Analysis Of As Good As It Gets

In this essay I am going to analize the main charachter in the movie "As Good As It Gets." The main charachter, Melvin Udall, suffers from a mental disorder called Obvsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD). This disorder is known for people having obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions, such as having everything in order, thing having to be done their way, obsesive cleaning, etc... During this essay, I am going to analize why Melvin Udall suffers from this mental disorder, if there where any factors that caused the disorder, what impact it had on the people around him, and what type of tratment he reveive. In the film, "As Good As It Gets," the psychological disorer that was illustrated was Obvsessive- compulsive disorder. Melvin Udall

More than symproms there are a lot of things he did that crearly express that he is an Obvsessive- compulsive. The main charachter of the film, Melvin Udall, has to turn on and off the light switch five times before turning on the light of any room. Also he has to lock and unlocks his door five times to feel good. His apartament was very organized. He has a collection of books and CDs that had to be organized by color and size. Melvin would get really upset when someone touches his stuff or interrupts him. Another this is that he has to watch his hands with hot water three times and would only use the soap once and then throw it away. When Melvin would be out in public, he would be very careful to not touch anyont since he did not like people toaching him. Also he did not like stepping in the lines on the cement while walking down the street. He would go to the same restaurant everyday and seat in the same table. If something wasn 't done his way he would get really upset since he did not like changes to be made in his life. He only wanted only Carol; who was the waitres to be the only one that serve him. That is why when she stopped going to work he had really upset and went to look for her. His needs to have everything under control and organized are very obvious and visible by paying attention to his behavior. This film did a good job at illustrating how people

The treatment he was given were some pills to help him control his disorder, but he stopped taking the pills also, he stopped seeing the psychiatrisit becuause he belived the pills were harming him. In my opinion, the best treatment that he got was out of the close relationships that he created with the waitress and the neighbor. He started to change when he was asked to take care of his neighbor 's dog. He started to let people inside his life and allow himself to trully get to know someones since he was always rude to keep people away from him. On the other hand, when he started to get emotinal feelings for Carol he started taking the pills again becuase he wanted to be better for her. He starts to notice that he is changing when he is walking out of the door and he says "I forgot to lock the door." This was a really important step because for once he was not being obsess with things. At the end of the movie, something really important happends; as he was walking inside the restaurant he steps into a line in the walkway something that he would never do before. That was a great example of how he was improving and how having good people in his life was helping