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PTSD and Gene Kelly’s Lost Wartime Star Turn (2013)
- Angostura 7y agoThis is a model of informative, readable writing. It imports a lot of information and does so in a deceptively light style that never tries too hard to please.
- kingkawn 7y agoThis is a very compassionate take on the impact of trauma for 1945. Only downside is that they didn’t let Kelly dance at all
- btown 7y agoThe article doesn’t make this clear, but the YouTube video embedded is the entire film: https://youtu.be/s-7zBpi4a_Y https://youtu.be/s-7zBpi4a_Y The 30-35 minute segment, a voiceover by the in-universe medical professional summarizing the film, is worth watching. It’s a dated and oversimplified analysis of PTSD, to be sure, but much of the content - fear, escapism, imposter syndrome (though not named as such), survivor’s guilt, the twisting of guilt into anger and distancing - all ring true for a variety of anxiety-adjacent mental health issues relevant to many of else. May be helpful to some. I’m very glad this gem survived.