P.S Be Careful Film Treatment

School-girl Marianne has had to endure horrific bulling throughout her schooling life. Her vulnerability is put to the test when her previous school bully, Andrea, returns to her school after a year away; Marianne is convinced she is out to kill her. After Marianne is left feeling abused after the constant letters and stalking. This is followed by Marianne being mysteriously put in hospital after an encounter with Andrea. When attempting to talk to the police, her claims aren’t taken seriously; as witnesses claim Marianne banged her head whilst running away from Andrea. Marianne confused and believing this is some crazy scam, results in murdering Andrea as she is convinced that she is preventing her own murder and stopping her mental torment.

 

Up until this point we are led to fear Andrea, believing that she is a cold hearted psychopath attempting to kill poor Marianne. This is the point in which the reality twists; this is where we find out that Andrea is completely innocent. Marianne had been writing the letters, stalking Andrea and creating this idea in her head due to a condition we find out she has called paranoid schizophrenia because she has refused to take her pills. The police did not know of her condition because her mother refused to allow it to be publicized. Her mum was a famous ballet dancer and was afraid this condition would ruin her reputation. Marianne was given unreliable pills from an unprofessional prescriber. We find that these pills help to increase the effects of Paranoid Schizophrenia when they aren’t taken, so her condition is at an uncontrollable state. In an attempt to sort out the damage created to her mind she is put in rehabilitation and at the end she is still seeing Andrea.

Our film treatment feedback:

This film sounds really interesting and it seems like it would keep me on the edge of my seat as you wouldn't know what would happen next. I would watch this film as it psychological and it would play with your mind. (Chloe Higgins, 17)