June 5, 20214 yr Top 10 films about mental illness. This is a broad category as you can go thriller, horror, drama, or comedy. So might be hard to rank against the genres 1. Fight Club 2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 3. Rain Main 4. The Joker 5. As Good As it Gets 6. Split 7. Silver Linings Playbook 8. Skeleton Twins 9. Shine 10. Girl, Interrupted I feel like I’m missing a bunch of good ones
June 5, 20214 yr One flew over the cuckoos nest eternal sunshine of the spotless mind Edited June 5, 20214 yr by Pato del Muerto
June 5, 20214 yr Donnie Darko. The Shining. Falling Down? And I don't know whether it truly fits, but I have always thought that They Live might be an (unintentionally?) accurate portrayal of certain aspects of schizophrenia. Edited June 5, 20214 yr by Prepuce of Doom
June 5, 20214 yr I suppose could argue dog day afternoon- for Pacino losing it over their issues more so than his trans lover but when it was released the trans thing was probably thought of as mental illness. falling down
June 5, 20214 yr Silence of the lambs tx chainsaw massacre Edited June 5, 20214 yr by Pato del Muerto
June 5, 20214 yr One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lars and the Real Girl Silver Linings Playbook Fucking lighthouse movie with Willem but that sucked.
June 5, 20214 yr 43 minutes ago, futureman said: mental illness? who was mentally ill? Ethan Hawke seemed a bit shortbus-ey.
June 5, 20214 yr 10 minutes ago, tantric superman said: Ethan Hawke seemed a bit shortbus-ey. I don’t get it.
June 5, 20214 yr Melancholia (visceral representation of debilitating depression and mania (melancholia)).
June 5, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, futureman said: mental illness? who was mentally ill? Bigtime depression. Will was needing the therapy he so desperately avoided. From OP's list, Rain Man is not about a mental illness. Ray had a physical condition that was never going to improve. Edited June 5, 20214 yr by slorch
June 5, 20214 yr Author 2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said: Donnie Darko. The Shining. Falling Down? And I don't know whether it truly fits, but I have always thought that They Live might be an (unintentionally?) accurate portrayal of certain aspects of schizophrenia. Dammit. The Shinning is a great answer
June 5, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, slorch said: Bigtime depression. Will was needing the therapy he so desperately avoided. From OP's list, Rain Man is not about a mental illness. Ray had a physical condition that was never going to improve. Will had some trauma as a child and it fucked him up a little, as it would anyone. not sure that’s mental illness. I also wouldn’t call what he was dealing with “bigtime depression.” is mild depression considered mental illness? seems more like the human condition.
June 5, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, futureman said: Will had some trauma as a child and it fucked him up a little, as it would anyone. not sure that’s mental illness. I also wouldn’t call what he was dealing with “bigtime depression.” is mild depression considered mental illness? seems more like the human condition. Inability to have human relationships beyond his core buddies was a bit beyond' mild depression.' His childhood trauma was absolutely part of that, and I agree it "fucked him up a little." that is another way of saying he had some mental illness going on.
June 5, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, slorch said: Inability to have human relationships beyond his core buddies was a bit beyond' mild depression.' His childhood trauma was absolutely part of that, and I agree it "fucked him up a little." that is another way of saying he had some mental illness going on. Trauma and depression absolutely would qualify as mental health issues for this discussion
June 5, 20214 yr I don’t know. Will didn’t seem “mentally ill” in the sense that some of the other characters mentioned very clearly are.
June 5, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, futureman said: I don’t know. Will didn’t seem “mentally ill” in the sense that some of the other characters mentioned very clearly are. Avoidant personality disorder (Cluster C) with PTSD, possible mood disorder, and inferiority complex.
June 5, 20214 yr Will’s depression is situational. I did some research online (no big deal) and “adjustment disorders” are technically listed in the DSM-5 but it’s still a reach. they are temporary and not close to level of illness of tyler durden, the joker, melvin udall, the guy from split, silver linings playbook, et al. Will was not crazy, he was situationally depressed.
June 5, 20214 yr the best depiction of mental illness that i've ever seen -by far- was in that episode of Dave where Gata has a manic/bipolar breakdown. that episode is the gold standard for depicting this particular illness in a realistic light, from beginning to end. i found it be a very impactful episode of television, and i'd recommend that episode to anyone who's dealt with this sort of thing. Edited June 5, 20214 yr by shadow_operative
June 5, 20214 yr 12 minutes ago, futureman said: Will’s depression is situational. I did some research online (no big deal) and “adjustment disorders” are technically listed in the DSM-5 but it’s still a reach. they are temporary and not close to level of illness of tyler durden, the joker, melvin udall, the guy from split, silver linings playbook, et al. Will was not crazy, he was situationally depressed. Mentally ill doesn't necessarily mean insane or crazy motherfucker It's an important distinction that many folks refuse to make( not directed at you.) You can be in very real need of help/ treatment and not be Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket. Edited June 5, 20214 yr by slorch
June 5, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, slorch said: Mentally ill doesn't necessarily mean insane or crazy motherfucker It's an important distinction that many folks refuse to make( not directed at you.) You can be in very real need of help/ treatment and not be Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket. yeah. I think it would be fairly difficult, if not impossible, to eliminate absolutely everything in the DSM from afflicting someone at some point in their lives. so I just assumed this thread was dedicated to the more obvious forms of crazy present in movie characters.
June 5, 20214 yr 27 minutes ago, shadow_operative said: the best depiction of mental illness that i've ever seen -by far- was in that episode of Dave where Gata has a manic/bipolar breakdown. that episode is the gold standard for depicting this particular illness in a realistic light, from beginning to end. i found it be a very impactful episode of television, and i'd recommend that episode to anyone who's dealt with this sort of thing. Chris Stapleton did a pretty damn good job in 4 minutes with the Fire Away video
June 5, 20214 yr It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010). Nice little comedy about a high strung, high achieving NYC magnet student that checks himself into a mental hospital and finds a mentor and finds love.
June 5, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, futureman said: I don’t know. Will didn’t seem “mentally ill” in the sense that some of the other characters mentioned very clearly are. Idk why you keep saying it has to be mentally ill. The thread said mental health as well.
June 5, 20214 yr The Voices, starring Ryan Reynolds and Anna Kendrick. Reynolds voiced the animals too, which is a nice touch. It’s a dark comedy but honestly it’s… i don’t know nearly enough about schizophrenia but it also seemed like maybe a decent portrayal
June 5, 20214 yr If there is someone you care about suffering from depression then watch Melancholia. Its the most accurate portrayal of the disease I've ever seen.
June 5, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, MissingInAction said: If there is someone you care about suffering from depression then watch Melancholia. Its the most accurate portrayal of the disease I've ever seen. I saw that. it was a real pick-me-up. left you with such a good feeling.
June 6, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, tantric superman said: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Set in a mental hospital, it was actually a film about sanity.
June 6, 20214 yr Y'all are sleeping on Take Shelter. Fantastic film with paranoid schizophrenia at the center.
June 6, 20214 yr 6 hours ago, futureman said: I saw that. it was a real pick-me-up. left you with such a good feeling. Melancholia had great sci-fi cinematography. It's too bad so few watched it on a big screen. You saw the gravity of what's coming - like a slowed down scene from Tenet. Of course it didn't help when the Director pretended to be a nazi in Cannes . . . those crazy europeans.
June 6, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, Neonmoon said: Top 10 films about mental illness. This is a broad category as you can go thriller, horror, drama, or comedy. So might be hard to rank against the genres 1. Fight Club 2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 3. Rain Main 4. The Joker 5. As Good As it Gets 6. Split 7. Silver Linings Playbook 8. Skeleton Twins 9. Shine 10. Girl, Interrupted I feel like I’m missing a bunch of good ones One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is #1
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