Review of It's Only the End of the World

This movie is about a thoughtless, self-centered man who basically disavows his family for no real reason, other than his own disinterest in his family. He's gay, but that has absolutely no real meaning or merit in this movie. I thought perhaps this was why this young man left home with minimal contact for 12 years, not coming home for any reason, birthdays, holidays, even his own brother's wedding, but not even close. His family wants to know him, cares about him, wants to take care of him, be involved, even impress him. Throughout the movie it shows them trying to get to know him, make an effort and no they aren't perfect, but noone is. His sister reaches out to him, telling him details about her life, questioning him about his. His brother's wife tries to share intimate details about her kids and their lives. His mother shares a moment with him telling him to try to reach out to his family, they need him, even if it's a lie. She loves her son even though she knows what kind of person he is. And his brother, forever angry at him because he knows what kind of person his brother is and he lashes out at his sister and wife because he doesn't want them to get hurt by trying to get to know him. So at the end this young man can't even show a simple kindness to his family by even telling them he is dying. He is having dessert and he tells everyone all the lies his mother wants him to. They're all touched and having a moment and then he says he needs to leave and his brother hears the truth and he wants his brother gone and not leaving a trail of heartache behind, even though the trail is already made. Everyone runs off to their own corner, and he leaves, walking out of their lives forever not bothering to even try to get to know his family or let them know him. This is a movie about a character that doesn't deserve to have his story told. Everyone has normal family awkwardness and to think you're better than your "dysfunctional" family is trying to place yourself on a pedestal. Everyone has their own demons to deal with and yes sometimes family can be a hard pill to swallow, but this family wasn't anymore dysfunctional than most and didn't deserve his attitude towards them.