Sentences with phrase «illness as an allegory»

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I would also argue that the shimmer is designed as an allegory for a disease that causes mental degeneration; the fact that the crew keep forgetting important events, and crew members keep disappearing without any conventional forewarning, puts us in the uncertain headspace of somebody suffering from an illness like Alzheimer's, for example.

This alarming horror film, a brilliant debut for Australian director Jennifer Kent, is as hard to shake as its title character whether you take it as a straightforward monster film, a mental illness or grief allegory, or get hung up on its minefield of taboos (mothers who don't much like their children / over-medication of children / weapons in schools).

surface - level portrayal of psychosis has been lauded from many quarters, including being named as Game Beyond Entertainment at the recent BAFTA Game Awards, yet the adventure doubles as an allegory for life with mental illness.

Hellblade's surface - level portrayal of psychosis has been lauded from many quarters, including being named as Game Beyond Entertainment at the recent BAFTA Game Awards, yet the adventure doubles as an allegory for life with mental illness.