Representations of schizophrenia - Critical Media Project (Gabriel Musser) by Gabriel Musser

Donnie darko

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 14:52:50 UTC

In the movie donnie darko the main character Donnie darko suffers from schizophrenia and he sleep walks into a golf course, that breaks the timeline because he was meant to die, and then he starts seeing a man in a bundy suit that tells him the world is going to end in 28 days.

I do not think this is a good and fair representation of schizophrenia.

fight club

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 14:53:58 UTC

This movie is about schizophrenia, in the movie the main character Tyler gets in an explosion and starts to hallucinate a man that starts a fight club and it turns out that the man he is seeing is himself.

I don't think this is not a good representation of schizophrenia.

split

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 14:55:09 UTC

Split is a movie about a man with schizophrenia who kidnaps 2 or 3 (I forgot) girls, they slowly find out that he has schizophrenia and is mentally ill.

This is not a good representation of schizophrenia.

cry of fear

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 14:56:11 UTC

In Cry of fear you play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

I think this is an unfair representation of schizophrenia.

we happy few

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 14:57:02 UTC

In We Happy Few, we live in a dystopian city where everyone takes a pill that makes them happy but the man we play stops taking the pills, and he starts to see what everybody is really doing then he is hunted down.

I think this is not a good representation of schizophrenia.

omori

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 14:58:40 UTC

"Omori" is a psychological horror JRPG where a boy named Sunny, struggling with trauma and depression, explores a dream world called Headspace as his alter-ego Omori, while also navigating the real world, Faraway Town, to confront his past and reconnect with old friends.

I think this is a okay representation of schizophrenia

crazy like a fox

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 14:59:27 UTC

"Crazy Like a Fox" by Liam O'Rourke is a book about the life and times of Brian Pillman, a wrestler known for his loose cannon persona, and explores his attempts to become a star, his legacy, and the author's journey to write the book.

I don’t know a lot about this book but what I do know this looks like okay representation of schizophrenia

HOAX psychosis blue

musser1_2 — 2025-03-18 15:10:59 UTC

"HOAX: Psychosis Blues" is a graphic novel by Ravi Thornton that tells the story of his brother, Rob, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and eventually committed suicide, offering a personal and artistic exploration of mental illness.

This is a pretty bad representation of schizophrenia

snake pit

musser1_2 — 2025-03-19 14:53:05 UTC

In this psychological drama, Virginia Cunningham (Olivia de Havilland) is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert (Mark Stevens), she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik (Leo Genn), who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.

shutter island

musser1_2 — 2025-03-19 14:54:10 UTC

The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote, windswept island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible deeds committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.