–or as tastefully as you can do a subject like this.

Interviews with well-spoken, competent individuals added a refreshing, “scientific” approach to this highly emotional subject. Yes, family members and close friends are interviewed, but (unlike Fox News et al) we don’t get the hysterical, weepy ad hominem clips. Instead we get very lucid and enlightening insights as spoken by the people who knew the victims well. Overall, it presents a compelling point of view, far more provoking than the usual “suicide is evil, and all suicidal people are losers” mantra which we often hear. If you are a psychology student or if you are in some way familiar with severe depression, this is a great film to watch. It documents the last hours of those who have truly gone to the extreme of mental anguish. This subject has been taboo for centuries, and I’m not quite sure why. But I’m glad to see that films like this are bringing it into the open.

MY ONLY CRITICISM: While most “jumping” scenes were handled well, there are a few which I found a bit tacky. This was due to the camera work being a bit too greedy. When the individual climbs onto the ledge, suddenly we see the camera jockeying into position as if to get the best view of the fall. Sometimes the overzealous camera operator jumps the gun and pans down to the water far ahead of the body. This comes across as just a tad bit bloodthirsty. But hey, I guess I’d get a little excited behind the lens, too.

But really that’s a minor criticism. In contrast, I have to praise the film for being professionally done, even with a decent musical score (not too sappy, not too sterile). But really it’s the objectivity and lack of obvious bias which makes it a great documentary, something which Michael Moore could learn a lot from (sorry, someone had to say it). Also, just because it’s a documentary, don’t expect that it’ll be linear and boring. The filmmakers were very adept at weaving suspense and an underlying drama which culminates with a truly stunning climax at the end. I must applaud this film on both an academic and an artistic level.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 34 min (94 min)
Budget 25000
Revenue 179780
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Documentary, Drama
Director Eric Steel
Writer Tad Friend
Actors Eric Geleynse, Chris Brown, Susan Ginwalla
Country United Kingdom, United States
Awards 2 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,608 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm, Video
Cinematographic Process Digital Video, Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm