The Reality of Psychopathy
The Reality of Psychopathy
How many people have been victimized by a psychopath? Well if the definition of a psychopath is based on what they see in the movies, they may never know. So, what exactly is a psychopath? One could say a psychopath is a person that is crazy or insane. Well, that’s partially true. A psychopath is a person that believes that they are superior, and do not have the feeling of empathy or guilt. Coming straight from the online dictionary, psychopathy is “a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc. (dictionary.com) Most of the time, a psychopath doesn’t even know he’s a psychopath, or doesn’t want to own up to it or accept it. This makes it hard for anyone else to see a psychopath. Movies that star a main character as a psychopath do not usually show the correct traits of one. Portraying psychopathy accurately is something that is not done by the media, and the traits of a psychopath can be easily misconstrued or misrepresented in many ways.
The film Seven Psychopaths, directed by Martin McDonagh, is about 6 different people that are psychopathic, that murder, steal and lie to each other throughout the whole movie. A screen writer by the name of Marty Faranan, Played by Colin Farrell uses the real life events of his friends (the other psychopaths) to make a movie. His two best friends, Hans Kieslowski, played by Christopher Walken, and Billy Bickle, played by Sam Rockwell die in the end, which inspires him to create his movie and publish it.
Billy is a serial killer, that only kills other serial killers, and a psychopath wouldn’t go out of his way to kill specific targets. If a psychopath wanted to kill, it would be anyone. He is also incognito as the Jack O’ Diamonds. He has a very psychopathic way of thinking, but lacks the real traits of a psychopath. For example, he
How many people have been victimized by a psychopath? Well if the definition of a psychopath is based on what they see in the movies, they may never know. So, what exactly is a psychopath? One could say a psychopath is a person that is crazy or insane. Well, that’s partially true. A psychopath is a person that believes that they are superior, and do not have the feeling of empathy or guilt. Coming straight from the online dictionary, psychopathy is “a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc. (dictionary.com) Most of the time, a psychopath doesn’t even know he’s a psychopath, or doesn’t want to own up to it or accept it. This makes it hard for anyone else to see a psychopath. Movies that star a main character as a psychopath do not usually show the correct traits of one. Portraying psychopathy accurately is something that is not done by the media, and the traits of a psychopath can be easily misconstrued or misrepresented in many ways.
The film Seven Psychopaths, directed by Martin McDonagh, is about 6 different people that are psychopathic, that murder, steal and lie to each other throughout the whole movie. A screen writer by the name of Marty Faranan, Played by Colin Farrell uses the real life events of his friends (the other psychopaths) to make a movie. His two best friends, Hans Kieslowski, played by Christopher Walken, and Billy Bickle, played by Sam Rockwell die in the end, which inspires him to create his movie and publish it.
Billy is a serial killer, that only kills other serial killers, and a psychopath wouldn’t go out of his way to kill specific targets. If a psychopath wanted to kill, it would be anyone. He is also incognito as the Jack O’ Diamonds. He has a very psychopathic way of thinking, but lacks the real traits of a psychopath. For example, he
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