We Need To Talk About Kevin Movie Analysis

In light of the film, We Need To Talk About Kevin, based on the 2003 novel by Lionel Shriver, it is apparent that the film presents a specific case of Antisocial Personality Disorder through the actions and thought processes of Kevin Khatchadourian, the eponymous character. The story is told through the main point of view of the character’s mother, Eva Khatchadourian, through which she undergoes a series of negative events as she attempts to deal with her son, Kevin Khatchadourian, and the effects of his increasingly unpleasant temperament from birth to his eventual detainment by the penal system. The behaviors reflect the generalized sensational view of someone suspected by the average person as having an antisocial personality disorder …show more content…
Throughout the film, Kevin displayed the main characteristics of a disregard for the property and feelings of others, a lack of remorse for his actions, failure to conform to social norms, controlled behavior, aimless intentions, and violent conduct. Kevin’s background displayed a strong mixture of support from his father, Franklin, and a lack of support and even physical abuse by his mother as she became increasingly frustrated by his uncooperative and spiteful behavior towards her in particular. Kevin was shown to be developmentally challenged compared to most children his age as he displayed incontinence …show more content…
However, one particularly good point about the depiction was its lack of drug presence in relation to the disorder and how not all people who display such extreme symptoms engage in self-destructive vices. I believe a lack of defined malice and explicit portrayals of symptoms to only his mother would improve the accuracy of the depiction by making the behavior less discriminate and more consistent across situations. The film certainly promoted a degree of stigma (well-meaning or not) of individuals who display signs of antisocial behavior at a young age and the message that one should be wary of such individuals if encountered. The film might certainly impact people who actually have this disorder by making them feel like they are a danger to others or harbor a strong potential to become a criminal element that will be hated and stigmatized by society. Due to the film not presenting a benign case of antisocial personality disorder, the people who might show signs of this disorder may come to view themselves as inherently dangerous and further retreat from possible methods of productive assistance due to feeling like lost