Psychological Analysis Of The Film SPLIT ~ Directed by M. Night Shyamalan (2016)

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Psychological analysis of the film split~

The film Split, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, presents a complex portrayal of Kevin Wendell Crumb, who is shown to experience dissociative identity disorder (DID). M. Night Shyamalan uses this disorder to symbolise the psychological aspects of the disorder rather than to depict it clinically. They do this by using each of Kevin’s five alters to represent his psychological defences. However, it’s said that Kevin has a total of 24 individual personalities. These are just the ones showcased within the film:

Barry~ Represents control and social presentation (the masking of typicality). He allows Kevin to appear stable in the eyes of others.

Patricia~ Represents moral order and discipline, enforcing strict rules that create structure and authority within their system.

Dennis~ Represents protection through violence and lashing out, to show control and defence.

Hedwig~ Represents regression to innocence, reflecting Kevin’s switch to a child-like state as a coping mechanism.

The Beast~ Represents the rise through trauma, symbolising the belief that suffering leads to power and strength.

These defences, stemming from Kevin’s severely abusive childhood, are used by the director to argue a controversial thesis that “Trauma does not just fracture the self; it can create power”. This exposes the idea that pain evolves an individual. For example, The Beast believes that suffering has a purifying and elevating effect, which is deeply rooted in survival guilt and post-traumatic events that Kevin has experienced. Through this perspective, Split portrays the dangerous glorification of trauma and raises questions about the line between survival and monstrosity.

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