Bipolar dissociation of personality in Cruella

Abstract

Human psyche is a source of wonder and mystery, and its exploration is a major concern of eminent thinkers from time immemorial. Cruella (2021), which tells the reimagined version of Cruella De Vil, a fictional villain in the book and film, 101 Dalmatians, is directed by Craig Gillespie. Cruella’s emotional volatility and eccentric nature are deviant to the point of evil. Current study explores how the mental state of the central character is portrayed in the film. With the rebellious soundtracks of ‘60s and ‘70s, the character can be seen relishing social attention through the alternate persona. The study also focuses how mental illnesses are portrayed in the film even as they cannot be pinpointed of its causes in reality is sought through the paper. Even with the constantly evolving, course-correcting and adapting research, television sets the reality for the nature of psychological illness. Disney, on the other hand, defies all of that. The real-world implications of the false knowledge on conditions like schizophrenia or depression are critical. Knowledge of pro social factors can help individual turn more pro social and the lack of the same can lead to downfall – of both the person and society.