00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-99796217613485178 Buklod 20200906211040.0 t r 000 0 ta 200906s2016 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00517671161 DMC rda eng Perez, Isabella Ladores 1996- author. Hoy abno portrayal and reception of mental illness in selected Philippine movies by Isabella Ladores Perez. Quezon City College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman 2016. xiv, 156 leaves color illustrations 28 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Vita. Thesis (A.B. Communication Research)--University of the Philippines Diliman June 2016. Available to the general public. "This study aims to find out the portrayal of mental illness in selected Philippine movie and how it is received by viewers. Many studies find that portrayals of mental illness are generally negative, distorted, and violent. In the Philippines, there is a growing number of mental illness cases and the media is needed to make people more aware on the topic of mental illness. Grounded in Stuart Hall's encoding-decoding, representation, and reception model, the study used a qualitative method in gathering data. Three local movies from different time frames (Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang, Kimmy Dora, and The Trial) are textually analyzed to find out how mental illness was represented. Focus group discussions are also utilized to understand the reception of the viewers in the portrayals of mental illness in the movies. The study reveals that most of the characterizations of mental illness are negative: dangerous-aggressive, simple and childlike, vulnerability, unpredictability ad social outcasts. However, people with mental illness are also shown to be caring and empathetic. Social interactions with different people also depend on the relationship of the characters with one another. Some characters have supportive, discriminatory and victimizing interactions with people with mental illness. Visual imagery and language also constitute the representation of mental illness. For the reception of the films, it shows that the movies are effective in giving awareness on the plight of the mentally ill in order to understand them better to lessen stigmatization and discrimination." FI UP UPD DMC Thesis