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Front-Ranger:
This film is out on DVD this week and I'm looking forward to finally seeing it!

I was wondering what the parallels are to Grizzly Man, for anyone who's seen both?

delalluvia:

--- Quote from: garycottle on March 10, 2008, 04:36:21 pm ---Here's one of the guides used by doctors and psychologists in diagnosing someone with schizoid personality disorder:

According to the ICD-10, schizoid personality disorder is characterized by at least four of the following criteria:

1.  Emotional coldness, detachment or reduced affection.  (In my view Chris seemed to lack an ability to see how his actions would effect his parents and the old man who wanted to adopt him.  It indicated to me a high level of detachment.)

2.  Limited capacity to express either positive or negative emotions towards others.
 
3.  Consistent preference for solitary activities.  (This certainly describes Chris.)
 
4.  Very few (if any) close friends or relationships, and a lack of desire for such.  (This sounds a lot like Chris to me.)
 
5.  Indifference to either praise or criticism.
 
6.  Taking pleasure in few, if any, activities.
 
7.  Indifference to social norms and conventions.  (Chris was remarkably indifferent to social norms and conventions.)
 
8.  Preoccupation with fantasy and introspection.  (Chris was very introspective.)
 
9.  Lack of desire for sexual experiences with another person.  (Despite being a healthy young man, it seems Chris didn't work very hard to get laid.)

As I've already stated, my mother had paranoid schizophrenia, which is a more severe illness than what's described above.  And my experience with that has given me an ability to pick up on certain symptoms in others pretty quickly.  It's like gaydar.  I once told my therpist that I felt like I could pick mentally ill people out of a crowd.  I thought for sure that she'd tell me that I was full of beans, and that diagnosing someone with a mental illness takes special training and extensive testing and examination, etc.  But she didn't.  She told me that I probably did have this ability, and that I was probably quicker and more accurate than most clinicians with decades of experience.

When I read about Chris there were bells and whistles going off all over the place.  But I don't mean to suggest that Chris was crazy, or that what he did and what he tried to do should be dismissed as the actions and aspirations of a madman.  I take Chris seriously even if I do think he needed help.   


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Gah, Gary, I easily fit into 3 or more of those categories!  :-\

Front-Ranger:

--- Quote from: garycottle on March 17, 2008, 11:27:50 pm ---Hi Lee.  I've not seen Grizzly Man, but I looked it up at IMDb and it sounds like an interesting documentary.  How'd you like it?

Hope you enjoy Into The Wild.  I sure did.

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I've now seen both films. They are both great and there are quite a few similarities. The biggest difference is that Grizzly Man is a documentary that was created out of the actual footage that the leading character shot and was found in his camp after his death. The film was made by Werner Herzog. I also really liked the soundtrack to Grizzly Man. Into the Wild was very good at incorporating Chris' before and after-wild lives.

mvansand76:
I would love to see this this weekend! Will report back....  :D

David is in love with this movie....

BelAir:

--- Quote from: Shasta542 on March 09, 2008, 03:57:08 pm ---Gary, thanks for the review of Into the Wild. I didn't know too much about it--just that Hal Holbrook got an Oscar nomination for his role in it.

I saw it on DVD today at the store. Thought about getting it, but it was full price. So I'll wait. I think it will depress me. But I want to see it.

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you know, when I saw it in the theater, I did not find it depressing at all.

quite uplifting in an odd way.

i'm not sure how i would feel watching it a second time through...

the movie didn't portray Chris as depressed (imo) so maybe that is why i didn't feel too sad watching it....

 ???

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