Movie Analysis - Me Myself and Irene

In the movie, “Me, Myself & Irene”, the main character, Charlie Baileygates, played by Jim Carrey, is diagnosed with a split personality, also known as dissociative identity disorder. What that means is, at some point in the movie, he develops a second personality, and that personality goes by the name of Hank. Through out the movie, viewers are able to see the symptoms of someone with DID, and see how it can affect their daily life. Usually dissociative identity disorder develops when a person is very stressed in childhood, or undergoes some type of abuse, sexual or physical. The DSM states the primary characteristic of the disorder is when there is an existence of more than one distinct identity or personality within a person. The different identities then “take control” over the person at different times, and the real identity is pushed away. There really isn’t a perfect treatment yet for people with DID, most individuals who develop DID usually try to keep it a secret and do not seek medical help. Also it is difficult to diagnose because you have to determine if it really is a separate personality the person has or if they are acting. When someone truly does have DID it can take years of treatment to cure the patient. Jim Carrey’s character doesn’t get diagnosed till later in life. Throughout his life he was always made fun of, but he just kept his anger inside. Charlie Baileygates has three mixed-race sons, which is awkward since him and his wife is the same race. When his wife leaves him for the black drawf limo driver that drove for their wedding it comes clear to him. After all this his anger built up inside was ready to come out, and it did, as Hank. In the beginning of the movie you can tell he is getting angry. At a small party him and his wife throw, a co-worker confronts him about his kids being black, after that Charlie starts beating up the food on the grill. Right after that scene though Charlie is in a church confessing to the