Netflix’s To The Bone: is there a right way to have the conversation?

On the 14th of July 2017, Netflix’s anticipated To The Bone was officially released. The film – starring Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves, amongst others – is a story about a 20-year-old woman (Collins) who is sent to an unconventional centre for youths in an attempt to overcome her battle with anorexia. The film has been met with incredibly mixed reactions. Some cite relief that To The Bone engages with a severely underrepresented problem in society. However, others believe that the film glamorises the mental illness and, in doing so, does more harm that good.