However, after one patron inquires about Unbreakable's Mr. Glass, Split's twist ending reveals that Bruce Willis's David Dunn exists in the same universe as Kevin.
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.
Though the girls make several plans to escape their captors, the day of The Beast's arrival eventually comes. It turns out, that the prophecy that Dennis, Patricia, and Dennis followed rings true, as The Beast does seem to have special abilities.
In the early stages of her childhood, she was a happy child when it was just her and her dad, sharing a family bond and going on hunting trips together. This happiness came to an end when her uncle molested her while they were on a hunting trip together, leaving Casey traumatized.
Kevin's more evil personalities, “Dennis” and “Patricia” are awaiting the arrival of “The Beast” which is Kevin's 24th personality and is an animal-like killer who seeks to rid the world of the “impure,” which are those who have not suffered.
Kevin's mother failed to protect him from abuse and neglect, either due to her own damaged state or her lack of interest in fulfilling her role as a caregiver [1]. Her abusive behavior and neglectful actions contributed to Kevin's trauma and likely exacerbated his psychological struggles.
Kevin keeps the girls in an abandoned basement where his numerous identities are revealed to them. Towards the end of the movie, the final identity Kevin takes on is a vicious beast that climbs walls, deflects bullets, and ultimately kills two of the abducted girls with his bare hands.
The film has been poorly received by mental illness and dissociative identity disorder campaigners. Mental health advocates warn that the film stigmatizes dissociative identity disorder and may directly affect those living with it.
So split is about a man called Kevin who has 25 different personalities . One that's a old woman one that's a strict man named Dennis and one that's a 9 year old boy that likes to listen to Kanye West ,ect. So Dennis kidnaps three teenage girls to feed the (SPOILER WARNING) Beast . the 26'th personality.
John grooming Casey for sexual abuse. John Cooke is the secondary antagonist of the 2016 horror-thriller film Split, the second installment in the Eastrail 177 film trilogy. He is the sexually abusive uncle of protagonist Casey Cooke.
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.
Having previously declared his plans to rid the world of the "untouched", those whose hearts are impure because they have never suffered in their lives, he considers Casey to be "pure" and spares her, disappearing from the tunnels.
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.
But the coolest explanation of the film's ending is this: Split was actually a super-villain origin story. The ending leaves open the possibility of a third film, where the Unbreakable Man battles The Horde. M. Night Shyamalan has created a Philadelphia Superhero Cinematic Universe.
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.
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a rare psychiatric disorder diagnosed in about 1.5% of the global population. This disorder is often misdiagnosed and often requires multiple assessments for an accurate diagnosis. Patients often present with self-injurious behavior and suicide attempts.
When Dennis takes one victim (Sula) into a private room, Casey whispers to the girl to “pee on yourself” as a defensive strategy. Given Dennis's germaphobia, the ploy works, although it soon becomes evident that sex slavery is not on the table.
The Beast is a cannibalistic monster with super strength and other abilities, who believes that those who haven't suffered are "impure". Casey was able to survive her encounter with him was due to her past trauma, which makes her pure.
Kevin's mother was horribly abusive towards him and would beat him constantly over the slightest of things. She was also a bit of a clean freak and demand that kevin clean the house to her ridiculous standards, and if he didn't do it as good as she wanted it, another beating.
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.
While there are no overt sexual scenes, there was definitely an undertone of sexualizing the three teenage girls. Though no nudity was shown, you do see them in various states of undress as they are held against their will.
DID and schizophrenia have some overlapping symptoms, but they are separate conditions. While people with either condition may experience delusions, depression, and suicidal thoughts, people with DID experience multiple identities or personalities, while those with schizophrenia do not.
At the end of that movie, the Beast lets Casey, one of the teenagers he has kidnapped, go—all because she has suffered sexual abuse throughout her life. (He only eats innocent girls who have never suffered.) The villain distills the movie's philosophy in one creepy line: “Rejoice! The broken are more evolved.”
The antagonist is a foil to the protagonist Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), closely mirroring her story, suggesting that he is a victim like her. As a young girl, Casey is sexually abused by her uncle John (Brad William Henke).
Each of the three protagonists of the Unbreakable trilogy (David Dunn, Elijah Price, and Kevin W. Crumb) have their own distinctive colors: David's color is green, Elijah's color is purple and Kevin's color is yellow. However, Kevin is a antagonist in Split, though he is briefly an antagonist and protagonist in Glass.
