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Leopoldo 2022-03-21 09:01:43

The main axis of the story is borderline personality disorder, and its characteristics have been mentioned in the first half of the film, and all events are narrated around the mental illness of the heroine. The first and most important is split personality. The film specifically gives dual personalities, namely Susanna who is good and Lisa who is evil, and secondly, about identity disorder and promiscuity, it is formed by projecting the appearance of her boyfriend on different characters . Others such as mood swings, violent suicide, poor interpersonal relationships, etc. are also shown in the film, which can also be said to be close to popular science or textbook descriptions, Winona Ryder's portrayal of the characters' inner contradictions and emotional grasp It's in place, and the excellent performance of another beauty, Angelina Jolie, is also very good.

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Girl, Interrupted quotes

  • Lisa: So, have you had your first Melvin yet?

    Susanna: Who's that?

    Lisa: Bald guy with a little pecker and a fat wife. You're ther-rapist, sweet pea. Unless, ah... unless they're givin' you shocks. Or, God forbid lettin' you out. Then you get to see the great wonderful Dr. Dyke.

    Margie: She means Dr. Wick.

    Susanna: Oh, I've been in his office but I haven't met him yet.

    M.G.: He's a she. Dr. Wick's a girl.

    Lisa: That's right, M.G. Wick's a chick.

    M.G.: Wick's a chick.

    Lisa: Hence the nickname.

  • Georgina: Lisa, is Daisy really getting out?

    Lisa: Yeah, she coughed up a big one.

    Susanna: But how could - I mean she's... *insane*.

    Lisa: Yeah, well that's what ther-rape-me's all about. That's why fuckin' Freud's picture's on every shrink's wall. He created a fuckin' industry. You lie down, you confess your secrets and you're saved. Ca-ching! The more you confess, the more they think about settin' you free.

    Susanna: But what if you don't have a secret?

    Lisa: Then you're a lifer, like me.