Villain Therapy: SPLIT and Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Is SPLIT an accurate portrayal of Dissociative Identity Disorder? Mostly no. But it does get some things right! Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright take a look at the many identities of James McAvoy in one of M. Night Shyamalan's best (if not clinically accurate) films. (And some of McAvoy's best performances! Seriously, incredible work.) They talk about how trauma can lead to Dissociative Identity Disorder, what DID systems look like in real life, the therapist in the film and what she gets right and wrong in working with this DID system, and the spectacular story telling and performances in Split. It's a balance between loving this movie as an interesting and entertaining film, and recognizing the problems with the mental health portrayals. Watch our other episodes about DID: Moon Knight: https://youtu.be/Yr6tO2j5v9g Gollum/Smeagol: https://youtu.be/rmNyqGEJvVs Support us! Patreon: https://patreon.com/CinemaTherapy Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/cinema-therapy Internet Dads Popcorn: http://ctpopcorn.com Cinema Therapy is: Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker, and Alan Seawright Produced by: Jonathan Decker, Megan Seawright, and Alan Seawright Edited by: Trevor Horton, https://tzhediting.com Director of Photography: Bradley Olsen English Transcription by: Anna Preis Connect with us! Website: https://www.thecinematherapy.com Discord: https://discord.gg/NmbFhr8tfu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapy_cinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therapy_cinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/therapy_cinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therapycinema