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~ Kashika Jain, O.P. Jindal Global University. Psychological Trauma and Institutional Power Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010) is a psychological thriller which shows how people react to intense trauma during their time in oppressive institutional environments. The narrative takes place in a secure psychiatric hospital which shows how U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates a missing patient case which develops into a world controlled through hiding and refusal and menta

~ Kashika Jain, O.P. Jindal Global University. Equality and Personal Liberty Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's Pink (2016) courtroom drama examines how the Indian criminal justice system assesses women's ability to make independent decisions.[1] The film depicts three young urban female workers who face legal charges after they reject sexual advances from powerful men. Pink explores criminal charges through its narrative but does not focus on identifying specific crimes or meeting th

~ Anannya Jain, O.P. Jindal Global University Lady and the Tramp, (2019), follows two dogs. Lady, a domesticated dog, raised with the emotional and physical safety of a loving household and Tramp, a stray dog who was abandoned and forced to be self-resilient and untethered. The movie is always remembered as a romantic and fun family film, however it is more than that it represents a psychological account on upbringing, belonging, and abandonment. Even their names are more tha

~ Anannya Jain, O.P. Jindal Global University Phantom Thread (2017), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, follows Reynolds, a high society fashion designer, and Alma, a waitress who becomes his model, muse, nurse and wife. Reynolds’ house runs with strict routines that were enforced by his sister and house manager, Cyril. Once Alma becomes entangled in his tightly wound world, what ensues is a psychological battle. She disrupts and opposes his routines and emotional distance, wh