Disfluency is a powerful film about healing but also a commentary on how traumatic and horrific events are so commonplace in our society that they become no more than a "um" or "whatever" or "sorry"...a mere "interruption" in life, devoid of any real meaning - a disfluency of sorts which is defined in the first 5 minutes of the movie. Jane, the main character in Disfluency has suffered a traumatic event and the film depicts her struggles with dealing with what happened to her. Her body, soul and mind tells her that what happened was horrible. She is having PTSD from it. She flunked out of college due to it. However, despite all this, she questions if maybe she is making a big deal out of nothing. But it does not feel like nothing to her. She can't even talk about it to anyone. Her internal struggle and ambivalence prevents her from healing. Ultimately she HAS to face what happened to her and accept the fact that it WAS a horrible thing and not her fault before she begins to heal. Seeking justice plays no or very little role in the healing process because that, in and of itself, is futile given the society we live in today. The film resonated with me because Jane in the film is only 22 and does not yet have had the life experiences that hardens people. It is a sad commentary of our times when things like theft, infidelity, rape, abuse are dismissed as lightly as the "um's" and "sorry's" in speech, and viewed as a mere "interruption" in life. A disfluency.
