Posts Tagged ‘Hollywood films’

Journey into the Self and ‘Into the Wild’

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 14:44 By Madhuri Katti

Sean Pean’s film ‘Into the Wild’ (2007) is based on the book (same name) about life of a young adventurous student Christopher Mc Candless who undertook a journey to discover self by living alone in Alaska and tragically could not retrace his steps back to civilized world.
The film essentially explores darkness in the soul of [...]

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Portrayal of Mental Illness in Hollywood Films

Sunday, January 11, 2009 6:18 By Madhuri Katti

Many Hollywood movies have explored life of people with mental disorders. Some of them are about fictitious characters and some based on real life people who have triumphed against all odds or tragically lost their wars with demons within. This heroic tale of triumph or tragic failure makes Hollywood directors explore this dark world of [...]

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