Analysis Of Split By M Night Shyamalan - 2061 Words

The movie Split by M. Night Shyamalan is a must-see film. Suspenseful and disturbing it will leave you pondering long after the film has ended. Was that a film about sexual assault or mental illnesses? Was it a sequel to another movie altogether unknown? Split sets the stage for dissociative identity disorder as the main character Kevin Crumb, played by James McAvoy suffers from the disorder, â€Å"The broken are the more evolved.† (Split) We go on a dark and twisted tale into the mind of Kevin and his many personalities as one of them abducts three young girls. Throughout the film we the viewer are constantly speculating who will survive, who will die, which personality is in control of Kevin and who is the 24th personality if he exists at†¦show more content†¦Most people have a general concept of what we think it means when someone has multiple personality disorder, split personalities or Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). These disorders are, â€Å"thought to be a complex psychological condition that is likely caused by many factors, including severe trauma during early childhood (usually extreme, repetitive physical, sexual, or emotional abuse).† (Goldberg) This means split personalities emerge and develop in individuals as a response, the minds choice to hide from the pain of unresolved past or current realities. In the case of Kevin, we learn that his â€Å"Splits† are caused by something along that realm through his psychiatrist, Dr. Karen Fletcher (played by Betty Buckley). Her views of those with DID, especially Kevin, are not accepted by those in her profession. She has just begun to have even a spec of interest in her controversial view. Dr. Fletcher approaches Kevin uniquely as she accepts all of his personalities, at least those allowed to â€Å"take the light.† That phrase is used to convey who is in â€Å"reality† and in control, a struggle which becomes more disturbing as the film reaches the end. â€Å"Is this the sense for the supernatural come from?† Dr. Fletcher makes this comment to a auditorium through a Skype conference call to France. A question which lingers in the minds of viewers through the end of the movie. HerShow MoreRelatedSociopath Portrayed In Tv And Movies Vs. Real Life. Name.1683 Words   |  7 Pagesmovie called Split. The movie called Split is an American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and released in America in 2017. The film shows a man with 23 different personalities (DID) who imprisons three girls in an isolated underground facility after kidnaping them. The film emphasizes on the ‘beast’ character of the DID personality, and this involves telling the girls to strip in preparation for their sacrifice as â€Å"sacred food (Shyamalan et al., 2016)