News Movie: Split

[Symphony]

Deeply disturbed and pissed off by these movie previews Hulu is throwing at me.

 

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Urgh.

Yet another killer psychopath with split personalities.

I wonder how many DID sufferers they interviewed for this movie?

 

[Symphony]

I wonder how many DID sufferers they interviewed for this movie?

Let me guess.......

None.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

It's why I don't watch movies with mental disorders as usually they aren't based on any sort of truth but made up crap.

There were a few DID movies I like but really, the only one I liked fully was Sybil.

Spilt is more of a fantasy. I mean saying that his brain is allowing him to morph into something sub-human or whatever. That's just stupid. I mean, it looks like a good movie but as all fantasies, none of it is based in reality. Sad really as I enjoy movies that are reality based or could be real. Not that I don't like a sci-fi as I do, just movies like this I like better if it is more based on reality.

 

[joeylittle]

I wonder how many DID sufferers they interviewed for this movie?

i could only find one substantial interview of the cast and M Night Shymalan, and he says he spoke with a number of psych professionals as well as some diagnosed with DID.

But, I understand how it can be frustrating/upsetting/offensive to have one's very complicated medical diagnosis used loosely as a plot device. Seems sort of sensationalist, or it diminishes the truth of living with it.

Apparently, there's a twist. I don't know what the twist is and the internet is being quite silent about it. Maybe the twist is that he doesn't have DID? Possible, I suppose.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

From the trailer they show him sort of become super human. At least that's how I took it. I know there are complete personality differences (like when he was the child) but from what I know of DID, you don't gain strength or run faster.

It looked very fantasy to me. Like a sci-fi to me. As it just didn't seem possible. Someone with DID being a psychopath killer/kidnapper, totally possible. But some how morphing into something because your brain is changing his body chemistry (thay's what the Dr woman said) not so much.

It felt almost like an incredable hulk type of thing.

I don't have DID but I remember how I felt during the Jodi Aris trial, after she claimed she had BPD, EVERYONE, including my own father, became very scared of me like I would "snap" at any moment. I imagine, though its a movie and not meant to take seriously, it may feel a bit simular.

It looks like a good movie. Just not reality based.

 

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i could only find one substantial interview of the cast and M Night Shymalan, and he says he spoke with a number of psych professionals as well as some diagnosed with DID

Check you out! That's really thoughtful of you @joeylittle. I'm always happy to be proven wrong!
Thanks.

It looked very fantasy to me. Like a sci-fi to me. As it just didn't seem possible. Someone with DID being a psychopath killer/kidnapper, totally possible. But some how morphing into something because your brain is changing his body chemistry (thay's what the Dr woman said) not so much

I didn't realise it was fantasy. I was too annoyed to notice :facepalm:
Thanks @lostforgottensoul
I think it touched some rawness in me. I have a part — that im not co-conscious with —that has committed crimes and I'm extremely wary of tempting it.

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I didn't realise it was fantasy. I was too annoyed to notice

Well, it's an untrue made up story. So its at least fiction. And what they are claiming (from the trailer) that his mind can make his body do, yep, looks rather fantasy to me. But thats just my opinion. I am sure its rated under psychological thrillers.

 

[Dissociated1]

Not only "insane" but violent and transgender. How many people can you offend in one movie?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=556608954529472

 

[lostforgottensoul]

violent and transgender

Transgender = an alter

Violent = a psychopath

 

[Ronin]

How many people can you offend in one movie?

There's a lot of people that don't realize being trans really doesn't, on itself, translate into any sort of 'other personality', so while I absolutely agree it's quite offensive, the reason for that assumption may be a common misinformation. Sigh. Not defending it, in every case. Mostly a 'I feel ya' and head desking along.

 

[theshadowoftheliving]

There's yet another one on Hulu - called Chance - and it's pretty upsetting to see both using DID as a plot.

They should come and hang with me. Guess what I do when I'm not aware? Drumroll ..... Pay my bills! Like seriously. That's what DID is for some of us and it's frustrating and maddening to see it implying from afar that I'm some sort of psychopath.

(Another favorite alter activity of mine? Paying parking tickets. For real. I'm serious. They should make a movie out of that plot twist. It goes like this: get parking ticket. Forget about parking ticket. Suddenly remember a month later and panic. Log onto city system. See that parking ticket was paid a month ago. Confirm this with bank. Stop panicking.)