Movie #920 "My Name is Bill W." is about the founder of AA, and it is a lot like all the other movies on the subject of alcoholism. It is difficult to watch and like someone who gets drunk and is abusive to the people who love him. So the beginning of this movie I was about ready to turn it off because his character was such a turn off (excuse the pun). But then it started to pick up when AA finally starts to come into existence. What a simple, yet practical solution to a huge burden on our families and on our societies --------- to have people with the same problem find each other and sit down and discuss what it's like to be an alcoholic. And from that two person discussion he had with Bob, AA was born. Once again, such a simple idea, but one that works ---- and it doesn't take a lot of money thrown at it ---- people do the work themselves and reap rewards out of it --- people who have made it, come out the other side and pull others along with them. Why can't it work for other problems we have? Something to consider. I recommend this movie to those interested in how AA started. It's well acted and shows the time period really well.
My Name Is Bill W.
Based on the inspiring true story of the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, this moving drama stars James Woods in an Emmy-winning performance as Bill Wilson, a successful stockbroker who loses everything in the 1929 stock market crash.
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