Movies: Stereotypes Defined: Portrayals of Disorders

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Top 1.   Jun 25, 2002 2:42 PM

» scooby97 - Portrayals of Disorders

What appears to be newsworthy are the exciting parts of disorders: the Mike Tyson biting ears, the Mary Jane LeTorneau bedding down with barely more than a tot, Sally Field portraying a manic depressive in ER and holed up in an Arizona motel huddled as far away from her bottle of Depakote as she could get!

If it's bizarre behavior, it makes front-page news; it's been that way forever and probably will be forever, too.

However, movies that portray a touching emotional connection as a healing factor (I felt overwhelmed when I saw how Ron Howard portrayed the love in A Beautiful Mind) are great for people dealing with thought disorders. It seems to me those with a connection at the heart level seem to do so much better than those without. David and Lisa was another story about two lost souls in a hospital setting that found each other.
We need more...

They're good for what ails all of us :o)

Scooby

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