Sybil Movie

[mysticeden.livejournal.com]

I finally saw Sybil this weekend with my room mate who is also a multiple. I had read the book but never seen the film. I thought her acting was amazing! Me and my room mate both looked at each other in shock. If we hadn't known it was an actress I might have believed her. I was surprised since she's a singlet (as far as I know).

Besides from that the movie was good, although I don't understand why they made all the alters into children. That was very weird especially since a lot of them were either the same age as Sybil or older. In all reality I cant judge the movie alone because all the holes in the story I knew about since I read the book.

One question though, who was the guy? does anyone know? I knew of a few different guys in the book, but the love interest in the movie seemed like a combination of them and her best friend (who did not appear in the movie anyway).


Well this is just me ranting but I'd like to hear your opinions on this movie or the book.

Comments

[mysticeden.livejournal.com]

I read that and well... even if that were true there are plenty of multiple with lives such as the ones in the movie and book. So if only for that reason alone I like them.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Yes, but the question we must ask ourselves is, are they living that way because of the movie and the book. That is, knowing or suspecting there were several persons sharing a body, did they then decide they had to follow the model set by Sybil not only in order to be believed by others, but to self-validate?

Judging from the voluminous correspondence we've received over the last eleven years, I seriously suspect that the latter is frequently the case. Sybil, by virtue of the fact that there was almost no other literature on multiple personalities at the time, set the standard for both mental health professionals and their clients on what constituted proper behavior for a multiple. Even Truddi Chase& fit the profile, in their own way. It has become a meme, in the true sense of the word.

One reason we wrote the articles that formed the basis for our website was to conceive of and hopefully provide alternative examples.

[mysticeden.livejournal.com]

lol I dont think so. Me and many others I know are like that. I knew what I was before reading any book. Sybil was actually one of the last books I ever read. I didn't know anything about other multiples, thier worlds or what psychiatrist thought when I knew what I was.

Maybe, for some yes, but not for everyone. I don't think she should be the standard because everyone is different and any standard there is too static; it wont work. I also think this is more aimed at people who are multiples because of abuse not those who are born that way.

Yes its fine to provide alternative examples but these shouldn't be the standard or norm either. I dont think its a good idea to go with only one way of thinking.