delusional point of view theme

We are shown what things might be like from a mentally ill person's point of view.

16 total · 1 choice · 10 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Naked Lunch (1991) choice The viewer is shown the world through the eyes of a man who'd come under the delusion that he was a secret agent, who's boss was a giant talking beetle, as a result of exposure to an insecticide.
ahh1x07 major David suffered from the delusion that Annabel still loved him even after she married another man. His delusion was so strong that he murdered Annabel and her husband when his view of reality was challenged.
ent3x16 major Phlox was having hallucinations while alone aboard Enterprise.
movie: Donnie Darko (2001) major The viewer is shown through Donnie what it might be like for a paranoid schizophrenic to interpret the world around them.
movie: Save the Green Planet (2003) major The film is shown from the point of view of a deranged man, named Byeong-gu, who has kidnapped another man whom he is convinced is a space alien.
tng6x21 major Riker :: Riker in insane asylum
tos3x16 major Garth of Izar :: Garth
tz2019e2x01 major We saw through Phil how someone experiencing persistent auditory hallucinations might interpret the world around them.
voy2x03 major The Doctor from Barclay's point of view
voy2x12 major Caylem