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Postby jackson3491 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:13 am

Would the movie "Girl Interrupted" be a good movie for a woman suspected of having bpd to watch? Have you ever seen the movie and what are your thoughts about it as a learning experience for someone in denial. I don't know anything about the movie other than what I have read on the reviews.
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Re: Girl Interrupted

Postby evgoddess » Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:28 am

Personally, I can't really relate to it. If I remember correctly, the book would probably be a more accurate depiction, but it's been a while since I read it. I found it quite different from the movie and more realistic. You could definitely show the person -- it can't hurt -- but maybe do not tell them what your intentions are, if possible.
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Re: Girl Interrupted

Postby thebetterhalf » Sun Jan 06, 2013 5:14 am

Yeah i seen it. Not bad. Long time ago so i cant say how well it the disorder was acted. Bu she sure looked bad. Book always more descriptive. Thanks for saying theres a book, i'll look for it.
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Re: Girl Interrupted

Postby DollsAndPins » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:51 am

Girl interrupted was the first time I ever heard about bpd, although I dont think the film as a good accurate view of someone with bpd there are parts to it. The way how the main character makes friends with some total psycho and their worlds are wrapped around each other- I had the exact same expereince in a psych ward, met a girl in there who was a crazy bitch but I idolized her and we became good friends until it all ended in disater. There is also a lot of impulse shown in the movie but as much as I love the film there wasn't enough about bpd. You could just say that she was a typical 'Misundertood teenager' with the sex, impulses, relationships etc... I havent read the book but some day I will.
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Re: Girl Interrupted

Postby Jsundave » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:59 pm

I like Girl, Interrupted and I think it is a good depiction of someone in denial. I can relate to Kaysen in that sense. I guess she had the luxury of denial as her parents put her in an expensive, top notch hospital (ie. she didn't need to live on the outside world and struggle with distress this may bring).
It's probably a great starting point of discussion but is quite superficial in some ways and I wouldn't look to it for anything profound or particularly observant. It was a christmas time release and as always its those whose have no interest of knowledge of film (ie. the bank) who dictate what is in theatres and movies.
Ryder is great at giving off the sense of one wrong thing said by someone might set her off, especially in the opening scene in the psychiatrist's house. The scene in Dr Wick's office where she talks about ambivalence is really profound, for me at least. I think Lisa might well be a more acurate depiction of severe BPD, although her character lacks the vulnerability. I've often thought if Daisy might well have been BPD; in the film version anyway, she just never shows it because her relationship with her father wouldn't allow her to open up.
One scene I dislike is where Whoopi Goldberg says Kaysen is: "a self indulgent, little girl who is driving herself crazy."
The book is great. Towards the end Kaysen writes how the diagnostic criteria for BPD was an "accurate" depiction of her at seventeen however, was not "profound". Ironically the movie may well be the same. The Susanna Kaysen of 1999, the year the movie came out, has the benefit of hindsight and expert medical care, possibly diminishing the pain she went through at that age.
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