review for mental illness being shown in the film 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2014)

I believe the film 'Silver linings Playbook' does show a representation of mental illness. It is a movie which shows parents who have anxiety and OCD and them trying to cope with their son who has bipolar disorder. Pat gets very angry and upset which is the part of his bipolar disorder, which shows a strong view of his mental illness. Pat denies his mental illness because people who may have a mental illness don't like other people knowing they have a mental disorder. His dad Pat has an obsessive compulsive disorder and usually moody from this disorder. I do don't believe that it didn't show enough mental illness in the public environment. There wasn't the full amount of illness being shown in the film overall. The mental illnesses wasn't being shown to its full potential, which is frustrating when you want to get an idea of what mental illnesses can do. Over all it was a great film with a lot of potential.