Singularity
Posted: 2020-03-19T23:20:52+10:00 In: ,

A psychiatrist must confront doubts about his profession and himself while reluctantly treating a 17 year old boy who blinded 6 horses.

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Equus

(1977)

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    1. Hello,

      At first glance, the first few words from “A psychiatrist must confront doubts about his profession and himself while reluctantly treating- ” work. Yet, for me “a 17 year old boy who blinded 6 horses” does not.? (I also think the correct spelling is ” the 17-year-old”) It confuses me. A lot. After some thought,? I came to the conclusion that it is the crime the boy committed. Hence, he is seeing a psychiatrist because of it. Is the correct? Either way, I don’t think you have to include the “crime” the boy committed. It is enough to say he is mentally unstable.

      Also,? in this sentence doubts doesn’t sound correct to me.?Perhaps is it an idea to change the word “doubts” to something else?

      For example:

      “A psychiatrist must confront the ethics about his profession and himself while reluctantly treating an insane 17-year-old boy.”

      Anyway, this is just my option. I hope it helps.

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    2. Singularity

      Tatum:

      The nature of the crime, that the boy blinded 6 horses, is central to the plot and a key story hook.? In fact, it was a report of just such a crime, a young man blinding horses, that hooked the the interest of writer Peter Shaffer in the 1970’s.? It was the inciting incident that inspired him to write the widely acclaimed play and subsequent film.?? Which is why I included it in the logline.

      And I believe it is more accurate to say that the shrink is plagued by doubts rather than ethics.? Doubts about the efficacy of modern psychiatry and by his own personal failures.? Those doubts are the springboard for philosophical monologues exploring the theme.

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