MHAM: ‘We All Have Powers’: Grief and Trauma in the Spider-Man Films

When the character of Peter Parker and his superhero persona Spider-Man was created by comic book writers and artists Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in the early 1960s, they were excited about the concept of a superhero who wasn’t completely invincible.

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MHAM: ‘Maniac’ (2019) Presents a Down-to-Earth Depiction of Borderline Personality Disorder in an Otherwise Outlandish World

There is something overwhelmingly lonely about suffering from a condition that is so misunderstood, so feared and so shrouded in stigma that you could go your whole life without seeing it depicted accurately on TV.

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MHAM: How ‘Doom Patrol’ Deconstructs Superhero Tropes to Explore Mental Illness

To say that Doom Patrol is a very weird show would be an understatement. Since its debut on DC Universe last year, the show has given us some of the strangest and most bizarre moments ever seen in the history of TV. There’s a talking giant cockroach named Ezekiel who can predict the end of…

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MHAM: Another Side of Daniel Craig

He starred in numerous explorations of complex characters, bringing light to different mental health issues in a way significant enough to influence my own wellbeing.

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MHAM: A World of Unsane Women – A Look Into ‘Unsane’ (2018)

Einstein once stated that the definition of insanity – or unsanity for the sake of the film’s title – was the act of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

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MHAM: ‘Kidding’ (2018) and Being Scared of “I Don’t Know’s”

Kidding has cemented itself as a show regularly dealing with heavy issues in a way that is accessible to many.

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MHAM: Mental Vs. Physical Well-Being and Confronting One’s Own Failing Support System in ‘Sex Education’ (2019)

Sex Education opens up a clear discussion on the comparison between mental and physical health through a redefinition of the classic jock archetype.

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Between the Lines: The Sincerity of the ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ Screenplay

Mental Health plays a big part in our daily lives, so it comes as no surprise that the subject usually becomes a talking point in film. For Mental Health Awareness Month, Between the Lines will be looking at a screenplay that has a positive outlook on Mental Health: Lars and the Real Girl.

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MHAM INTERVIEW: Dan Warrender and Scott Macpherson on Their ‘Mental Health Movie Monthly’ Initiative

What is deemed as a ‘good’ representation of Mental Health within the entertainment world? What can filmmakers and showrunners do to better represent Mental Health? To help answer these questions, I approached Dan Warrender and Scott Macpherson.

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MHAM: ‘It’s Always Personal’: Humanising Dystopia and Trauma in ‘The Hunger Games’ Films

In the boom of young adult franchise adaptations, The Hunger Games films stand out as perhaps the last great series, one of the most consistent and faithful adaptations in this late noughties/early 2010s era.

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