Perfectly adorable

i must have seen a different film!!

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

**May Contain a Spoiler Or Two** Bully, directed by Lee Hirsch, is a 2011 documentary following the lives of the bullied. Bully earned a whooping 7.4 stars on IMDb, and earned 8 awards for the film, such as Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize, Sierra Award, and New Media Film Festival Award. It was also nominated for many awards like the Golden Reel Award, an Emmy for outstanding Informational Programming and many others. Bully is one of the most powerful documentaries I've ever seen. We see young teens talk about their traumatic past and how they fell into the hands of their bullies. This powerful documentary, tells the story of several different families who encounter bullying on a day to day basis. We also follow two families who are dealing with suicide, and another family whose daughter is in jail for bringing a gun on the bus full of students. Each story is a different, but each story is just as powerful as the last one. In my opinion Bully, was a film that was needed to be made. We see movies and TV shows that show only a bit of the effects of bullying, but with this film we get raw footage, that can't be duplicated. At the beginning of the movie we meet Alex Libby, a socially awkward loner who is a victim to verbal and physical abuse on his school bus, at school, and at his bus stop. He is a quiet and sweet boy, but his hiding his pain and bottling up his rage but eventually tells the camera "...Sometimes I want to become the bully." In Mississippi, we meet Ja'Meya Jackson a teen who brought a loaded gun on the bus, hoping to scare her bullies into leaving her alone, but only landed her in jail and in a lot of trouble. The other two stories are told through their parents, because they sadly committed suicide. As we meet their parents, they both want to stop bullying and keep their children's stories alive. Although Bully did touch on the very serious subject of bullying and the problem it causes among the nation, it didn't tackle it completely! The film did a perfect job at identifying the problem, but it didn't offer any solutions on how to handle your bullies or the situation. The message of the story was however very real and touching because you could see the real pain and suffering they had to go through. Though many have called this documentary "biased and unfair to others", I'd definitely disagree because you see it playing before your eyes in the film. You see Alex get hit and made fun of every time he's not at home. And you also see not much getting done about it either. Yeah, they suspended the kid from the bus, but what is that going to change! That does not change the fact that he was a victim to physical and mental abuse. It had gotten so bad that Alex had gotten use to the bullying and though they were playing with him. But I do have to admit that no other movie or TV show can compare to this documentary. My overall thought and opinion of the film is that it was a very moving and touching. The footage is so real you can't but shed a few tears as you hear their stories and see how much they have to put up with. This documentary deserves to win every award possible and be recognized as a masterpiece. I'd give this movie a million stars if possible.

I was bullied myself as a kid. It affected me then, and the scars aren't completely gone. They probably never will be. That being said, those scars are small, and the bullying kids I knew back then has turned into good persons as adults. They are sorry for what they did, and I've forgiven them. Still, I will always remember it to some degree.I'm starting this review by recounting those experiences of mine to put in perspective how horrible the things the kids in this documentary experience are. Because my experiences are NOTHING compared to this. Deep down I knew that bullying can get as bad they do here, but it was a real shocker seeing with my own eyes. It's heartbreaking.We meet Alex, 13 years old. His appearance is affected by the fact that he was born very prematurely, and as all bully victims know; standing out always makes you a target. The kids bully him physically and mentally to the point where he just shuts himself off emotionally. The worst part, however, is the adults. The scene where the father tells him to stand up for himself, that he makes himself a target by not retaliating?! What the f-ck is that?! Children are NEVER to blame at all for being bullied! Is he supposed to stand up to the whole school himself? No, sir, you need to change your attitude if you want to help your own son. The responsibility lies with the adults, and with the adults alone. Of course, there is also the employees at school...they see it, but they do little or nothing at all. It just won't do.Then there's the girl with the gun...what is wrong with your laws, America? You don't hold 14-year old children legally responsible for their actions! Children don't get the privileges of adulthood (such as driving, the right to vote) so they shouldn't get the burdens either. What angered me the most though was that STUPID sheriff trivializing bullying. It's as clear as day that he doesn't understand that psychological wounds go much deeper than physical ones. If the American society could understand that guns don't make already civilized areas safer the whole story could have been avoided. Those views and laws on firearms were sensible in the Wild West, (where you actually needed guns for security) they are not anymore.Kelby...she's so strong! That town astounds me, I didn't think whole societies centered around 19th century-viewpoints still existed in the western world. An attitude change is needed, here are some points that WILL get results. 1. Kids will not be kids. If you know your pedagogy well, you can raise kids who won't be bullies. Children are a reflection of their parents or guardians. 2. Bully victims are never to blame for any aspect of what has happened to them, don't give them that impression. Don't worsen their situation. Take whatever actions needed to stop it yourself and deliver nothing but comfort. It is your responsibility as an adult. 3. Spread these messages.About me: I've worked with children for seven years in kindergartens. I've done several pedagogy classes (I am in fact doing one this very semester) on my way to becoming a high school teacher. This is my field of expertise.

I thought the movie was cool. It reminded me of myself. I was bullied too, and it made me stronger. I am now 27, and I have lots of girl and some money because I am so strong. It made me happy now. I have many friends that are of support to me now because I was going through a tough time in high school. Kids are mean, but things have to change. I donates every year for bullying prevention, and i think I've done a lot. Alex in this film reminds me of not only myself but Spider-man because he is so strong and has his own way of dealing with things. 1) be a good person 2) study 3) u will make your money. Everybody I know loved this film and it was the best. Thing I saw so far. It didn't gross many money but u think It could've had more. I will give more. Thank you

In regards to this documentary - When it came to the likes of bullying, I found it rather peculiar that director Lee Hirsch chose to zero-in on this vicious activity within the very boundaries of America's "Bible Belt" States.Like (within this vast nation of the States), is this area of the USA really supposed to be where the most focused incidents of teen bullying is taking place? If this is so, then it certainly gave this viewer the impression that there actually might be a direct correlation between the act of bible-thumping and the desire to be a nasty, little bully.Of course, there can be no denying that this decidedly cruel business of bullying is a mighty tough and touchy subject to tackle and deal with both in an objective and responsible manner.For one thing, producing a documentary (like this one) that completely concentrates on the victims of this viciousness only results in an imbalanced viewpoint and doesn't offer one any reasonable solutions to the problem.What a documentary of this one's nature really needs to do (and this one didn't) is to offer the viewer some clear insight into the motives of bullies and, with hidden cameras (of course, a big no-no), go into the homes of these bullying culprits to expose what it is there that breeds this sort of behaviour from behind closed doors.Though I believe that this documentary was made with the very best of intentions in mind, one of Bully's main problems was its inability to hold its audience's rapt attention, throughout. If you were to show Bully to your teens, I really doubt that it would have enough clout to sustain their undivided interest for more than 15 minutes, at most.