I recently went to see Amy Schumer’s newest movie I Feel Pretty, and I came out feeling confused, frustrated and excited simultaneously. I expected to see a slapstick comedy in which Schumer is accustomed to being in, but I walked into a comedy with far less vulgar jokes and far more social commentary on how women (and men) look at bodies with shame and insecurity, rather than happiness and confidence. So, here is my take (with spoilers, sorry!) on I Feel Pretty.

The movie started off really well. It starts with Amy Schumer’s character, Renee, feeling very insecure about the way her body looks, and she’s stuck at a job in a basement for a makeup company she feels she should be working at headquarters in. Then, she throws a penny in a fountain and wishes that she could “be beautiful.” She hits her head on a bike at Soulcycle and wakes up thinking she’s someone entirely different and gains all the confidence in the world.

Of course, the movie makes confidence the most attractive asset someone has. Renee gets a boyfriend, she gets a job at the makeup headquarters she’s always wanted, and she becomes a consultant for a new makeup line the company is developing. She starts to have it all because of this confidence. Fortunately, the movie does a good job at seeing the consequences of too much confidence, and Renee loses almost everything because of it. Then, she finally realizes that she’s gone too far, and sees that the “before and after” pictures of her beauty she thought were so drastic are actually the same photograph. She then, introduces the worst part of the movie; she preaches that women should love their bodies and love who they are no matter what, and that beauty isn’t everything. It’s a very cheesy speech and a very disappointing ending what I thought was going to be a more developed movie.

The movie also pokes fun at women who are beautiful having insecurities with Emily Ratajkowski’s character having a breakdown at soulcycle over a break up. It’s very normal for everyone, even supermodels, to have something they don’t like about themselves. Everyone has insecurities, and it was very uncool of this movie to make a joke out of that. Yes, I think everyone’s initial reaction to Gigi Hadid coming out and saying she hated herself would be pure shock, but just because someone is deemed “beautiful” by society doesn’t not allow them to have body image problems.

The rest of the movie hit very close to home with me for many different reasons. I have struggled with self confidence, body image issues, and weight issues my whole life. I always thought I was the “chubbier” one of my friend group, or the one that wasn’t thin enough, or the one that boys ignored and always chose my friends over me. So, seeing Amy Schumer’s character have those same thoughts, shopping and being told that her size was online, was almost triggering in a way. I’ve gone shopping and cried for hours after because I didn’t fit into a certain size. So, I really appreciate this movie being out and sending the message of self love and self confidence no matter your size, because I always enjoy hearing it. However, I don’t think confidence is the sole answer to feeling better about who you are and accepting yourself.

I think the movie missed a very important point: the process. The process I have gone through to either change my body, or to find the self love I desire, has been a long, hard journey. And, I’m sure for many who suffer from mental health problems because of body image, would agree. I cannot image the struggle people with eating disorders, or any mental illness that stems from feeling insecure about one’s body, have gone through. The journey isn’t just you waking up one morning and deciding to feel confident. It’s months, years, of learning to love who you are, or becoming a better version of yourself, whatever method suits you. So yes, seeing a movie about self confidence and loving your body is a good thing, but it’s only a tiny stepping stone in the direction society needs to move in. I hope that more movies like I Feel Pretty will come out, maybe avoiding some of the issues this movie had.