Film Analysis: Overcoming Schizophrenia

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Caden’s main challenge is to overcome the schizophrenia. He used to like to go to school, hang out with his sister, and create video games. However, Caden is struggling inside his own head with anxiety that has worsen into paranoia along with bad intent that grows in with his family, classmates and strangers. Soon, Caden is alone in his own mind and the illness never stops driving him crazy. As his family tries to help him, he enters into a treatment center that ultimately leads him to learning how to resist the illness. Caden's illness, as well as the other kids in the hospital, is handled with both realism and hope. Caden dislikes the hospital and the medications, however he is aware of the need for them. In the end, with the hospital’s help,

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