Movie Review Mental Health
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Movie Review Mental Health
The Summary of the Movie
The movie “Welcome to Me (2015)” is a clip that generally talks about a lady, Alice Kristen (Wiig) who is born with a mental illness described as borderline personality disorder and does not like to talk before people. She is so fearful of people. One day f she finds herself having won a lottery of $86 million jackpot. With this at hand, she decides to launch her own TV talk show where she tries to find a solution to her talking problem where she becomes a TV host. It is clearly shown how her friends, families, and relatives tremendously support her, though from far.
Portrayal of Illness
The illness was not well portrayed in the movie because Alice does not act as one who is really suffering from this mental illness; to some point, she portrays the characters of one with Bipolar Manic Depression, not a borderline personality disorder.
Changes Made
The changes were made in the movie to show that Alice has recovered from her mental illness. This is following prove of when she becomes a TV host and runs various programs and morning chat shows (Claudia, 2017). Some of the shows she runs include a cooking program where she demonstrates to viewers how they can regulate their moods with a high-protein diet. Apart from that, she also runs segments on “Matching Colors to Emotions.”
Influence of the Movie to Society’s View on Mental Illness
The movie has made people have a mind that mental illness is a stigma that not many people get attention too. It is really not a normal thing to find a man.
Observation and Discussion
Alice reports in one of her statements she made on the Television that she has been using masturbation as a sedative since 1991. This is an unpleasant behavior for one to come out of mental illness.
References
Claudia, N. (2017). Characterization of the Main Character in Welcome to Me Movie (Doctoral dissertation).
Welcome to me, 2015.