The specific scene where Leonard, the main character, rallies up the inmates to go against the nurses and workers reminded me of Randle. When Randle was not able to watch the baseball game, he responded by starting to yell play-by-play and making up the game as he went along. The other patients were entertained by Randle and began yelling along with him. These scenes were extremely similar as both men showed a significant influence on the others surrounding them. These scenes portray an unhealthy relationship between the staff at the hospitals and the patients. Both scenes from each film represent the patients acting out against the faculty, which proves that there is a disconnection. This could also account for the lack of empathy and poor rapport building from the staff which is why the patients lash out against them. The film brought many great points to my attention about the stigma that exists within mental illness and psychiatric units. It also raised my emotions and feelings towards specific characters while trying to understand their reasoning’s behind their
The specific scene where Leonard, the main character, rallies up the inmates to go against the nurses and workers reminded me of Randle. When Randle was not able to watch the baseball game, he responded by starting to yell play-by-play and making up the game as he went along. The other patients were entertained by Randle and began yelling along with him. These scenes were extremely similar as both men showed a significant influence on the others surrounding them. These scenes portray an unhealthy relationship between the staff at the hospitals and the patients. Both scenes from each film represent the patients acting out against the faculty, which proves that there is a disconnection. This could also account for the lack of empathy and poor rapport building from the staff which is why the patients lash out against them. The film brought many great points to my attention about the stigma that exists within mental illness and psychiatric units. It also raised my emotions and feelings towards specific characters while trying to understand their reasoning’s behind their