Watched Marriage Story recently and felt a great sense of empathy for both characters. This was a very fortunate couple in that they are both fundamentally decent people who wish each other well despite their individual failings. They could have been great friends but are just not compatible as a couple. Most importantly they love their kid equally. That is a lot of positives to have under the circumstances.
But in the cauldron of marriage, without the chemistry that keeps couples together in the worst times, people devolve into the worst versions of themselves. A bad marriage is corrosive and can turn the nicest people (as we see in this movie) quite awful.
The story ends on a generally hopeful note - no one has been completely destroyed, each person is thriving in their career and the kid is okay. Much like daybreak after a stormy night. In real life, that stormy night could run many years and decades and leave a wasteland in its wake. The kids are not always okay - very far from it.
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