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If a movie can make people ignore its artistry and only remember the meaning she reveals, then this movie is worth remembering. In other words, the more she spreads, the more profound her meaning will be. "Brain Fire" (also translated "The Diary When I Go Crazy" and "My Diary of Aberration" 2017), edited and directed by Gerald Barrett, is such a meaningful and awakening movie. But who can really smell the skin pain suffered by this only 21-year-old girl?
In the film, the "New York Times" reporter Susanna Kahoran (played by Kolomer Ritz) tells the real illness that happened to her. Susanna was tortured physically and mentally by this inexplicable "brain fire". Fatigue, all kinds of noise, hallucinations, excitement, panic, and sudden outbreaks of epilepsy, life hangs on a thread, and finally with the help of experienced doctor Nagar, he is cured and begins to find her lost Memory.
The film presents the process of Susanna's sickness, suffering and collapse. What is rare is that her parents and boyfriend Stephen are persistent and give them enough patience and confidence. It can be enjoyed. The director knows that making such a film that may be boring and lacking in appreciation is thankless. The director still has to insist on shooting, which shows the value he recognizes. The precious spirit of directors and filmmakers is admirable. I believe this video will help patients with the same symptoms.
Obviously, the film is not useless in the creation of the real role of Susanna. The 20-year-old Colomo Ritz's modeling of the role can be described as a passionate interpretation, and it is also remarkable. From her workplace, subway, street and home, the troubled emotional expressions caused by this unnamed "brainfire" have in-depth explanations, at least not stiff. The soundtrack of the film is mostly self-playing and singing by the heroine and boyfriend Stephen, which has a certain mitigating effect on the unexplained eager atmosphere of the film.
Margaux, a female colleague of the newspaper, saw her performance at first, and thought it was just her willfulness and emotionalism. It was not until she repeatedly delayed an important interview and was reprimanded by the chief manager Chad that Margaux felt something strange about her. . Finally, Susanna asked some inexplicable questions during the interview with the congressman, such as whether you can take off your pants now, and the other party was dumbfounded, so that they went away. Then it happened that she was screaming crazy while jumping on the office desk.
According to her situation, the main manager Chad asked her to rest at home. In the opinion of a colleague, Susanna may be suffering from a mental illness. But Margaux is very clear that things are not that simple. Later, when Susanna was hospitalized, Margaux went to visit her, Susanna didn't know her at all, which made Margaux cry secretly. What kind of illness is she suffering from?
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For Susan's outpatient process, there were twists and turns. At the beginning, the doctor diagnosed that she was drinking or taking drugs, which caused her emotional upheaval and depression. The problem is that she only drank some beer and didn't take drugs. Then Ryan and other doctors unanimously agreed that according to the characteristics of his illness and his physical condition, it should be schizophrenia or mental disorder, and recommended that his parents be sent to a mental hospital for treatment. But this was rejected by Susanna's parents on the spot. Under normal circumstances, the patient’s family members would follow the doctor’s advice, but Susanna’s parents have always insisted that their daughter has no mental illness.
Susanna's parents divorced since she was a child, and both parties formed a new family. After Susanna suddenly contracted this disease, they had to force her to leave the single residence, and first took her back to her mother's house. Slowly, her mother was so overwhelmed by her hysteria that she had to send her to her father again. At dinner, Susanna had a sudden attack, accusing her stepmother Giselle of insulting her shamelessly. Of course, this was nothing. Then, she suddenly broke out of epilepsy, and in constant convulsions, she screamed "fear", obviously there was a symptom of persecuted delusion. . In desperation and urgency, they had to send her to hospital.
The doctors were generally helpless about Susanna's condition. Indeed, in all signs, Susanna's nervousness symptoms resemble mental illness, but the family's refusal to transfer to the hospital caused her to stay in the ward and "dead". Then, the doctor's consultation again was very clear. Through a comprehensive examination of Susanna's body, all the indicators of her body were normal and there was no damage. That is not a mental illness, but what is it.
Susanna's father Thomas, mother Lorna, and boyfriend Stephen still insisted not to transfer to the hospital. This made the hospital helpless and could only watch Susanna's unconsciousness day by day and was in a coma for a long time. Of course, at this time, as the patient's family members, it is inevitable that they are anxious and impatient, and the anger becomes more and more. One of the female doctors, Khan, also felt that her illness was strange, so she made a special trip to find her mentor, Dr. Nagar. Dr. Nagar is no longer engaged in outpatient services, mainly for teaching tasks.
But after repeated requests from the female doctor Khan, Nagar agreed to check. Even if Susanna was completely in a state of amnesia, Dr. Nagar smiled and asked about her. His affinity comforted Sophie's parents. This makes it possible for things to turn around. Nagar's healing process is to let Susanna draw a picture first. A more complete clock shows that she still has cognitive ability and is not a mental illness. This exclusion is very important.
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The symptoms that Susanna showed were completely similar to mental illness. How could this be explained? Nagar specializes in the night shift, carefully observes through the camera probe, and once again confirms that the possibility of her mental illness has been ruled out. He transferred the brain scan image he had checked before, and enlarged it by projection, finally found a subtle disease. It turned out that Susanna's right brain was severely weakened and inflamed. Once a person has an abnormality in one half of his brain, his entire visual world will be abnormal. Of course, this is not a mental illness.
The treatment at the moment cannot be delayed. After obtaining the consent of his parents, he underwent a craniotomy biopsy. As a result, the sample showed that the NMDA receptor has antibodies, which is inflammation caused by autoimmune problems. The antibodies attack the brain and damage it. In layman's terms, the brain is having a fever, so it attacks the body. Dr. Nagar said that I can cure her and at least she can restore 90% of her cognitive abilities. Sure enough, after finding out the cause of Susanna, Dr. Nagar cured her.
Susanna’s words sounded like "I’m lucky. Most people who have encountered this disease have been ignored. Fortunately, Dr. Nagar found the cause of my disease. How many people do you think have been misdiagnosed in history, and how many patients take it as Suffer from schizophrenia, confusion, or neurosis. Now I can only learn to walk again, learn to speak again, learn to be a son of man, and learn to write again."
Nagar pulled her back from the brink of death. She was reborn. Happily, Susanna returned to the newspaper, and the chief manager Chad suggested that she write down her experience, which will help more people. Susanna readily accepted. The newspaper did not refuse her return because of her illness, which is equally commendable.
At the end of the film, it is specifically stated that “Susanna is the 217th patient diagnosed with brainburn in the United States. Since then, thousands of people have been diagnosed. Susanna’s work has helped people all over the world and received the correct treatment. Dr. Garr still runs the clinic today, specializing in the treatment of abnormal diseases caused by the immune system. In 2015, Susanna married the artist Stephen."
In the film itself, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is spreading the gospel. Therefore, I said from the beginning that this film has irreplaceable significance and can at least serve as a reference and screening. In addition, she also showed us the professionalism, focus and sincerity of a doctor, as well as the preciousness of family, love and friendship.
2017, 8, 9
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