While Shyamalan competently scares us from time to time and makes us laugh uncomfortably at the odd actions — aren't we
snickering at mental illness?
Even President Barack Obama and other influential voices have called for a balanced approach that looks not only at guns but
also at mental illness, violent video games and a culture of fatherlessness that produces young troubled men.
Back in 2008, Top Shelf sent me a copy of Nate Powell's book Swallow Me Whole, a fascinating look
at mental illness from inside the heads of two suffering teens.
And while Shyamalan competently scares us from time to time and makes us laugh uncomfortably at the odd actions — aren't we
snickering at mental illness?
«We need to look
at mental illness.»
More than just a rock - solid adventure, Senua's Sacrifice takes a hard look
at mental illness and its effects on people everywhere.
I, Olga Hepnarova - A bracing look
at mental illness and societies failures in understanding it, this biopic of sorts in a similar vein that Gus Van Sant's Elephant, or Dennis Villeneuve's Polytechnique were for school shootings, this film from the Czech Republic promises to be a difficult watch, but rewarding upon consideration.
«Mad» is an emerging discipline that examines the lived experiences of those with psychiatric disorders and challenges the way we look
at mental illness.