Film Thought Paper
You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and mastery of the course material in a written paper format. You are to write a two-page, single spaced, 11 pt. Arial font, 1 inch margins paper analyzing the psychopathology of one film character in one of the films below.
Your paper will be composed of the following four sections (you will need to have these subheadings and devote approximately half a page to each of these four sections): a) Brief Plot Summary about the character, b) Abnormal/Atypical Behaviors observed in one character, c) Diagnosis and Rationale for one character, and d) Treatment that you would provide based on
diagnosis of character. You can use the DSM-5 to make your diagnosis and treatment for the character in the movie. If you are not interested in any of the movies from the list, you can pick any movie of your choice.
Film Options:
1. Pulp Fiction
2. Girl Interrupted
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. Good Fellas
5. Precious
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
7. American Me
8. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
9. Heat
10. Do the Right Thing
11. Amores Perros
12. Donny Darko
13. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
14. Fight Club
15. Oldboy