Film Analysis: Girl Interrupted

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Introduction

Hello I am Natasha and I am an agent for Douglas Wick and Cathy Konrad who produced the film Girl, Interrupted.

Why I believe this

Many people in society today feel they are different from everyone else, like there is something off about them, something different. In today’s youth many are questioning who they really are and are starting to realise life can be difficult and this can make them feel like they would rather live a sheltered life, away from the harshness of reality. I feel that it’s important to tell these people, the people who feel different that everyone is unique, everyone is an individual who will grow and find who they are and find where they can go in life and that the world is worth being in. This is just one reason why I believe you should reproduce the miraculous film, Girl, Interrupted.

Summary
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The film follows the story of a girl called Susanna Kaysen, and her stay at the Claymore mental institution. Susanna is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, but denies that she has which many people do when they first are told they have an illness that is normally referred to what a crazy person is. Over a course of 18-months she meets an array of women who like her, are here to recover from their mental health issues. However, when a sociopath girl called Lisa enters Susanna’s world everything gets turned upside

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