Shyamalan's "Split" boycotted for "portrayal of mental illness, common sense"

[Foxscotch]

but are people honestly gonna see this movie and expect all people with multiple personalities to be like crazy kevin?

well, yes
not really because of the movie alone but it will reinforce the beliefs they already have

[Ad Bot]

[Mega-Bear]

A real life transgender person is not scary, nor is somebody with mental illness. A fictional character who has 24 different personalities, one of which being a non-human beast (as the trailers suggest), and who kidnaps people is scary without a doubt. I don't see anything actually harmful coming from this movie... this is an overreaction by people looking to be offended.

[mod-man]

well, yes
not really because of the movie alone but it will reinforce the beliefs they already have

can people seriously not think for themselves THAT much? i feel like people should be able to assess the movie situation and be able to realize it doesnt equate to most real life situations at all

like i get why it will make people think badly of people with these issues, but any sane person should be able to realize the absurdity of those thoughts immediately

[e-maxx]

Remember when silence of the lambs got protested? Me neither.
But maybe that's because the movie is older than me.

[Poliwhirl]

can people seriously not think for themselves THAT much? i feel like people should be able to assess the movie situation and be able to realize it doesnt equate to most real life situations at all

you'd be surprised, apparently

[mod-man]

you'd be surprised, apparently

with cooky stuff like this going on not really. but thats just all the more reason to not boycott this film. the more sheltered people get the more difficult it will be to rationalize things like this. any movie making any bold claim will be able to convince the masses. peoples beliefs and views need to be challenged in this sense, i believe

[Donnies Catch]

mental illness has a stigma, which in the last few years, slowly has been fading, however, it's still very easy to put people back into believing the stigma. Movies like this, while it is not their goal, help bring the stigma back. People who suffer from that have the right to complain about it. I get that making a horror movie with the lead antagonist being a scary person with motives you don't understand as they come from a mentally insane mind is an interesting watch, but a lot of people will forget that it is an overexaggerated movie and will portray that overexaggeration onto a normal person who suffers from a mental illness in real life.
it is a pretty big mess a lot of people have been trying to solve, but no matter what people come up with to prevent the stigma, nobody wins.

[SeventhSandwich]

This is dumb. I plan to see the movie.

[Outland Predator]

This is dumb.

[mod-man]

I get that making a horror movie with the lead antagonist being a scary person with motives you don't understand as they come from a mentally insane mind is an interesting watch, but a lot of people will forget that it is an overexaggerated movie and will portray that overexaggeration onto a normal person who suffers from a mental illness in real life.

it is a mess, especially when some people with multiple personality disorder enjoy that stigma. my brother who is as psycho as the movies make him out to be lives with it, and he loves being considered "crazy". i wouldnt say hes dangerous since hes never hurt me and never would, but hes done things that people would consider dangerous. hes held me at gunpoint before. hell hes held me against the door with a knife to my neck before. hes actively tried killing himself since he was a teen and regularly disappears without a trace. he regularly admits hes crazy, probably to convince himself so, so that he can live his life the crazy way he wants

thats the problem with mental illness. not everyone is suffering from their mental illness. others embrace it, and love the life the stigma introduces them to. when the results are so skewed and nobody is winning, whats the point?

[Lego lad]

i wouldnt say hes dangerous since hes never hurt me and never would, but hes done things that people would consider dangerous. hes held me at gunpoint before. hell hes held me against the door with a knife to my neck before. hes actively tried killing himself since he was a teen and regularly disappears without a trace

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[TheABELBOTO]

what modman didn't tell us is that his brother was using a nerfgun and a butterknife

[Stocking]

>finally make a movie about that isn't complete stuff and lives up to the legacy of sixth sense
>sjws try to sabatoge it because their snowflake feelings got hurt

Poor m night, maybe he should just go back to making the legend of Korra movie

[mod-man]

what modman didn't tell us is that his brother was using a nerfgun and a butterknife

i feel conflicted because i really want to correct you but i know theres no way i can convince anyone here the reality of it all anyways. guess you'll just have to trust me ;)

[King Tøny]

I hate SJWs so much.