Split : Is the trigger warning necessary?

I want movies to excite me. Not inform me before hand what we are about to see. There are loads of people campaigning for trigger warnings before this kind of movies.
Dont we have a movie rating system for that??

The rating doesn't tell you about the subject matter, just the volume/intensity of unseemly things you can expect. I didn't know trigger warnings were a thing for movies. Can't you just not look for them? I don't even know the rating of most movies I see anymore.

It's a new thing with SJWs on Tumblr and Twitter. They want every potentially offensive or upsetting plot point of a movie to be flagged up beforehand in case someone has their feelings hurt.

So in their world, as well as the conventional rating about scenes of violence, threat, language, etc, a movie like Split would carry a "trigger warning" on the poster saying something along the lines of

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"This film contains a depiction of Dissociative Identity Disorder that is wildly inaccurate and potentially hurtful to people living with DID and their families. Further, the use of mental illness as a plot convention may lead to sufferers of mental illness to be stigmatized as potentially dangerous, creating a harmful message. In one scene, a man appears dressed as a woman. This is not only transphobic, or potentially harmful to non-binary genders, but also presents an inaccurate and possibly dangerous depiction of DID and transgender issues. The film also depicts a character that has extensively self-harmed, which may be upsetting to viewers who have self-harmed themselves."

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Obviously no one told these snowflakes that the cinema isn't a "safe-space."

I don't have a problem with it. If it's just there for people who do want to know, great. And if they're coming from a place a trauma, that doesn't make them a snowflakequite the opposite, actually. As long as we're not forced to see it if we don't want to, then who cares?

I can imagine that if I was a girl who had been sexually abused by an uncle, and went into this movie "not knowing" what it was about the scene with the uncle in the woods would probably freak me out. The movie ratings maybe could mention "implied rape/incest", I wouldn't have a problem with that.

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The movie ratings maybe could mention "implied rape/incest", I wouldn't have a problem with that.

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I live in the UK so I don't know specifically about the MPAA, but the BBFC already does something along those lines: they call it "Insight".
To see the additional "Insight" information (which is essentially an explanation of why the rating is what it is), you generally have to go to the BBFC website, and the "Insight" section carries a spoiler warning.

Under the "Threat" entry for Split is included the following:
"Other issues include a partially disguised use of strong language (xxxx), moderate violence, moderate injury detail, and a scene in which it is implied a female character was sexually abused as a child."
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/split-film-0
[Click on the down-arrow in the "insight" section.]

I remember some years ago the BBFC were saying that their ultimate goal was to do away with the ratings system altogether and just publish a list of "areas of concern" (my words) so that potential viewers (or their parents/guardians) could make an informed decision on whether or not to see the movie.
I presume this goal has been quietly dropped (at least for the time-being)


"So I've got bullets, but no gun. That's quite Zen."

I'd rather be considerate of other peoples stress triggers (who have gone through things I can't possibly understand) than to have the ultimate film experience for an hour and a half. What matters most to you?

As the poster above said, art isn't a "safe space."

As an audience going into a film clearly identified as a horror/psychological thriller, we're anticipating a work that is going to challenge us and provoke an emotional response.

I don't see why art can't be a safe space. clearly it can! my point simply is that I personally rather be considerate than whine about a less than important detail be spoiled for me. (Per-son-all-y)

To achieve what? Sucking the joy out of watching? Anyone who went theough trauma hopefully are more resistant. There are plot points in horror or thriller movies that needs secrecy till we watch it. And stop talking for victims. The problem with this feneration is that they feel the need to stand up for others instead just supporting others if needed. Its just how feminism got away from women.

I wish they hadn't actually showed that the guy had a split personality disorder in the trailers. I think if they'd have kept that a secret the film would have been a lot more exciting. It would have been more thrilling when you see James McAvoy dressed as different people and learn about his condition as the film unfolds.

My Split Review

I don't think I ever would have seen if I thought it was just about a guy who kidnaps some teenage girls. Been there, seen that. I was interested mostly for the depiction of DID.