Side Effects, Directed by Steven Soderbergh Essay -- Movie Film Analys

The film, Side Effects, is quite twisted and unnerving as it begins with the impression of the female lead, Emily Taylor, walking finished pools of blood and leaving her blood stained footprints on the wood floors. Later we learn this is the murder scene. The film flashed back 3 months time. Emily was visiting her husband, Martin, who was convicted of insider trading. He was finishing his 4-year sentence and was soon to be released. Emily and her mother-in-law arrived to bring Martin home. subsequently his release, he explains to his wife a social worker stopped by to speak with him and had given him a pamphlet on reintegrating into the community. As Martin attempted to crash back into his normal life he learned his wife had her own struggles. Martin learned Emily was severely depressed with suicidal ideation. Emily was leaving for work one morning time and was driving her vehicle through the parking structure of their apartment home. She drove her vehicle in to a cement wall at high speeds. She was rushed to the fatality room where it was determined this was an intentional act. She was assigned a psychiatrist, Dr. Banks. Dr. Banks learned she had dealt with depression in the past and wrote her a prescription for an anti-depressant. She pled her case to not be admitted into the psych-ward, generally because her husband was just released from prison and does not have employment. Dr. Banks accommodates her request after she promised to take the medication as prescribed and meet with him at his office for counseling. Martin precept the suffering Emily was experiencing and told her he had a friend he met inside who was very intelligent and wanted to start a business when he was released. He re-assured Emily h... ...search confound with Ablixa. He however, fought back in a different way than that of Emily and Dr. Siebert. Although he had to do the harder right thing, he chose to remain a conformist and refused to attain his goal s through illegitimate means. As in most movies there is a happy ending and in this case the conformist wins. In the real world however, the bulk of society falls into conformity and very few move out of their subculture or move up in social class. Works CitedCole, G., & Smith, C. (2011). Criminal justness in America. Belmont, CA, United States of America Wadsworth Cengage Learnig.Jezak, J. a. (n.d.). David Emile Durkheim Exploration of Durkheims Suicide . Retrieved March 22, 2014, from http//edurkheim.tripod.com/id19.htmlSiegel, L. (2011). Criminology The Core. Belmont, CA, United States of America Wadsowrth Cengage Learning.