Abstract
This paper analyzes M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film, Split. Labeled as a horror movie, Split is the type of movie to get a person to think. The psychological thriller portrays Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) through a man with twenty three different and distinct personalities. The man kidnaps three girls for a variety of reasons, and eventually a twenty fourth personality emerges. The fourth identity is not human, thus exaggerating the idea that DID is a valid disorder. Split, a film that includes themes of child abuse, symbolism, and trauma, is something that everyone should not only watch, but understand (Trailer, 2017).
Split Split, M. Night Shyamalan’s newest psychological thriller, was released on January 20, 2017. The movie was both written
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She opens the door, but the girls discover it is Kevin wearing a skirt and high heels. This personality is known as Patricia, a polite British woman. Patricia assures the girls that she has talked to Dennis and that he is not allowed to touch or hurt them. The next personality the girls meet is a nine year old boy named Hedwig. He is adorned in a bright blue tracksuit and has an extreme lisp. His speech is immature and he keeps repeating “He is on the move.” to the girls. Hedwig explains that “The Beast” is coming for them. In another therapy session, Karen mentions that Kevin has 23 distinct identities. Barry then becomes Dennis as Karen mentions a 24th identity, "The Beast", whom Dennis says is indeed real. Karen then asks if she could see Dennis’ house as she is suspicious of his actions. While there, Karen finds the girls and tries to convince Dennis that what he is doing is wrong. Dennis then reveals that he has all three girls held captive because they are impure. He is convinced that they have never experienced true pain and suffering, and that “The Beast” will change that. When Karen did not understand, she was sprayed with the toxin used before and
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” a quote that sums up humanity’s unchanged love for horror movies. Over the years, as millions of people have watched horror movies the graphics, special effects, and sounds have changed for the better. While scenes have intensified yet remained the same someone gets stabbed, butchered or killed violently. It’s hard to imagine how anyone in their right mind could choose to see such violent acts. Which is the reason why Stephen Kings say’s “I think we’re all mentally ill; those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better- and maybe not all that much better after all” (405). That sentence provides us with his twisted example of “Why we crave Horror Movies” claiming it’s mainly a matter of our mental state. King includes examples of reasons people continue to go, he says it’s to have fun, to dare the nightmare, and to re-establish our sense of normalcy. Kings arguments within this essay are strong enough to prove his thesis making this a well written essay. He easily convinces normal people that they are mentally ill, with his use of analogy’s, comparisons, and logos. Stephen King’s use of practical wisdom leads his audience to believe that without horror films, humans are all emotional ticking time bombs waiting to explode.
Humans are funny creatures. We judge and classify others and ourselves into groups. We tear apart others esteem to feel stronger. And we put limits on ourselves, whether they are thought up by our imagination or other’s. The truth is, we aren’t perfect, but we can become better, that is, if we choose to. Benchwarmers captures that thought perfectly. Though it is a comedy, and a very hilarious one at that, it provides some very true points to consider. Benchwarmers is a great movie to watch because within this side-splittingly funny movie, there are important messages such as: bullying is a double edged sword, stereotypes can be overcome, and that diversity is what makes life exciting.
Wood Harris does a phenomenal job in the role of a struggling young man from Harlem named Ace in this movie. Ace Makes a meager honest living working at a dry cleaners but is constantly being teased by the lavish life of drug dealers around him. His best friend Mitch is a heroin kingpin and is pulling up in new cars almost daily while Ace spends all day working just for a few bucks. On top of being in Mitch’s shadow Ace also has to see his sister’s boyfriend Calvin sell cocaine in the lobby of their apartment building. Paid In Full is an exciting and realistic movie that shows with more money there really is more problems.
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...usion, we find that from this essay we have a better understanding of why Stephen King believes all of us are mentally ill in some way, just maybe not to as high a degree as “Jack the ripper”. That we all enjoy the hunt either on the big screen or in a field, it’s part of our primal instincts. We see that humans crave things they are not supposed to and that’s ok as long as you are letting those emotions out in a healthy way. Stephen King has done a brilliant job of carrying out his thesis in this essay proving his theory that we are all mentally ill. We all need some way to release the dark feelings within us, we have all known this for many years, and movies seem to be the most current form of treatment. So treat yourself to a horror movie if you dare its great therapy.
This personality is the one who assists with the kidnapping of the girls. However, Dennis suffers from a disorder that makes it easier to identify him. He has OCD, (obsessive-compulsive disorder), an anxiety disorder that produces repeated and unwanted feelings, images, sensations, and thoughts. Kevins personality was created to protect Kevin from his abusive mother. His cleanliness and OCD was a way to cope from his abusive mother who would constantly punish him for any mis placement and uncleanliness around their home. “The one way to avoid her attention was to keep everything spotless” (Split). These behaviors are shown when he walks into the girls bunkers, and tells the girls that the uncleanliness of the bathroom is unacceptable. Although he may appear to be the dominant of the personalities he was completely hidden until Hedwig overcame
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