: As a competitive dancer, Hannah is frequently shown in mirrors, highlighting the distorted body image central to anorexia nervosa .
: The film often contrasts the bright, "colorful and shimmering" aesthetic of the thinspiration websites with the increasingly dark and somber reality of Hannah’s physical health. Starving in Suburbia image
Critics often note that while the film attempts to act as a cautionary tale, some of its early imagery—accompanied by positive music and "thinspiration" tips—unintentionally romanticizes the disorder for some viewers. : As a competitive dancer, Hannah is frequently