The Phenom Related To Psychology
For my written assignment I chose to do it based on the movie ‘The Phenom’.
The author and director for this film is Noah Buschel. A number of great actors are seen throughout this film; the main character is Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons), who has the central role as a Rookie Pitcher. Alongside we have his abusive father (Ethan Hawke), the supportive therapist known as Dr. Mobley (Paul Giamatti), Hoppers mother (Allison Ellise) and his girlfriend (Lousie Krause). This movie, described in a nutshell, starts off with a happy high school baseball jock that after becomes a rookie pitcher. Unfortunately his mental health took a turn for the worst once his drug dealer father came out of prison. Teachers, his girlfriend, and his parents obviously were not able to help him get back …show more content…
Mobley took care of Hopper and gave him the right autonomy. In many cases athletes enjoyment for the sport slowly fade away, whether they no longer have the right energy or due to a decline in their self-efficacy levels, either one could play a role on ones mental health. As we all know mental illness is quite common in the sport field and talking usually makes the circumstances slightly better. Hoppers case is very unique in the sense that at one point in his sporting career he was a never-missing pitching legend and now he fails miserably when attempting to do even the simplest drills. It is evident that during his peak performance moments that the young athlete portrayed the right attitude coupled with a strong champion mindset. However, during this time in his sporting career his father was not in the picture. As soon as he was released from prison that is when poor Hoppers mental health took a turn for the worse. Mr. Hawkes who was also an athlete in the past could have been a great role model for his son, he could have taught him the right
The author and director for this film is Noah Buschel. A number of great actors are seen throughout this film; the main character is Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons), who has the central role as a Rookie Pitcher. Alongside we have his abusive father (Ethan Hawke), the supportive therapist known as Dr. Mobley (Paul Giamatti), Hoppers mother (Allison Ellise) and his girlfriend (Lousie Krause). This movie, described in a nutshell, starts off with a happy high school baseball jock that after becomes a rookie pitcher. Unfortunately his mental health took a turn for the worst once his drug dealer father came out of prison. Teachers, his girlfriend, and his parents obviously were not able to help him get back …show more content…
Mobley took care of Hopper and gave him the right autonomy. In many cases athletes enjoyment for the sport slowly fade away, whether they no longer have the right energy or due to a decline in their self-efficacy levels, either one could play a role on ones mental health. As we all know mental illness is quite common in the sport field and talking usually makes the circumstances slightly better. Hoppers case is very unique in the sense that at one point in his sporting career he was a never-missing pitching legend and now he fails miserably when attempting to do even the simplest drills. It is evident that during his peak performance moments that the young athlete portrayed the right attitude coupled with a strong champion mindset. However, during this time in his sporting career his father was not in the picture. As soon as he was released from prison that is when poor Hoppers mental health took a turn for the worse. Mr. Hawkes who was also an athlete in the past could have been a great role model for his son, he could have taught him the right