Mental Disorders In Lion And A Beautiful Mind
In today’s age, the amount of films produced is astonishing. What is even more surprising is the amount of recognition mental disorders are receiving in the 21st century alone. For years, people suffering with mental disorders have been very misunderstood; society assumes their problems are fictitious and fraudulent. However, hollywood is making great progress towards revealing the truth about these victims. They deserve to finally be heard and understood. Characters with mental disorders are not the only ones being recognized: mentally healthy people are too. The film Lion, directed by Garth David, and A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard, each exhibit characters that are one of two types: mentally stable or mentally ill. In the movie Lion, the protagonist—Saroo—is played by Dev Patel. His adoptive mother, Sue
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Nash’s college roommate is Charles, who is played by Paul Bettany. Throughout the film, Nash portrays many unhealthy behaviors. The first is when he does not does not accept defeat from his enemy, Hansen. Hansen, played by Josh Lucas, invites Nash to play a game called Hex and he accepts. When Hansen defeats him, Nash behaves rash and crazy. He is bewildered because he thought he was going to win because he planned everything out and he ends up knocking over the board game while storming out. Another unhealthy behavior is when Nash becomes obsessed with finding a unique thesis for his paper that drives himself and Charles crazy. Nash locked himself in the library for days in a row, which is not good for his health. He also smashed his face in the glass wall after becoming so fixated on finding a worthy idea. Further, when Nash is released from the psychiatric facility, he stops taking his pills without telling anyone. This is a very unhealthy behavior because it will not only harm himself but his wife
Nash’s college roommate is Charles, who is played by Paul Bettany. Throughout the film, Nash portrays many unhealthy behaviors. The first is when he does not does not accept defeat from his enemy, Hansen. Hansen, played by Josh Lucas, invites Nash to play a game called Hex and he accepts. When Hansen defeats him, Nash behaves rash and crazy. He is bewildered because he thought he was going to win because he planned everything out and he ends up knocking over the board game while storming out. Another unhealthy behavior is when Nash becomes obsessed with finding a unique thesis for his paper that drives himself and Charles crazy. Nash locked himself in the library for days in a row, which is not good for his health. He also smashed his face in the glass wall after becoming so fixated on finding a worthy idea. Further, when Nash is released from the psychiatric facility, he stops taking his pills without telling anyone. This is a very unhealthy behavior because it will not only harm himself but his wife