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

[King Tøny]

This was like 4 months ago, I thought it was recent.

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[cooolguy32]

this is so loving handicapped.

[Tactical Nuke]

This was like 4 months ago, I thought it was recent.

no one reported on it here and the movie just came out, I thought it was relevant



OT; hate to put a damper on everyone's goodie goodie two-shoes attitude, but I think mental illness is scary
it's not normal, it's hard to deal with and it has the capability to cause a ton of pain and suffering (see most Hardcore Gamers)
it is the perfect plot for a horror movie because of how unpredictable and dangerous it really is

that being said, that's WHY it needs to be treated properly and in such a way as to ensure it doesn't ruin anyone's lives

[Mega-Bear]

OT; hate to put a damper on everyone's goodie goodie two-shoes attitude, but I think mental illness is scary
it's not normal, it's hard to deal with and it has the capability to cause a ton of pain and suffering (see most Hardcore Gamers)

Rather ignorant thing to say. A mental illness exaggerated for theatric effect is rightly scary and there's nothing wrong with that. But mental illness is such a broad term you're implying everybody with depression to schizophrenia is scary. That's exactly the sort of stigma worth complaining about. Lots of Flash Mob is spawned from violent disorders but you're a fool if you think the average mentally ill person is scary--they're probably just a normal person struggling to get help and function in society. Perhaps get out and meet more people.

[Perry]

This is getting tiring by the day.

When are people gonna grow the forget up, and stop looking for things to bitch about.

"man this generation is such a pusillanimous individual and needs to stop complaining about stuff all the time like goddamn"

*complains about something on an internet forum 30 seconds later*

[Tokthree]

Rather ignorant thing to say. A mental illness exaggerated for theatric effect is rightly scary and there's nothing wrong with that. But mental illness is such a broad term you're implying everybody with depression to schizophrenia is scary. That's exactly the sort of stigma worth complaining about. Lots of Flash Mob is spawned from violent disorders but you're a fool if you think the average mentally ill person is scary--they're probably just a normal person struggling to get help and function in society. Perhaps get out and meet more people.

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OT: I don't have a problem with the movie, it's certainly an interesting premise and it's nice for DID to get some attention in the media. The only problem I might have with the movie is in how the protag. is treated; is he portrayed as something to be feared or as a person who needs help from a society that doesn't understand him. If it's the former then that's a real shame, however if it's the latter then I think that's about as good as you can get from a piece of, at least in that set of circumstances, subversive media that aims to take a stigma and attempt to break it down. Obviously I'm not gonna go watch it because cinemas are expensive and I'm a poor uni student (until my friends ask me to do something with them) but eh, I'm sure I'll hear about it somewhere.