Review on M. Night Shyamalan's Split (2017) - A Psychological Roller Coaster Ride
“An individual with multiple personalities can change their body chemistry with their thoughts.” (Dr. Karen Fletcher, Kevin's psychologist) Revealed in the quote above, Split is a thought-provoking film about mental health. As an introduction, Split is a horror-thriller film starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley and more . Premiered in the annual film festival, “Fantastic Fest” on 26 th of September, 2016, it was released under Universal Pictures in the United States on 20 th of January, 2017 ( Hoffman, 2016 ). This film was a brainchild of M. Night Shyamalan, a director, producer, writer, as well as actor for multiple popular films such as The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), and Signs (2002). As it is directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan, Split bears the special characteristics of his films; Split was filled with contemporary supernatural, horror, mysterious elements, all heading to a surprise twist in the ending. Furthermore, the th