http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4144296/Keanu-Reeves-Lily-Collins-chat-Bone.html

To The Bone will premiere exclusively on Netflix on Friday, 14th July.

http://theplaylist.net/first-trailer-anorexia-drama-bone-starring-lily-collins-keanu-reeves-20170620/

http://collider.com/to-the-bone-trailer-lily-collins/#images

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/as-an-eating-disorder-therapist-im-concerned-about_us_59510bfbe4b0326c0a8d09dd

I think people are much smarter than they are given credit.

The Guardian addresses the same issue and as well fails in providing an alternative how to properly address difficult topics.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jun/26/netflix-to-the-bone-anorexic-mental-health-eating-disorders-iliy-collins

also, I notice a trend of judging a movie by its trailer... which is neither fair nor just.

I don't think there's a solution, though, because films shouldn't shy away from hard topics either, and the fact that this is starting a discussion is already a good outcome. And from what I hear, the people involved with the film are aware of the issues and did their best to present this in a sensitive, non-glamourising way.

But right now I'm more concerned about the interviews where Lily Collins spoke about how her nutritionist helped her lose weight in a 'healthy' way, which as some people have pointed out might make a lot of people desperately try to find out how that was done and do it for themselves. Which is still better than them losing that weight in an unhealthy way, but I think one of the key motivators for healing is knowing that their ED might kill them; such that if they hear that there's a healthy way to do it, that obsession might just come back even stronger. Ultimately, this is still a mental illness that directly affects their ability to think rationally about this, which is what makes them especially prone to being hurt by even the most well-intentioned film; some of them mention having been 'inspired' even by documentaries on the harm of anorexia, because just seeing those emaciated bodies spurred them on to try harder to get there.

And while ED are not an issue for me, thank God, there are some films that I won't see because I strongly suspect they could trigger bad behavior OR that I simply feel that aren't to my taste or that I'd find grossly offensive in some way. That doesn't necessarily mean those films shouldn't be made. There may be films that shouldn't be made or seen, but I don't think "To The Bone" is one of them.

Advocating censorship is never helpful - it's fascistic - and discussion always has the potential to be helpful. It's better than denial, isn't it?

All of that said, I always have trouble with actors becoming grossly unhealthy for a film. Yes, I'm including Keanu's weight loss for Little Buddha in that.
AND from the beginning, I didn't like that "To The Bone" was being promoted as a "comedy."

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a10217404/to-the-bone-trailer-controversy/

Tomatometer 80% https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to_the_bone/

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/tv-show-13-reasons-why-inspired-suicides-of-teens-bella-herndon-and-priscilla-chiu-families-claim/news-story/8548085fd3fdddde271af332d08fea1a

Right now I get the sense that the main issue isn't that the film glamourises anorexia - which so far everyone involved and various viewers have said it doesn't - but rather that its content is likely to trigger relapses in those who are battling anorexia. I can empathize with that, but I don't really know what the solution is here, given that the film itself apparently handled the subject matter as sensitively and thoughtfully as it could. At the very least, it's definitely started a conversation, and perhaps made it easier for people to notice if someone they know might be suffering in secret.

Problems will never get solved by hiding them. And what's a trigger - I guess that's different for each and every patient and might as well be a women's magazine which can be seen while purchasing the local news. No one is forced to watch a movie or series dealing with a topic this one may consider as hard or uncomfortable.

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And what's a trigger - I guess that's different for each and every patient and might as well be a women's magazine which can be seen while purchasing the local news.

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Yeah... that's true too, and likely more harmful because those models are usually presented as healthy and beautiful and inspirational, vs in this movie where it's made explicitly clear that this is a dangerous illness.

https://www.themarysue.com/lily-collins-to-the-bone-weight-loss/