My Semester 1 inquiry question was “How is Mental Health spoken about in Pop Culture?” Through this inquiry project, I learnt a lot about Mental Health and how it is portrayed in the online world.
A big challenge I had to overcome through this inquiry project was answering my third mini question, ““How does the media (Hollywood industry) showcase mental health through movies and other forms of entertainment?”This was a particularly hard question to answer because as upsetting as it is, movies and the Hollywood industry are not yet that good at talking about Mental Health in a realistic way. Yes, there are movies that revolve around Mental Health but most of them don’t talk about common illnesses that audiences could relate to. Some movies, like the ones I spoke about in my blog post do show the realistic sides towards suffering from mental illnesses and disorders which audiences do appreciate. Although the Hollywood industry is trying to reduce the stigma behind it all, more of an effort by actors, and movie makers needs to be put in. I overcame this challenge of answering this question by deeply researching, and understanding movies that I have watched in the past, to write about those that have accurately expressed this topic in the Hollywood industry.
This inquiry changed the way I think in one main way of how everything has it’s positives and negatives. Through this project, I learnt how social media has its positives and negatives relating to Mental Health much like many other things do. This changed the way I think as now when I learn about new topics or just conversations I have everyday, I tend to think about the negatives and positives about the topic being spoken about.
This investigation impacted my future decisions as I learnt how much social media, the Hollywood world, and celebrities impact do impact our daily decisions, especially teens’ minds on the daily. I realized, whatever I see online might not be as true as it all seems to be and to look into the source before believing things that maybe seem very true.
This investigation will have an impact on others locally and globally as it shows us how mental health is spoken about in pop culture. The information I have gained from this investigation will help others realize the impacts of the online world as well as help them learn more about mental health whether that be through social media, or celebrities online.
I believe this research project was very successful as it helped me as well as others reading my posts understand the importance of mental health and how it is portrayed in our world. Thank you for following me on this research journey and I look forward to sharing my future projects with you 🙂
