Netflix's 'Bird Box' Draws Criticism Over Portrayal of Mental Illness
Movie studios don't always know how audiences will react to a film and, while some plot points [...]
Contributes to Phobias
prevnextOne day we're gonna talk about how #BirdBox weponized mental Illness and contributes to the phobia of people with mental illness…
— Freak Man Freak Man, Yea dats Me… (@RamCity) December 24, 2018
Terrible Take
prevnextI was looking forward to Bird Box, but their terrible take on mental illness is distracting enough that I can’t enjoy the rest of it. At least I know at the end of the world the monsters cant hurt me I guess?
— Roisi (@roisiproven) December 23, 2018
Blatant Demonization
prevnextSpoiler alert: can we talk about bird box? Did anyone else notice the blatant demonization of mental illness in this flick?
— Stargazer Brad (@thepeaceofrome) December 25, 2018
Dangerous Layers
We need to talk about the dangerous layers of physical and mental ableisms in Bird box. I'ma hold that convo on ig live proly tonight. The way people w. physical disabilities & mental disabilities were separated as safe vs dangerous + villification of people w. mental illness.
— IAM (@IndyaMoore) December 28, 2018
prevnextits so wack that people w mental disabilities are drawn out as violent toward communities.. etc
— IAM (@IndyaMoore) December 28, 2018
Generic Criminalizing
prevnextcw;
if we wanna be really real about it, my sometimes suicidal ass should definitely be affected by entities that literally make ppl commit mass suicide. Bird Box opted for the generic criminalizing / fear of mental illness.
— vanessa taylor (@BaconTribe) December 26, 2018
Terrible
prevnextI liked Birdbox but wow what a terrible way to portray mental illness
— Leah (@leahhjana) December 24, 2018
Perpetuating Stigmas
prevnextok birdbox had a great build up but they lost me when they started connecting demons/being possessed to mental illness. there is already a stigma about this that we need to stop perpetuating. i was hoping they would somehow resolve this by the end but they didn’t...
— ikru (@ikrainium) December 26, 2018
Deeper Meaning
prevnextI think there's a deeper meaning to #Birdbox. like maybe it was meant to symbolize how we, as a society, are becoming too caught up in the medias portrayal of mental illness being amusing or laughable which is in turn causing us to self diagnose ourselves.
— craigclarke (@datboicraigg) December 24, 2018
Seeing the Light
My interpretation of #BirdBox was a lot different than reviews I’ve read and tweets I’ve seen. I definitely think it highlights different types of mental illness/depression and seeing the light at the end. Definitely an awesome movie imo but if you are having suicidal thoughts &
— Kimo-James Tipoti (@Teddy2James) December 24, 2018
prevnextare suffering from any form of mental illness or depression please do not watch this movie!
— Kimo-James Tipoti (@Teddy2James) December 24, 2018
Shedding Light
prevI think Bird Box was shedding light on how people who aren’t affected by mental illness & suicidal thoughts can’t see what a person is going through when they decide to take their life. They want us to see & understand so bad rather than just judging them. Idk just my thought
— AK (@AyreonaKParish) December 28, 2018