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4:27 pm - 02/24/2013

Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos is not impressed with Silver Linings Playbook

Ahead of Silver Linings Playbook's big night at The Oscars, Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos - who has been living with bipolar disorder all his life - isn't all too pleased with the film's portrayal of mental illness.









Despite his misgivings of the topic in the film, he concedes that it's better for it to be discussed, rather than not at all:





a few more items about this @his twitter
I liked SLP a lot, but he he's obviously entitled to his opinion and I respect him so much for what he's been through <3
licorrice 24th-Feb-2013 09:52 pm (UTC)
never saw SLP saw the trailer I thought it was about dancing...
modernelegance 24th-Feb-2013 09:58 pm (UTC)
dancing is really a minor part of the movie. It doesn't come up until probably 2/3 through the movie.
christoph 24th-Feb-2013 10:03 pm (UTC)
Thats what I thought it was about before i watched it too.
windinthewires 24th-Feb-2013 11:59 pm (UTC)
Dancing in Siver Linings Playbook takes the same role as the kids beauty pageant did in Little Miss Sunshine. Meaningless competition to bring the characters together
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