Girl Interrupted (1999), inspired by a book of the same name written by Susanna Kaysen, has become a cult-classic movie about mental health. In this video I talk about the characters, examine how mental disorders are depicted on screen, what BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) is like, why Susanna Kaysen decided to disown her book and why she doesn’t like the movie adaptation.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction (Susanna Kaysen is not a fan of the movie)
2:33 – Characters’ analysis
8:50 – What is BPD? (Symptoms, Stigma)
13:10 – Mclean Hospital, the Life of Privilege and the Romanticization of Suffering
19:55 – Girl Interrupted Syndrome
21:18 – Dramatization of the movie script (The Wizard of Oz)

Music:
1) Babebee – blossom – https://thmatc.co/?l=2FF8C3EE
2) Grey Balloon – Sleeping Under Stars – https://thmatc.co/?l=92FBF650

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