In this movie, the character that captivated me is Joon, the sister of Benny. Throughout this movie, Joon’s character was a portrayal of an individual diagnosed with mental illness. It reflected me upon personal attitudes and feelings about mental illness and people with mental illness. It taught me that one should develop tolerance for people who are different as well as having an appreciation for the points of view, opinions and feelings of others and for the people who lives with mental illness. This can be seen being portrayed by Benny, as a brother who cares dearly for his mental illness sister even though she throws her tantrum back at him; Benny tolerates he all along. Joon tends to also speaks oddly, as her speech of communication is disorganized. Benny, however, responds to her disorganized speech by communicating calmly, clearly and directly; although he at times find it hard to understand the content of it, but he focuses on conveying his respect as his brother to a loved one. When Joon feels agitated, Benny listens calmly and respectfully without going against her. Apart from that, when Joon also tends to be delusional, Benny addresses the emotions and copes with her without commenting on the specific delusion. People with mental disorders are meant to be treated and handled with empathy and maturity.
An unconditioned love that Benny has towards his mentally ill sister, Joon.
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