Narrative Analysis and Thematic Evaluation of Cinematic Representation regarding Cognitive-Enhancing Pharmaceuticals.
This is the archetype. Based on Daniel Keyes’s 1959 story, a man with an intellectual disability undergoes an experimental surgery (later adapted to a pill in some versions) that temporarily raises his IQ to genius level. He then watches the effects reverse. The emotional core is about the loneliness of intelligence and the tragedy of losing it. movie about a pill that makes you smart
Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is a struggling writer suffering from creative block and a lack of direction. He is introduced to NZT-48, an experimental pharmaceutical pill by his ex-brother-in-law. The pill allows him to access 100% of his brain’s capacity (a popular but neurologically inaccurate trope). movie about a pill that makes you smart