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
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
The OP mentioned that mental illness was not a plot device, then mentioned OCD, which seemed like a good place to discuss that Hollywood tends to fuck up the portrayal of OCD. Since it does bear repeating until that changes.