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His character as a photo developer exhibited a creepy mental illness. What is the mental illness called when a lonely person fixates on certain people & becomes obsessed with them in unhealthy uncomfortable creepy ways?

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[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Intimacy-seeking stalkers often have delusional disorders involving erotomanic delusions.

I haven't seen the film, but it sounds like a platonic version of erotomania, or a non-specific delusional disorder.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Okay thank you, this one might describe me. Except I don't stalk because when I start to feel that weird creepy feeling like I want to be in their lives (but I have the self-awareness to realize that I do not belong in their lives) I do the opposite of stalking. I remove myself.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I remember it being quite good, just that it was the first robin Williams movie I saw that wasn't a comedy and where he wasn't a crazy jumpy fun guy, it was jarring for me the first time I saw it.

I would recommend it though, it was a good movie

[–] nizvicious@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Robin in “Final Cut” as well… these two movies are more like horror movies.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Here are some other excellent Robin Williams movies in which he played dramatic roles:

The World According to Garp

What Dreams May Come

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Honestly I would NOT recommend One Hour Photo to anyone. Horrible movie. The only reason it haunts my memories is because I feel like my brain obsesses about people sometimes and I don't like it. And I want to know the name of that mental illness.

But have you not seen see Dead Poets Society? Robin Williams was quite well composed in that movie, no crazy jumpy fun guy. Well except for the part where he's trying to get Ethan hawke to scream like a barbarian "YAWP!"

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, yeeaaaahhh but.. RW is awesome in DPS, but there he's still kinda himself, the overly passionate-on-cocaine if you will

In one hour photo he's just a sad loner who has no life so he latches onto this family for his happiness, which is quite a different character type, if you will.

I personally.lokes the movie, it's fine if you don't

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Hmm I wouldn't be surprised if snow was what drove him to be so zany in the 80s but it was kinda normal-ish in Hollywood so mostly it was never acknowledged 🤔

[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I've yet to see Robin Williams in a serious role and being disappointed, so I'll check it out. Thanks for the rec!

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Yw!

It's not the best, but it's definitely good enough in my view

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Good Will Hunting?