Well friends, last night I went to see the AMY documentary film. My reaction; complete frustration and sadness.
The film began telling the story about Amy Winehouse getting into music and all that jazz, (haha) some pretty great stuff. But as the film went on, and the inevitable began to play, my heart grew more and more heavy for her. This was a girl just screaming for help, and no one would step up. I have a lot of respect for her friends who were mentioned in the film a few times, as they were the only ones who were portrayed to care at all that Amy was not healthy. Before I get too far in to this post, I want to say that this is just what I got from watching the film, my own opinion.
I have always been beyond grateful to have such a loving and caring father who supports me through all of the good and bad, as well as my amazing mother. I was blown away at Amy’s parents. Her mother seemed absent through the whole ordeal. However, she wasn’t mentioned much in the film so that could have just been false. Her father however I would love to have a word with. Not only did he ignore her cries for help, as well as her friends to get her in to rehab and to get her healthy, but he used her success to gain his own. Again, this could have been a portrayal conveyed by the film, but I still left the theatre extremely disappointed by him and his lack of guidance. NEXT: her ex husband. He himself clearly needed help, but what he also needed was to step up and be the man who could take care of her and do what’s best for her. Just disappointing.
My apologies for this post coming across so negative, but it just really deeply disturbed me. Amy Winehouse could have made it through if only there were one person who forced her to get healthy. To monitor and force her to get clean. Tough love is not an option when someone is in such a bad place. What they need is deep love. Love that will guide her and hold her as if she were a child. I know for myself, there have been times in my life when the people I needed most when I was in a downwards spiral, (problems different to Amy’s) who gave me tough love and left me alone. It only made matters worse. So I guess what I’m trying to say after all of that, is Please. If you know someone in need of love and help, don’t just leave them, or try a few times to help them out. Make it happen. Do what is needed to be done so to save that person, because sometimes in our lives we all need saving. The circumstances can be different, but the pain is the same, and you just don’t have the strength and sometimes even loose the will to keep fighting for yourself. Please don’t leave those in need.
The director/s and creator/s of the film did a magnificent job. After wiping away some tears in the theatre, I left as if I had gotten to know the girl behind the name. May you rest in peace Amy Winehouse. We all miss you. Your talent and beautiful, crazy soul will live on. Thank you for sharing with us your talent and heart and soul.
Much love,
Jodi