Representation of Mental Health

The Dark Knight





We see in this clip how mental health is stereotyped from appearance and actions. for example the joker from The Dark Knight Rises represents people with schizophrenia in a negative way. For example we see how he appears to play dead and immediately jumps up and startles the other people within the scene. he has a weapon on him which creates fear and tension. He also has face paint on which shows us how the Joker is not mentally stable. He tells us the tale of his father attacking him with a knife which has clearly impacted on his life and has left him mentally and physically scared.

Pi



within this clip we see how the man is very obsessive over numbers. we see how he is very intrigued by the way numbers work and the actual coding of numbers. we see how he thinks that there is a pattern in everything and attempts to work it out. we see how he keeps everything to a timed schedule which he must stick to. he must restate his assumptions and 12:45 and then press return at 12:50. he also rejects the offer of lunch as it is not part of his schedule. making schedules is a common feature of mental illness.

Little Britain



We see from this clip the woman has a disability which is apparent from the start. the clip is not mocking people with disabilities but they are mocking the way the public react to people with disabilities. The situation is very awkward as the woman is mentally unstable and the man does not know how to act in the situation. He is very uncomfortable within the situation. People need to learn how to act around people with disabilities.