Extremis

 For such a short movie, Extremis was such a powerful film. I honestly heard the title and had no clue what it was going to be about. I think the first scene introduced the topic quickly but smoothly because we were brought into full emotion. The first scene was in a hospital room and you can tell everyone is upset because of how the camera angles were able to get up close shots showing a lot of emotions in everyone’s face. Donna’s family was so upset at seeing her miserable in tubes but they were confused about what they should do because the tubes were keeping her alive. I also like how it touched on the emotional factor of being a worker at a hospital. I like the scene where they’re all discussing what they can do for these patients and the camera shows this angle where you can see everyone has different opinions and then it shows one of the doctors fall and break down. That scene was powerful because it also shows how doctors are emotional and can also get upset by the conditions of their patients. Seeing this documentary opened my eyes to what unfolds in the ICU, and how stressful the life of a doctor can be, and the decision they have to go through to achieve their patient’s happiness whether they have to be hard on the families or hard on themselves.