Assignment Description:
Choose one of the following movies that deals significantly with a psychiatric or mental illness: The Soloist, Black Swan, Silver Linings Playbook, Side Effects, The Joker, Girl Interrupted, or A Beautiful Mind. After viewing the movie, write a 1,000 word essay that describes the mental illness or illnesses that were portrayed and if the illness was appropriately based on signs and symptoms of the condition. Discuss how this portrayal influences society’s view of psychiatric and mental illnesses. Use scenes from the movie to support your statements. Basically, the paper will answer the following questions:
Summarize the movie including what mental illnesses are portrayed by the actors.
Were the illness or illnesses portrayed accurately? Why and/or why not? Discuss scenes in the movie that support your answer.
How does the movie influence society’s view of mental illness?