Villain Therapy: SPLIT and Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Thanks to Established Titles for sponsoring this video! Get 10% off on any purchase with code CINEMA10. Go to https://establishedtitles.com/CINEMA10 and help support the channel! Is SPLIT an accurate portrayal of Dissociative Identity Disorder? Mostly no. But it does get some things right! Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright take a look at the many identities of James McAvoy in one of M. Night Shyamalan's best (if not clinically accurate) films. (And some of McAvoy's best performances! Seriously, incredible work.) They talk about how trauma can lead to Dissociative Identity Disorder, what DID systems look like in real life, the therapist in the film and what she gets right and wrong in working with this DID system, and the spectacular story telling and performances in Split. It's a balance between loving this movie as an interesting and entertaining film, and recognizing the problems with the mental health portrayals. Join our Patreon: https://patreon.com/CinemaTherapy Join before the end of October and save 16% on an annual membership! Check out our other episodes about DID: Gollum and Sméagol: https://youtu.be/rmNyqGEJvVs Cinema Therapy is: Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker, and Alan Seawright Produced by: Jonathan Decker, Megan Seawright, Alan Seawright, and Sophie Tellez Edited by: Trevor Horton Director of Photography: Bradley Olsen English Transcription by: Anna Preis


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