An outstanding film with incredible acting but it's very important not to let any kid under 14 watch it. This film is a psychological horror about a man with DID (disassociated identity disorder) who abducts 3 teenage girls. It is very disturbing especially for kids who don't understand mental disorders.
Split was met with criticism over how Shyamalan portrayed DID as a stereotype and violent. The National Alliance for Mental Illness describes DID as, “an involuntary escape from reality characterized by a disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness and memory.”
Split is a 2017 American psychological thriller film written, directed and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Betty Buckley. The film follows a man with dissociative identity disorder who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility.
Viewers can appreciate Split without prior knowledge of Unbreakable, though the final scene in Split ties back to the first movie. This connection extends to Glass, Shyamalan's latest entry in this superhero trilogy.
An outstanding film with incredible acting but it's very important not to let any kid under 14 watch it. This film is a psychological horror about a man with DID (disassociated identity disorder) who abducts 3 teenage girls. It is very disturbing especially for kids who don't understand mental disorders.
In several sequences of the film, a young girl is implied to be abused several times. A pretty bloody and big wound is clearly behind the protagonist's leg. Pretty graphic. Extremely gory near the end with guts and results of shotgun blasts are seen.
Why was there 16 years between Unbreakable and Split?
Unbreakable was the first movie in the trilogy, made all the way back in November of the year 2000. Because of the initial backlash, it took Night 16 years to finally gain the courage, determination, and confidence to make the incredibly well-acted sequel entitled Split in January of 2017.
Fans of Split can enjoy similar movies with complicated characters and thrilling journeys. Movies like Glass and Shutter Island offer psychological twists and dark storylines for fans of the genre.
Night Shyamalan's Split drew inspiration from the real life court case of Billy Milligan. Milligan's landmark verdict of not guilty based on Dissociative Identity Disorder still captures public interest today. Shyamalan's portrayal of DID in Split is based on Milligan's case but takes many creative liberties.
Glass is a 2019 superhero film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) and the third and final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy.
Not only is this a direct slap in the face to each and every victim of physical or sexual abuse that may end up watching his movie, but it's also just lazy writing. There's nothing redeeming about a protagonist winning a fight because she's lost so many previous ones. Horror is meant to scare the viewer.
Depictions of mental health in Hollywood, in particular, are excessively harmful. The entire premise for Split is ableist and is blatantly apparent in the trailer. We do not even have to see the film to know it is going to be a problem for the mental health disability community.
Recently, "Barry" refused to allow "Dennis" or "Patricia" their turns, in part due to "Dennis"' voyeuristic tendencies and obsessive–compulsive disorder, and that both appear to worship "The Beast", a yet-unseen 24th personality.
The Valorant developers have announced that they've disabled Split due to an exploit occurring on the map. The bug allowed players to boost up onto a ledge on A site that was previously not allowed. As such the devs have been forced to disable the map across Swiftplay, Competitive, Unrated, Spike Rush, and Premier.
The camera then tracks over to reveal Bruce Willis, reprising his role of David Dunn (evidenced by his nametag), who dryly confirms the old villain's identity as Mr. Glass and walks out. It's a plot twist that reveals the characters of Split and Unbreakable have been in the same world all along.
The Unbreakable trilogy, also known as the Eastrail 177 Trilogy, is an American superhero thriller and psychological horror film series. The films were written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The trilogy consists of Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016), and Glass (2019).
Thematically, 'Glass' is far more akin to 'Unbreakable' than 'Split' but watching both films beforehand should prove practical. If you don't have time to watch 'Split', here are the footnotes.
Hedwig. The naive, nine-year-old child who can take control of Kevin's body whenever he wants. Hedwig befriends Casey while she's captured by Dennis in "Split" and he divulges that he's a big Kanye West fan along with a dancer. He often repeats several things over, including the fact that he has red socks.
However, upon Casey's shirt being ripped off in their final struggle, it is revealed that she has scars on her stomach—scars caused by self-inflicted harm and cutting. As it's been confirmed earlier in the picture, Casey was abused repeatedly over the years by her uncle.
Glass brings the characters of Unbreakable and the characters of Split together for an action-packed crossover storyline. After Unbreakable told a superhero's origin story and Split told a supervillain's origin story, Glass brought that hero and that villain to the same location for an epic showdown.
3) Your trauma is your superpower. This is the main theme of Split, and to be honest, it's a troubling one. It's voiced most clearly at the end, by a (literal) predator, who tells Casey that she is pure because of what she's endured at the hands of others.
Extremely gory near the end with guts and results of shotgun blasts are seen. A young girl points a shotgun to a man. There is a offscreen act of cannibalism. We see the aftermath of one victim briefly, with her intestines visible.
The movie focuses on the stigma that people with mental illness are violent which isn't true, yes there are instances in which people with mental illness can be violent, but not as violent as Kevin was in “Split”.
