Brilliant Hollywood Movies Based On Mental Illnesses!
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By Chaitra
Majority
of
us
unaware
of
the
deadly
mental
illnesses
that
one
can
be
victim
to.
We
either
lack
enough
knowledge
about
that
tend
to
ignore.
Today,
we
will
take
you
through
a
few
brilliant
Hollywood
movies
based
on
mental
illnesses.
There
are
several
factors
to
appreciate
about
any
movie
based
on
mental
issues.
From
the
plot
to
the
acting.
To
come
with
a
story
about
people
suffering
from
a
certain
kind
of
mental
disorder
or
the
mental
disorder
itself
a
hard
task.
When
the
film-makers
decide
to
make
such
a
sort
of
movie,
they
need
to
spend
months
and
years
just
studying
and
researching
about
the
disorder
in
order
to
make
the
movie
look
as
real
as
possible,
and
to
keep
in
mind
it
doesn't
offend
anybody
actually
victim
to
it.
Some
of
the
film-makers
get
inspiration
by
pretending
to
be
a
part
of
a
person
with
a
mental
issue
or
literally
living
with
them
in
mental
asylums.
Some
of
the
creative
minds
choose
substances
to
make
them
understand
the
concept
better
when
under
its
influence.
Then
there
are
actors,
who
have
a
tougher
task
to
handle
while
acting
in
such
movies.
They'll
have
to
transform
themselves
to
get
into
the
character
and
feel
the
disease
before
enacting
it.
The
efforts
of
the
actors
are
varied
from
one
another,
but
equally
appreciable.
Actors
like
Christian
Bale
and
Mila
Kunis
have
starved
themselves
to
match
the
characters
in
the
movie.
Some
actors
have
gone
ahead
and
shaved
their
head
off
or
lived
with
animals
to
understand
the
characters
better.
If
this
is
the
struggle
one
goes
through
to
understand
the
disease,
ever
imagined
how
it
feels
to
be
the
victim
of
such
diseases
that
not
only
harm
the
person,
bu
there
loved
ones,
too?
These
movies
have
really
had
a
huge
impact
on
the
viewers'
mind.
Below
are
some
of
the
most
brilliant
Hollywood
movies
that
beautifully
showcase
the
lives
of
mentally
disturbed
characters:
Shutter
Island
One
of
Leonardo
DiCaprio's
best
movies
Shutter
Island
is
based
on
Schizophrenia.
It
has
brilliantly
shown
the
struggles
Edward
Daniels
goes
through.
Silver
Lining
Playbook
In
the
movie
'Silver
Lining
Playbook',
Bradley
Cooper's
character
suffers
from
Bipolar
Disorder
and
Jennifer
Lawrence
is
a
victim
of
Depression.
Gone
Girl
'Gone
Girl'
is
a
movie
based
on
the
novel
of
the
same
name
that
focuses
on
more
than
one
mental
disorder.
The
character
Amy
Dunne
suffers
from
Munchhausen
Syndrome,
borderline
personality
disorder
and
Narcissistic
Disorder.
Black
Swan
Natalie
Portman
who
plays
the
role
of
Nina
in
the
movie
'Black
Swan'
suffers
from
Schizophrenia.
She
is
also
diagnosed
with
borderline
personality
disorder.
One
Flew
Over
The
Cuckoo's
Nest
'One
Flew
Over
The
Cuckoo's
Nest'
won
all
the
five
major
Academy
Awards!
The
movie
is
actually
filmed
in
a
mental
asylum
with
real
mental
patients.
To
Write
Love
On
Her
Arms
Though
the
movie
focuses
on
the
character's
struggle
with
substance
issue,
it
is
paired
with
the
issues
of
Bipolar
Disorder.
The
combination
of
Bipolar
Disorder
and
Substance
brings
goosebumps!
We
Need
To
Talk
About
Kevin
'We
Need
To
Talk
About
Kevin'
was
a
super
hit.
The
movie
is
based
on
a
boy
who
is
a
Psychopath.
The
parents
discover
everything
about
him
towards
the
end
of
the
movie.
Orphan
The
movie
is
based
on
a
girl
adopted
by
a
couple.
They
realize
their
adopted
daughter
has
a
condition
called
Hypopituitarism.
She
is
an
aged
woman
who
look
young.
She
kills
many
brutally
until
she
gets
killed
in
the
end.