Split (2016) Full Movie
Three teenagers, Claire, Marcia, and outsider Casey, are kidnapped
and held captive by "Dennis", one of 23 personalities present in the
mind of Kevin Wendell Crumb, a victim of childhood abuse diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
Over the years, Kevin has been treated by his psychiatrist Dr. Karen
Fletcher, and appears stable: all of his personalities sit in chairs in a
room, waiting for their turn "in the light", i.e. controlling the body,
while "Barry" controls who gets to go in the light. Two personalities,
"Dennis" and "Patricia", are kept out because of Dennis's voyeuristic
tendencies and obsessive–compulsive disorder,
and both personalities' worshiping of "The Beast", a rumored 24th
personality. The three girls realize Kevin's nature when they meet
"Patricia", who dresses as a woman. Casey seeks to befriend "Hedwig", a
personality that claims to be a nine-year-old boy, who confides that
they will be sacrificed to "The Beast". He says that he stole control
over the light from "Barry" and was persuaded to help "Dennis" and
"Patricia". When Claire attempts to escape, "Dennis" locks her in a
separate cell.
"Dennis" masquerades as "Barry" and attends a meeting with Fletcher,
but she realizes that "Dennis" and "Patricia" have supplanted "Barry" as
the dominant personality. Marcia tries to escape next but is caught and
also placed in a different cell. Casey continues to befriend "Hedwig",
having earlier heard him mention a window in his bedroom. "Dennis" and
Fletcher talk about Kevin's father, who abandoned Kevin as a child. The
personalities began manifesting to help Kevin cope with the abuse he was
subjected to by his mother, who suffered from obsessive–compulsive
disorder. They also talk about how a month previously, two girls had
placed "Dennis"'s hands upon their breasts as part of a dare, which
Fletcher theorizes is what drove "Dennis" and "Patricia" to take over.
These two girls are heavily implied to be Claire & Marcia. Casey
persuades "Hedwig" to take her to his bedroom, but she is distraught to
learn that the "window" in the bedroom is only a drawing of a window.
She radios for help but is subdued by "Patricia".
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