His journal reads:
The worst part about having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don't.
This really got me.
From someone that has been dealing with panic attacks, overwhelming anxiety, clinical depression and social phobia for years (of course, while doing treatment and slowly/painfully getting better), i do believe this movie will generate a lot of very important discussions about how media should tackle these sensitive topics and the dangers of potentializing dangerous behaviours through outside validation.
Feels like they nailed the portrayal of someone that have been over an insane amount of stress for a long time, and, from all fronts possible. The subtle yet effective expressions of someone's who seems to be ready to snap at any time, is completely unnerving, relatable in a level that scares the hell out of me.
It's hard, very hard, but i really hope we can give credits to the filmmakers, considering it's a very powerful study of character, even while being one that's very hard to swallow.
Of course, seeking professional help is always the best course of action and i'm hopeful that the movie will contextualize why in this specific case it was simply too much for Arthur, with so little to compensate. This world is way too big and it's important to paint a picture for this specific perspective, otherwise people are doomed to commit similar, irreparable mistakes.