This one is a sleeper that most may have slip past them, but it's worth a watch.
Mental health is frequently portrayed in film and other media; almost as frequently it is portrayed poorly. This has served to maintain the stigma related to mental illness and its treatment. This blogger hopes to cast a critical eye upon media's interpretation of these issues, while recognizing its entertainment value.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Babysitters
Intriguing and entertaining to use a couple of words. In this movie, the premise revolves around a teenage girl who realizes she can make money by prostituting herself and her friends to the fathers of families they babysit for. It's well done and there is some good dark humor throughout. I recommend it and for a psychiatry in film group this may be a good pick. There are the beginnings of a great portrayal of what could be OCD or OCPD, but unfortunately that doesn't go anywhere. (To compare and contrast those two, check out As Good as it Gets and Sleeping with the Enemy). This movie does provide a great deal of turmoil looking at Erikson's stage of Identity vs. Role Confusion. It sets this common struggle to the back drop of something more sinister or at least unsavory. Also, a major theme is the collision of individuals with struggling with Identity vs. Role Confusion (adolescent girls) and the father's who stunted in the stage of Intimacy vs. Isolation.
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