Psychiatrist Breaks Down Psychopaths From Movies & TV, Part 2 | GQ

Forensic psychiatrist Eric Bender is back to break down more psychopaths from movies and TV, including 'The Dark Knight,' 'The Godfather,' 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Wall Street,' ''No Country For Old Men,' 'Basic Instinct' and 'Ozark.'
00:00 Intro
00:34 'The Dark Knight'
05:45 'The Godfather'
09:03 'A Clockwork Orange'
12:42 'Wall Street'
15:03 'No Country For Old Men'
18:52 'Basic Instinct'
22:09 'Ozark'
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Psychiatrist Breaks Down Psychopaths From Movies & TV, Part 2 | GQ

[@marymills4417]

With his outfit and name, I wouldn't be surprised if Dr. Bender *was* a Batman character!

[@gentlemantpc4659]

😂😂😂

[@XyrianHD]

He reminds me of Scarecrow in Batman Begins so much.

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

He seems more like the Riddler type.

[@Bob-nb4yo]

@@XyrianHD Don’t do him like that 😂

[@mattdaniels4979]

Dr. Mind Bender!

[@nicolassablan5459]

Eric clearly has paid attention to these films/shows and truly taken in the storyline for broader context. Excellent.

[@parnab2876]

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[@xiiixiii337]

Or he did a deep dive specifically for this interview 🙄

[@BraedenRoesler]

I always hate these videos when the person reacting has clearly not seen the film/show, and only the short clip, and that most of their criticisms or comments would have been addressed if they had actually watched the entire movie or had other context/knowledge.

[@lhmj]

@@BraedenRoesler YES. thank you, I can't explain why, but it's super irritating. Perhaps because I just want the best possible analysis and without the greater context, they're not really doing anything but wasting theirs and my time.

[@PolrisTired]

XIII XIII Yes.. that's exactly what the comment is mentioning and praising him for, don't know why you act like you provided anything new here

[@Rugelacharugula]

No joke, whenever Anton Chigurh came on the screen during that film, my dog slowly stood up and made a low growl at the TV. Creeps me out to this day.

[@hardcoreking52]

If you've seen other movies with Javier Bardem, does your dog have the same reaction?

[@josiahhanson8479]

@@hardcoreking52 Thats a great question.

[@josueztheiii9089]

Anything else? This is interesting, my cat had done the same but too other more unnatutal characters

[@foolslayer9416]

Yeah, what if the dog starts barking when he hears him going, "Lisan al-Gaib!"​@@josiahhanson8479

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

@@josiahhanson8479 Its called "Controlling for a variable"

[@TheHedgehogGiraffe]

Thank you for distinguishing between psychosis and psychopathy. I’m afraid a lot of the time to open up to people about my psychosis because they tend to conflate the two. I don’t lack empathy, I know how to care about people and I feel a full range of emotion; I just sometimes have auditory or visual hallucinations, and there are some things that I know for a fact arent true but I cant seem to convince myself to stop believing. I’m not dangerous, or frightening.

[@thefailure7789]

@the sewer pig bro wtf. That's extremely rude.

[@rubyy.7374]

@the sewer pig You will never be fun at parties.

[@thewafflepancakes9162]

@the sewer pig except they can. medicine like antipsychotics.

[@nicodifictional540]

You deserve a good life and understanding good people in it🧡

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

I was under the impression that was very common knowledge. That's why, ya know: they are called differently. Perhaps it's because I have been around more people who had breaks or episodes?

[@intothevoid3719]

You can't convince me this man wasn't everyone's first choice to play The Scarecrow in the Batman movies, but they settled for Cillian Murphy instead.

[@riproora9966]

Ehh he looks more like Dr. Who

[@mr.paleface5962]

Cillian Murphy is never "settling"

[@tracyharkness1188]

@@mr.paleface5962 I completely agree.....it was just a sarcastic joke.

[@Micas099]

Before I read your comment, I immediately thought of the Joker.

[@juansolo8323]

@@riproora9966 My immediate first thought with that greasy wig looking hair, striking tie, loose wide spread collar, Clark Kent glasses and that mis-matched waist coat with that suit.

[@vgxr29]

3:27 I like how he said, “The Joker torturing Batman” even though we all saw it was Batman who kept hammering Joker. But we all know the one who was in control and torturing the opposite is actually The Joker 🃏

[@julionumber9]

Insane. I never even thought about it that way. I always thought it was badass seeing the Joker not care about being beaten up, but it’s actually the Joker torturing Batman in that scene. Crazy.

[@daggermusic2123]

@@julionumber9 yeah, physical pain was nothing for Joker at that time because he knew very well Batman won't kill him now. He was torturing Batman by wasting his time and making him hopeless by proving those punches useless.

[@pixiewings21_9]

psychologically torturing Batman

[@aaronself2411]

Dunno if this holds true for the movie version, but comic joker actually states to Batman "it hurts every time I laugh." Implying that being a joker is actually extremely painful existence. Which, makes sense given that 2 of the 3 jokers right now, didn't chose to become jokers. They were just made by the comedian joker AKA killing Joke Joker. Imagine being a normal person, then suddenly a "crazy" guy dunks you into a vat that essentially rewrites your DNA and your thought process and also makes you aware that you're not actually a person but instead you're just a comic book character playing the role of the bad guy.

[@kittinanpakboon8129]

@@daggermusic2123 HOLY that real DEEP.

[@G1antPurpleHipp0]

In No Country For Old Men, when Anton goes after the guy's wife you can see the irritation and frustration in his face when she refuses to call the coin. She took away his control

[@RadicalEdwardStudios]

Another thing I noticed about Anton Sigur, especially during that coin toss, is that he doesn't have a developed interactivity. He has an almost child-like need for people to go along with his game. He gets frustrated at the coin toss, and the guy's tangents, in a way that resembles a child wanting people to go along with something.

[@BD-yl5mh]

Yeah it’s not like he’s that quirky coin toss guy using it as a conversation starter. He’s decided for you that you’re playing a game with him and anything other than meek co-operation ticks him off

[@jaydixon9837]

@@BD-yl5mh that, and he doesn’t see it as him making a choice. The coin toss, and him being there, were always inevitable.

[@effiethefey]

This guy is such a captivating storyteller! Always happy to see a new episode with him!

[@andrewstorm8240]

Clark Kent style

[@parnab2876]

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[@ishab745]

he cute 👀

[@shebalol4768]

Exactly

[@adam.maqavoy]

Yeah well. #psychopath - Have Another within Family #sociopath - Have One Within - Family #sister - Is *Bi-polar, but I rarely speak with HER* Me: .... *Meanwhile* ~ Raised by ##narcisstfamily

[@MorShadi]

I appreciate that he suspends disbelief and immerses himself and his knowledge into the world that he's analyzing. It's so frustrating whenever there's an expert and they spend the first 30 seconds of each clip saying why it wouldn't happen in real life before getting to their breakdown. Thank you Dr. Bender for a fun video watch.

[@mikelawrence30]

I think for this topic that is much easier to do. Mental health and psychiatry applies to basically any film with humans, regardless of what world it's set right? Still humans acting like humans do, just on different planets, or fictional worlds etc. When it's things like most historical films, or medieval style films then it's easier to say "this wouldn't happen because x y and z".

[@SuperSatanSon]

definitely!!!! like, yeah of course it's fiction, no need to point it out before the analysis 😅

[@jimidangertv4569]

Funny how the pro is a narcisist..... don't believe me ? Question his claim and see his answer😆

[@cassidyleonards2411]

Isn't the point of this to use their expertise to talk about how realistic or possible these things are tho?

[@sunte91]

@@jimidangertv4569 What is your basis for that?

[@KuriousCitten]

I’d wanna see more psychopath characters, but more of the inactive type. As in they doesn’t really MURDER or outright HURT people, yet their still manipulative and such in a more subtle way. Because murder doesn’t always determine a psychopath

[@FREAKOFNATURE-mb8oo]

@Cricket Hop can you explain why? I'm not sure who that is😅

[@nftbandit9645]

Like malignant narcissists or narcissists in general

[@sayntofdarkwhurld5283]

May wanna check out the film 'The Good Son' if you haven't seen it.

[@KuriousCitten]

@@sayntofdarkwhurld5283 Sounds interesting, definitely will!

[@johnsarpy841]

Sociopath duh

[@natepatino9144]

I could watch this guy break down movies and Tv shows for hours. Honestly I appreciate that he’s done his homework on some of these movies.

[@TheScumAlsoRises]

Interesting to hear him repeatedly describe the path these people take to become monsters. You might call it a psycho...path.

[@hello7032]

Ding!

[@Cora.T]

Hehe wah 😂

[@mikagami69]

Niiiiiiice

[@evelynfuller6866]

NO BECAUSE HE SAID PATH TO PSYCHOPATHY WHEN I READ THIS

[@TheScumAlsoRises]

@Ionasku Alexander Suppose you’ll just have to deal with the PUNishment.

[@Doyouevenflexx]

My dad was a clinical psychologist, and he passed away this year, so watching these is very relaxing because it's like talking to my dad again

[@Flareontoast]

Sorry for your loss. I hope you got to say goodbye.

[@Vantas_Black]

Im really sorry for your loss :( i hope someday you find some peace or comfort...

[@thegamingwolfe1038]

So sorry for your loss. I lost my dad last month so I understand completely

[@ocsjc13]

I hope u never heal and are sad every day

[@dewilew2137]

@@ocsjc13 💀💀💀

[@esla1885]

Scariest thing about a psychiatrist is how often you get a bad one

[@andromeda8rose]

Psychiatrists rarely do therapy anymore, they have an M.D. and prescribe medication. Most therapists are Psychologists (PsyD or PhD) or licensed social workers (LCSW). You may also have a clinical intern working as a therapist, but you have to be in a Master's program or have finished a Master's in a field of psychology to practice, even as an intern

[@adam.maqavoy]

@@andromeda8rose Yeah. Hence a big Modern issue of Society. I've done *MemoryTheraphy* & About to Do *Audio-Therapy* ~ in Future.

[@andromeda8rose]

@@adam.maqavoy good luck!

[@hew619]

Truth! I saw one psychiatrist since my psych ward stay 3 years ago and he seemed so annoyed by me! Even when I was getting better he didn’t seem happy for me.

[@KopWerSov]

I am actually baffled by how close his interpretations of what psychopath is corresponds with what are we often presented as succes and/or succesful people.

[@gothgirlfriend713]

Jon Ronson discusses n this in "The Psychopath Test." in a nutshell he theorizes that many powerful people such as CEOs are nonviolent psychopaths.

[@judepagano159]

Oh hush

[@stevetheiii477]

People like Michael Jordan for example

[@tofu8688]

@@gothgirlfriend713 only 3-4% of people in the business world would be considered psychopathic

[@ariadneschild8460]

@@tofu8688 that 3 - 4% are in high level positions tho so it's an important point.

[@edi9892]

I'd like him to analyse Walter White and Leon the professional. Azula would be an interesting case too. She displays every single trait, except emotional emotional stability. My favourite quote: _My mother always saw me as a monster. Of course, she was right, but it still hurt._ It really sums up her character nicely. A true psychopath wouldn't care about other peoples opinions about her...

[@ashleyndhlovu3550]

Yes! Azula... it would be really interesting to watch him breakdown Azulas personality

[@dareal5401]

Azula was desperate for her parents validation. And was jelous of her friends getting attention. She is a narcisist but no psychopath. Walter and leon both care about their family/loved one but are willing to go to war for their "job". We dont know about leons past so thats a hard one but walter we can see actually change. Walter justifies everything he does because in his eyes its for his family and he thinks him dying will make his family suffer. But as soon as he reached his "goal" of 777 thousand he discovered he actually liked the lifestyle and the power. Hes more of a sociopath/pathological liar

[@edi9892]

@@dareal5401 I agree. Two of them show narcissistic traits and all 4 are on the ASPD spectrum. This shows that being narcissistic, ruthless, and manipulative are not enough to qualify as a psychopath, unlike what movies tend to make us believe. The examples I've picked also show a different side to ASPD. Even with low empathy it doesn't necessarily mean that they don't care about things other than themselves (though pure narcissists would be that way). There have been IRL even psychopaths who probably did more good than harm, due to finding productive ways to make a living...

[@dareal5401]

@@edi9892 i fully agree

[@snowrider48]

She definitely shows emotional stability wdym?

[@nhsl4446]

There's one thing you've missed. The Joker switches the addresses on purpose because he knew that Batman would try to save Rachel. By tricking Batman into saving Dent and letting Rachel die he has the perfect opportunity to break Harvey Dent and twist him into his "ace in the hole." Really shows how dangerous the Joker's mind is.

[@Kalenz1234]

I don't think Joker knew. He probably wanted to test Batman. To see what Batman would choose and mess with him.

[@ayanjit9196]

It was win-win for joker. Either dent gets killed or he gets mentally destroyed.

[@moustik31]

I always thought Batman picked saving Harvey bec. he picked being The Batman/what's best for Gotham City over his own personal interest.

[@Kalenz1234]

@@moustik31 He picked Rachel.

[@Stettafire]

@@moustik31 Nope, he picked Rachel. He got played

[@ZannNewman]

In the clockwork orange conditioning scene they'd injected Alex with a drug to make him feel pain and nausea - so as he watched the violent images he'd feel worse and worse and come to associate violence with pain. What he hated most was they played music he loved and he came to be conditioned to feel sick when he heard it

[@teshahartke5468]

Fun fact... They used the same conditioning treatment to "turn" you straight.

[@joaoalves9330]

@@teshahartke5468yeah cruel pricks and then they wonder why people are afraid of psychiatrists

[@peterreynolds7343]

I like that he carefully articulates the difference between psychosis and psychopathy. Psychotic conditions can be very intimidating when confused with psychopathy which unfortunately results in harming the mentally ill.

[@digitaldevil696]

While everyone is comparing the guy to Killian Murphy's Scarecrow, I've actually thought about Clark Kent first

[@papapatchow]

or matt smith

[@Julia-lk8jn]

It's the hair, isn't it.

[@JohnSmith-lt1ck]

@@Julia-lk8jn I bet the glasses and suit help. Very important part of the disguise 🤓

[@mikagami69]

Very Clark Kent

[@XxActualSunshinexX]

It’ll be Bc most Batman villains are characters who started out as mental health professionals/psychiatrists, on the last video he was in most people said the superman or Matt Smith thing, but I’m loving the scarecrow take such an interesting character to be compared too

[@PanzerMold]

"--Cleary he's got something going on--" Might be the vaguest, yet most accurate summation of the degree of The Jokers insanity. Lol

[@sarahhesoun154]

im so glad he tells you the difference between pyschosis and psychopathy. a lot of people don't know and further pushes the stigma of real mental illness.

[@haraldsson3495]

Lord almighty I could listen to this guy for hours. I love psychology, psychiatry, mental health, and of course, movies! Excellent choices and always with a thorough and expansive analysis with each.

[@Lolmeep]

Scarecrow breaks down fellow Gotham psychopath.

[@mk4evah193]

🤣🤣

[@a.m6141]

I love Dr. Bender. He speaks so well, in a way that people that don’t have any knowledge of psychiatry can understand. And he’s very attractive

[@dominikweber4305]

Indeed

[@xylynthian753]

And he has a 6 pack. He's shredded.

[@fovosprodromus5020]

IM SO GLAD HE'S BACK! PLEASE HAVE MORE OF HIM!!!

[@Sharki_V]

I love this series with Eric. Please give us more! So much great information

[@evilscotsman9962]

"... but again, he doesn't have anything that needs to be treated." *Batman then immediately yeets Joker into the mirror*

[@paulofelipebbraga9634]

It was the best part!

[@MrSniper9296]

Corleone was also a war vet prior to events of the Godfather, so killing was something he probably got pretty comfortable with over time. I can see him rationalising his mob hit in this same way, he killed for others before, this time it was just for family.

[@johnnyhuynh9016]

He saw his father get murdered in the books, by the time he was in NY he met Clemenza and Sal.. murders Don Fanucci who was extorting them that was his first time doing someone in.. still worked the olive oil business n became Don Corleone not long after.

[@fecardona]

Mr sniper is referring to Michael. Different origins of violence but still violent contexts, that made them comfortable with adjustments through murder (either holding the gun or giving the orders)

[@ericbrown1101]

It was really fascinating to listen to him get into the debate about whether Michael qualifies as a psychopath. And through the course of the movies, you see his behavior escalate towards that, culminating with the murder of Fredo in part 2.

[@brianvail9212]

I would of been far more interested with an analysis of Virgil Sollozzo, a very serious businessman.

[@AlmostEthical]

I don't think Michael was a psychopath himself. He started out as a decent guy. He was an agent of a Mafioso system that was psychopathic.

[@jessehaskins7849]

Imagine how terrifying it would be if Joker wasn’t actually pyschopathic. The thought that anyone could become like him with just, “One bad day” to quote The Killing Joke, is absolutely terrifying

[@SilverShadow02]

There's mass shootings in the US every month. There's tons of people that do exactly as he did

[@chilledtorsion]

the joker is clearly unreal though. His plans rely on him knowing how too much circumstance will play out, and if there wasnt a script and a camera involved each of his plans could have gone wrong a hundred times over

[@kyrab7914]

Really fantastic that he is so learned not just about his own field, but also the movies themselves he's watching

[@ArronPeaceXI]

The character of Anton Chigurh, and Javier Bardem's performance, haunts me to this day. By far one of the scariest characters ever put to screen.

[@nvh682]

Do not forget "there will be blood" :)

[@riproora9966]

Leon: the professional, Gary Oldman's character was not only corrupted but a psychopath as well.

[@parnab2876]

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[@gableaburrow7743]

Such a good movie

[@edi9892]

Leon and Walter White are also on the ASPD spectrum, but with varying levels of empathy and narcissism. Both may be called sociopathic.

[@riproora9966]

@@edi9892 ngl, I prefer Walter White since he didn't gun down a whole family 😂

[@edi9892]

@@riproora9966 Leon was arguably a nicer guy (I'm not talking about the corrupt detective)

[@jordana121]

Loved this video, Dr. Bender is able to get his vast knowledge out there on forensic psychiatry while making it understandable and interesting

[@rgfdg4y46]

I love listening to him explain things in the movies. More Dr. Bender!

[@joanhoffman3702]

Read James Fallon’s book, “The Psychopath Inside”. He was a neurologist studying brain scans of criminals when he discovered his brain was wired for psychopathy. He asked why he was a law abiding citizen and not a criminal. His search for answers makes for a fascinating read.

[@andromeda8rose]

He identified a gene and structural differences that often predispose one to psychopathy, but for a sociopath to become a criminal psychopath, it's almost always a perfect storm of environment and genetics. It's rare for a sociopath to become a violent criminal without a combination of trauma and genetics

[@youisstupid2586]

@@andromeda8rose sociopath is different than a psychopath. One is born that way the other is made by their environment.

[@andromeda8rose]

@@youisstupid2586 Yes, they are different, but it's not as simple as that. The term sociopath denotes someone with Antisocial Personality Disorder that exhibits lack of empathy, manipulativeness, etc. A psychopath is someone who has met the threshold for psychopathy 30/40 +/- 3 on the PCL-R (Psychopathy Checklist Revised). Psychopaths generally only emerge due to a combination of genetics (predisposition to sociopathy) and environment (generally abuse, neglect, or other trauma) that creates a perfect storm.

[@Y20XTongvaLand]

The talk show host?

[@biancasternstein1101]

@@youisstupid2586 actually not true. the term psychopath is actually old, but what is usually described with it is someone with an anti-social personality disorder (=sociopath) who got "violent". the terms are as i said a bit old and have been mixed up a lot so it's still debatable, but that's what we learned in uni.

[@amarisdsage]

I could watch him analyze my favorite characters for hours.

[@CrowJoestar]

Same. I love this guy lol

[@pinkpanther6228]

u dig him...

[@mjb4983]

Thank you for this. I really like these break down episodes

[@melissac5074]

The science of the mind is magical. I’ve been enjoying these so much thank you 🙌

[@anonomous8649]

I love seeing "psychopathy" and "psychosis" being differentiated both in comments and video. They're mental illnesses and deserve correct representation just as much as depression, anxiety, etc. "Psychotic" and "psychopath" are thrown around like insults a lot of times and I kinda hate it. Edit: The part where he talks a little about narcissism is awesome too, and I'd love to see him dive deeper on that. It is another mental illness that gets thrown around as an insult every time someone throws a fit. Mental illness should never be used as an insult/to hurt.

[@ssrbwarwolf]

Except psychopathy isn't a mental illness, but a neurological divergence. You can't "treat" psychopathy because they were born that way.

[@nostalgicbliss5547]

Mental illness is a thing that affect your mental state in a debilitating manner. Psychotic break is a mental health issue, being a psychopath is not. Narcissism is also not a mental illness. I actually think mental illness is misrepresented a lot nowadays.

[@TheSkaterjoe123]

@@nostalgicbliss5547 Well here is the thing about mental illness, mental illness encompasses a broad range of psychopathology disorders that arise due to conditions that cause a change in ones mental state; which feeling, thinking, mood, and behavior are all encompassed within mental illness. The change as you could imagine, is usually abnormal and unhealthy. Psychopathy (though it has not yet been classified as a real disorder) and narcissism, when at the extreme end of the spectrum, are in fact disorders (personality disorders specifically), as these sort of abnormal traits and behaviors, are usually developed at around early to late childhood. Psychopathy being purely based on biological traits you are born with is sort of inconsistent with what present research on psychopathy indicates. While you are born with the traits associated with psychopathy, not everyone that bears these traits is in fact a psychopath... research indicates it is a combination of environmental factors and biological factors that lead to the development of psychopathy. Thus psychopaths, do in fact exhibit abnormal thoughts and behaviors as lacking empathy, showcasing a proclivity to manipulate others, pathological lying, extreme narcissism (people with "psychopathy" many times have heterogenous symptoms that are associated with other disorders) are all abnormal behaviors.. which leads to its classification as a mental disorder as these symptoms are in fact unhealthy and abnormal. As for narcissism, everyone exhibits narcissism so you would be correct there.. its only when people fall on the extreme side of the narcissistic spectrum that they are then diagnosed as having a personality disorder.

[@captainquagmire859]

He has misrepresented psychopathy unfortunately

[@nataliec5883]

Narcissism isn’t a mental illness

[@greatness7173]

I mean, a part 2 was necessary after the very amazing 1st part 👏

[@JoshuaTootell]

#3 I think is needed

[@Eris_Strife]

Excellent video. I found this very informative and interesting. Having said that, I also would like to say I want his tie. That is a beautiful shade of purple.

[@jeffchan67]

I like the different path that GQ took, with not "rating for realism", but just making these a teaching experience

[@misterderp4566]

Anton in No Country wasn't fleshed out as a character because he's meant to be a primal force of chaos, almost like a hurricane. Hurricanes have names, but they aren't anything besides horrible storms, and that's Anton

[@timothyw98]

Maybe they could do Javiers character in Skyfall.

[@taylorlayton4508]

i didn't like his read of anton. the "dehumanizing" of the guy -- i didn't see that at all as a way to deal with cognitive dissonance. Anton had no cognitive dissonance. Like when he is completely emotionless choking out the cop at the beginning. Like when he gets out of the car crash at the end. There's never any remorse or inkling of humanity. He kills, skulks off, and does it again. As you say. A force of chaos. There's no country for old men because guess what, chaos and death rule the country. Edit: i've never read the book so I don't know nothing bout that

[@canobenitez]

@@taylorlayton4508 You can tell by the uncle story about the "old timers", there never was a time of peace or order, there always be people that can't/won't adapt to society. One of my favorite movies.

[@Raccon_Detective.]

They should do "microbiologist reacts to transformations in Resident evil".

[@adonaiyah2196]

Whyyy

[@Oliverbarcelona92]

That would be awsome

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@@adonaiyah2196 Why not?

[@adonaiyah2196]

@@Raccon_Detective. no but y microbiology

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@@adonaiyah2196 Because resident evil is all about viruses and parasites.

[@nathansands71]

Best breakdown i've ever heard. Jolly good.

[@packnetadaija]

These are very interesting videos! I could hear him talk about this topic for hours

[@kasparjosephotto]

I’d rather see ‘psychopath breaks down psychopaths…” lol

[@ollikoskiniemi6221]

That would be really interesting.

[@aenwynn950]

A psychopath isn't going to be an expert on psychopathy in the same way you don't become an expert on the flu when you get it

[@thatcherfreeman]

"this guy has some good points"

[@octafluoride3368]

There are many psychiatrists that are psychopath themselves. My instinct when I first saw Dr.Bender was he might be a psychopath. I don't have any evidence to back it up, just psychopaths and us high functioning autistics have similar tells when we try to cosplay as people.

[@phiacraft338]

@@octafluoride3368 uhh what’s your source on this? How do you know most psychiatrists are psychopaths?

[@LeBeautiful]

Eric Bender!? oh man, this episode going to be excellent.

[@parnab2876]

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[@thelolbuster]

lebeautiful wassuppp

[@garbageday587]

When I hear Bender it reminds me of Futurama lol

[@deykno87]

This guy is good…he did a phenomenal examination of the characters outlined in this video

[@nellis9377]

Dr. Bender is my favourite GQ guest, by far.

[@prcnh1186]

He is the sweetest person ever. Can he make a channel about psychopathology?

[@kaii6216]

*My bf walks in* "This guy looks like a psychopath." Me:"He's a Child psychologist!" My bf:"That's what a psychopath would be.." *bf walks away judgingly.* ....so anyways I love how this guy analyzes these movies. 😂

[@emhu2594]

psychopaths nowadays become business executives and the ones who fail at that become politicians.

[@Anna-hb2se]

"walks away judgingly". For some reason I'm finding this immensely hilarious

[@SuperMonaLisaBros]

Based boyfriend!

[@wickedpirate]

Would love to see Donnie Darko, Fatal Attraction, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Psycho, and Single White Female on the next list! Been loving watching Dr. Bender analyze these films!

[@thesunbehindthesun1574]

Especially Donnie Darko, also Mr. Nobody

[@Toastoffire100]

10:04 It's a little unclear in the movie, but in the book, Alex is given a drug that induces severe nausea, then they show him all the stuff they want to condition him to avoid. So when he thinks about violence, he gets paralyzingly nauseous, the kind where you'd do anything to make stop. The Beethoven music was just a coincidence on the part of the hospital, but it made Alex's situation even worse, since it also associated that nausea with his favorite music.

[@PolishGod1234]

In movie I don't think ot was coincidence. The Minister saw a statue of Bethoven and his picture in Alex cell and connected the dots.

[@KimB.1999]

I don't know why but he looks like Superman... maybe it's the glasses...

[@martinqizeaq]

I think it's the hair.

[@nighthawk5576]

Hair and glasses

[@Iksvomid]

It's obviously Clark Kent and not Superman.

[@FrostonKk]

Clark Kent is Superman

[@boboboy8189]

@@FrostonKk wait, really?

[@_spt-warwolf_4575]

With Chigurh, he doesn't de-humanize victims with just the coin toss. It's mostly his staunch belief in fate. He believes that the coin toss is destined to happen, no matter what and the result is preordained. Therefore its already been set in stone whether they live or die. Chigurh thinks he's not responsible for this reason and that he's nothing more than fate's "weapon" or "hand".

[@HelloTardis]

Yes. Explain to the professional…

[@kriskeen6739]

Yeah, that's his justification. What he tells himself or makes himself believe so he doesn't have to experience cognitive dissonance.

[@bcolt]

@@HelloTardis professional at what?

[@barb1493]

@@bcolt doing your mom

[@actuallyapathy]

@@HelloTardis they're explaining context of the movie, not explaining the psychiatric concepts

[@areare3990]

Kudos to this man good job gq

[@brucejackson7126]

This is very insightful and I am seeing some of these in some of my coworkers which is why I don't associate with them I avoid negative energy and conversation ☮️❤️💯

[@daisycutter2978]

i rly appreciate how he explains things. that’s what i like abt these series - the depth of description and analysis.

[@Darkwolf7773]

I can’t stop thinking about how many times that remote control must have fallen during this breakdown.

[@jlinblazin]

This was incredibly well done

[@justynesanchez458]

Dr. Bender this was very interesting. Good job!

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

This is a really good series, and I look forward to Part 3!

[@jamieli8816]

This was an incredible video. I learned so much. He explained everything into digestable bits that made consumption of the information so much more simpler.

[@robertroberts558]

Please keep these coming.

[@AsiaDanceScene]

Loving hearing him talking in Nadsat during the Clockwork Orange part. Way to get into the role, Doc.

[@BoogSReviews]

I love these videos. They’re very interesting. Hopefully this series continues because there’s countless movies and shows he can breakdown

[@stagglee1227]

1:10 So Heath Ledger's Joker was Psychopathic, but Joaquin Phoenix's Joker was Psychotic? Nice.

[@blueberrycakes1]

Why do you sound so mad

[@jarkov1293]

Not quite, Phoenix's Joker was both psychotic and a psychopath. Well, to the extent of that movie being an accurate portrayal of a realistic personality disorder.

[@massacrepromotionsofficial4302]

@@jarkov1293 I think he was psychotic but had anti social personality disorder? which doesn’t automatically mean they’re a psychopath but exhibit sociopathic behaviour

[@shivamjha5578]

Phoenix was more likely a sociopath turned down completely by the society , abused by everyone , losing all hope and thus resorting to anarchy

[@chrys_stone8716]

So many well acted scenes. Just incredible

[@muhajir8469]

That Ozark scene was heartbreaking. I want someone to breakdown the car scene where her brother was giving his perspective of life. Dude is a good actor.

[@cesarvictorino8624]

Prison Guard, Warden or Prisoner breaks down Prison movies .

[@fgp0032]

I'd love to see his reactions to Mindhunter, it's a fascinating show and it talks a lot about why killers do what they do

[@andromeda8rose]

Not sure if you know, but it's based on a book, also called Mindhunter by John Douglas. They revolutionized the understanding of forensic populations by introducing systematic classification and psychology into criminal justice

[@andromeda8rose]

And by they I mean Douglas and his team at the time

[@fgp0032]

@@andromeda8rose Yeah I know a little about that, Agent Holden Ford in the show is supposed to be an interpretation of John Douglas, right?

[@andromeda8rose]

@@fgp0032 yes!

[@srlkiller]

I loved Mindhunter but instead of fictional shows like this I would recommend watching documentaries on the serial killers within the series as well as many that were not covered in it. I can recommend some if you’re interested.

[@notthebeaver1532]

What nobody ever talks about with Michael Corleone (and we see this in the opening) is that he was a Captain in the Marine Corps in WW2, saw combat, got wounded, and has AT LEAST a purple heart, and Navy Cross. A guy like that is MADE for the job of head of 1 of the 5 families. Also his views on death will be different.

[@johanmetreus1268]

And give how many veterans that tend to be outright disabled by PTSD, it might as well been the worst pick for the patriarch. On thought though, Michael doesn't disregard the law in an asocial manner. He simply adheres to a different set of laws than the governmental ones, as the mafia at this time still was very rule bound. That means that when he acts to get vengeance, he not only acts in the interest of his group but to uphold the rules of his society and if not thrilled with getting to kill should be able to be satisfied with a job well done. Michael might of course still be a psychopath, but when both explanations give the same result, you just can't say which is correct without more information.

[@elizico]

loved hearing what this guy had to say. he's so well spoken.

[@bluey1062]

Can we please have more vids like this with Dr. Bender?? All of them have been so interesting!!

[@gray181]

i hope they bring this guy back again, these episodes with him are always my favorite

[@jasoncarey3739]

He's clearly a movie buff...or they gave him the list ahead of time and he did his research. Either way, great analysis! Dude is on point.

[@queenzht]

I hope CQ will give us more of dr Eric in the future.

[@AnotherComputer]

The TV remote being on the arm of the chair had me anxious 😖

[@joelareington6576]

Love this guy, bring him back for a part 3

[@DaniyaIqbalClassof]

Very informative and interesting!

[@bigd2829]

Great vid but man these can be intense. I learned quite a bit of new stuff watching this and needless to say some it is quite disturbing; shows that you gotta be careful who you come across in life.

[@josjawillems3708]

Every time I hear a phrase including "the family business", I hear Dean Winchester

[@aisadal2521]

Yaaassss, always great to see Eric Bender!!! 👏🥰💖

[@carmenwillow7991]

Excellent synopsis of various Axis 2 disorders and their similarities and differences.

[@Trulli9]

we need a 3rd part with him!!!

[@code-dredd]

*Dr:* But, again, he doesn't have anything that needs to be treated *Next Scene:* _Batman smashes Joker's head against glass_ *W H E R E A R E T H E Y ? !* *Me:* Ok

[@ericssmith2014]

He's a psychiatrist, if you're worried about the Joker's concussion, you need a neurology consult.

[@syko297]

Anton Chigurh is the most terrifying creature that I've seen in any film ever

[@magnolia8626]

Yep. Bardem does villains so well! He was great in Skyfall.

[@pamyuhnke8143]

This is a great way to learn about psychology in a very relatable way. Would have loved watching this in abn psych!

[@cyclonus_is_a_nerd]

I always really loved that Anton Chigurh's story was never resolved, I always thought it was better that way

[@conordevaney3169]

This guy looks like a cross between Clark Kent and a mortician. Love the video!

[@allthingsaddi]

This forensic psychiatrist guy reminds me of a mix between Milo Thatch and Clark Kent and I’m living for it.

[@evanmcleroy3386]

I could listen to him talk all day

[@crystalcovington1733]

I really like this forensic psychiatrist. He should make more videos.

[@bryan5319]

I wish that he would've reacted to Kirsten Dunst's performance in Melancholia... Her performance is one of the closest depictions of depression I have ever seen!

[@crimson182]

A lie detector doesn't actually detect lies, it detects stress. If you are not stressed about the lie the lie detector doesn't indicate a lie. This is why they can pass lie detectors.

[@Looshfarmer]

Yep it uses bio feedback. You can also use it for managing phobias and anxiety.

[@kylepitzer6978]

This guy is good. I'd like to another episode of his.

[@imberrysandy]

A Clockwork Orange... great movie, but the book was extremely hard to read I love this video series and its movie selection. I'm binging as we speak