What About Bob Essay

Overall, I enjoyed the film, but the ending had me feeling uneasy and agitated. I believe that the psychiatrist did a great job at counseling each member of the Bennett family, but it was his treatment and recommendation of their situation that had me uneasy. The psychiatrist believed that family counseling would be an effective treatment, instead of the father going to jail or having charges brought against him. The psychiatrist believed that Gail and Steven could work out their problems together, and that Amelia and her father could have a relationship again. The ending felt a little contrived as Amelia has a flashback of her father singing “Hush Little Baby Don’t Say a Word.” “Something About Amelia” was produced in the 1980’s, but I believe if it was shot preset day, Steven would have been ostracized and gone to prison instead of

Langston Hughes was an African-American writer in the 1920's. He was best known for his stories in the Harlem Renaissance about the Black Culture. Hughes emphasized the theme that “Black is Beautiful.” In Hughes' short story, “Why, You Reckon,” he writes through the main character, the narrator, a poor, 'hongry' Black. Hughes uses character and scene description, symbolism, themes, and dialogue to set his story up and make it more interesting and historical to the reader.

Overall I found the movie to be quite interesting and exciting at times but a bit slow in others. The story itself was very clear to me and didn’t cause any confusion. It had a good flow also, just as you were on the verge of falling into boredom with a scene they switched it up on you to keep you

I think it accurately portrayed the hardships families went through during the Great Depression. At first, everything was fine and James J. Braddock was a successful boxer with a good amount of money. Then, the Great Depression hits and Braddock struggles to support his family. He continues to box, but it is difficult for him to support his family off what little he makes. He tries to find other jobs, but struggles because he broke his hand in a boxing match, making manual labor especially painful for him. I thought this part of the movie was extremely sad. Braddock was trying so hard to support his family, but he could barely manage. He continued to box even though he was not healthy, as he had a broken hand and was extremely malnourished. His wife was always stressed and the Depression was a huge strain of their marriage. Their kids were young and didn’t really understand what was going on, but they still suffered from starvation and illness. I really liked the end of the movie when Braddock receives a large sum of money after winning a huge boxing match. He was able to provide for his family once again. I think this really shows that hard work eventually pays

Before seeing Dr. Marvin, Bob has been subject to a variety of therapies. The most noticeable therapy being drug therapy. Bob talks about having Valium, Halcyon, and Seconol, all anti-anxiety drugs and all indicative of biological therapy. Bob also seems familiar with psychodynamic therapy from his "free associations from childhood" he does for Dr. Marvin. The main therapy focus seems to be on "Baby Steps" therapy, which is similar to desensitization - take small steps in order to overcome big fears. Dr. Marvin also attempts some cognitive therapy by giving Bob a prescription to "take a vacation from his problems." This is supposed to allow Bob to change the way he thinks about his problems so that they are not a crisis any longer and he can just forget about them, because he is on vacation from those problems. Bob also attempts some of his own therapies. "I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful" repeated over and over again by Bob is his own attempt at cognitive therapy and changing the way he thinks about how he feels. Bob also uses behavioral therapy in exposing himself to water by sailing. Granted, he is chained to the boat and is wearing a life preserver, but he is learning to desensitize

There is a character who is a heroin addict named Mimi who is a very controversial character, and I think it made the movie have substance and likability to see that issue come to light. Everyone has their own issues in this world, and not all of them are rainbows and butterflies. This movie really showed the grittiness of living with addiction and disease, and how people dealt with it.

I had many emotions at the end of the movie, but they can all be summed up to sad, inspired and relieved. Initially, I felt sad after watching the movie because no one should have to feel hopeless or that they are bound to fail. Also, because in America, one of the wealthiest countries, children should not have to go without their primary needs, such as food. Next, I felt inspired because it showed that people can change. Throughout the movie, Mister, the main character, and his mother made large life adjustments. Mister’s mother stopped using drugs and Mister goes from being a scared fourteen year old to a member of his extended family network, which according to the text book is where “adult members experience a collective social, financial and ethical responsibility to care for family members.” (Waites, 2008) I felt relieved at the end of the movie because in a way Mister and Pete got their happy ending. They ended up together at Riverside and Mister’s mom recovered from her addiction.

     The communication between the two main characters in this movie was poor. Many things may have been avoided if situations were just talked about differently. If Alice had been able to send “I-Messages” to Michael things may have gone a bit smoother. As an alcoholic it is not always easy to tell others your true feelings. She needed to tell Michael how she felt, believed and wanted from their relationship. Also if Michael could have been more responsive to Alice and her emotions. It takes a lot of understanding to deal with substance abusers and he tries his best, but that was not the only thing he should have done. He needed to give Alice more feedback. Alcoholics need praise, almost like children. They need to know that the other person is receiving the message and understands where those feelings are coming from. They both need to work on being assertive. It is a great thing when two people can communicate with each other but the

Smoke signals is an intriguing movie about two main characters who are facing issues within their dyad and the external world. Victor Joseph is a young man who had a rough time accepting his father’s past behavior and actions. He is portrayed as a someone who is stoic, slow to show emotions, and pessimistic. His mother put his father out, Arnold, out after he would not stop his continuous pattern of drinking. Thomas ,on the other hand, is completely different.

There are several factors that contributed to the length of therapy. First, the referred patient, Melvin Frankl, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. He was described by the therapist as “seriously disturbed.” Melvin had delusions and “word salad” speech. In the first year of therapy, Melvin filled every conversational space with “nonsense factoids, cliches, and redundancies.” As far as the reader knows, the therapist did not attempt to control Melvin’s “word salad” until 1990, six years after Melvin’s first visit. When asking Melvin what he wanted to get from counseling, he responded with ambitious goals. He wanted a high school diploma, he wanted to get married, and go to college. Melvin have goals that would require hard work, time, and patience. Another reason therapy took so long could have been from the number of physical and mental disabilities the family had. As I’ve already mentioned, Melvin was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which could have been genetically acquired. Melvin’s father, Jacob, was fearful of the military, which he believed was in cahoots with other federal agencies. In particular, he believed the FBI was searching his garbage for evidence. This is a sign that not only is Melvin experiencing delusions but so is his father. Margot, Jacob’s second wife, suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes, and migraines. These mental and physical disturbances needed to be address by a psychiatrist and/or medical doctor, which meant that not all of the

This film got it right because I am sure that many people can relate to this film. Many us have probably gone

In the film What about Bob, the movie starts off with Bob Willey sitting in bed telling himself “I feel great, I feel good, and I feel wonderful.” Without these words of encouragement he wouldn’t make it through day. Bob Wiley is quite the interesting character; he suffers from so many disorders. First he is faced with ongoing anxiety issues throughout the movie. Anxiety disorder is when a “person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal,” which describes Bob’s character perfectly.

Simply, it leaves a bad impression of sorts. The film is based on a rich memoir by Susanna Kaysen. It depicts the suffering of a fictional character referred to as Susanna. The film does not primarily give focus on true hospital course during the recovery process of the fictional character. Much of the focus is on the characters recovering without the aid of the hospital or staff. It is depicted as a road of self discovery and not very realistic for the conditions ascribed the characters. Recovery of an individual suffering from a mental ailment takes time and proper guidance coupled with proper coordination of counseling, medications and familial support. As such, the film provides a decent exploration of mental illness but not realistic. Though in my opinion it does portray the little resources available to women during the day in age depicted the effectiveness of the society’s mental health care system.

     The actors are believable in their roles. Steven Martin who acts as George Banks is outstanding in his role, he acts very well, so the audience knows his feelings, and feels sorry for him. The stars are not the main reason for me to see the film, but the title is.

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