: This paper uses Charles Sanders Peirce's triadic sign theory to examine how the film portrays PTSD through visual and textual signs. It argues that the movie successfully depicts an individual's internal struggle with trauma and guilt.
: An analysis from the Colgate Maroon-News explores how the entity serves as a metaphor for how trauma spreads between people when it remains unprocessed. Smile.2022.720p.10bit.WEBRip.6CH.x265.HEVC.rar
: Some reviewers, such as those at The Harvard Crimson , offer a counter-perspective, arguing the film provides a "shallow treatment" or "inappropriate address" of mental illness by relying on stereotypes of "craziness" for scares. : This paper uses Charles Sanders Peirce's triadic
: A study on MovieWeb discusses the "masking" of pain, where the titular smile represents the societal expectation to hide inner agony. : Some reviewers, such as those at The
Other insightful analyses and "papers" (in the form of critical essays) include:
: An analysis on Moving Pictures Film Club critiques the film's ending as promoting a hopeless message that trauma is "inevitable and unescapable". In Horror Film 'Smile,' Trauma is Contagious
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