The only movie that I feel portrayed psychosis accurately was ‘Love & Mercy’. It just came out last month. It’s a biographical film about the lead singer of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson. What I also liked about it is that it didn’t focus on his mental illness, but about his onset, and his recovery in his 30’s. There’s only about four scenes where you experience first hand his symptoms, and they last no more than 45 seconds, but they were shockingly accurate. It showed both sides of his illness (later diagnosed schizoaffective), the positive and negative portions and how it effected his life. It was really an amazing film with a happy ending. Check it out, especially if you love The Beach Boys.
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