Schizophrenia, a complex, [chronic brain disorder that affects around 3.5 million people in the United States, is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, lack of motivation, and cognitive issues. It’s not talked about as much as other types of mental illness, such as depression and dementia, and misconceptions are rife – which may be partly due to how it’s been portrayed in the media. So what movies get schizophrenia right, and what ones get it wrong?
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It’s often mixed up with DID ( split personalities) or sociopaths.
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I think black swan does an excellent job. the way we don’t know wats real and wats not real just like the person in the movie when all the people are gossiping about her and stuff. and the acculmulating stress on her to be something that is unrealistic unless she damages herself in the process,vvery relatable movie and the way she is so frightened. and the whole lust thing for the dance teacher and how her mother is, all seemingly aggravating her condition.
I think it does a very good job of portraying psychosis except when she kills herself in the end by killing another version of her I cant really relate to how that works
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Hmmm, schizophrenia portrayed in movies. You mean all three of them?
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I particularly appreciated how “The Soloist” portrayed schizophrenia. I did not see “A Beautiful Mind” completely so I don’t know how to rank it but the beginning seemed overly romanticized before he got ill. I had to leave the movie showing as his problems began so I didn’t see the harsh parts so I’d like to see the rest some day.
The most realistic portrayal of schizophrenia I’ve ever seen in a movie is Clean, Shaven (1993). The movie is about a man with schizophrenia who is trying to get his daughter back from his adoptive mother.
Highly recommend.
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