The movies and films that I watched in this class have certainly influenced me to look into myself and into my feelings much deeper than I ever thought possible. The four movies which I discussed about in the last two papers, Benny and Joon , Ordinary People , Nuts , and Lenny , are incredible in that I discovered something different about myself through each one of them. In fact, I found myself relating to characters within all the movies that I watched throughout this entire course.
Mental illness goes much further than what a doctor or psychiatrist says on paper.
I believe that every single person deals with emotional problems on a daily basis, therefore dealing with mental illnesses, too. The movies above, as well as all the other movies I have watched during this course, have taught me so many unique, creative ways of looking at things differently in my life. In the movie, Benny and Joon , there is a power struggle between the brother and sister, Benny and Joon, which is one of the central themes behind the movie, control. Benny feels that Joon needs for him to look after her care, when actually Joon is very capable of taking care of herself. Benny believes that Sam, Joon s free-spirited, caring, fun boyfriend, throws off Benny and Joon s structured, scheduled life.