the beaver is essentially a remake of dumbo, swapping out dumbo for a human, the magic feather for a beaver puppet, and flying for severe depression. so, a bit darker than the disney classic. alas, the beaver brings nothing new to the table, unless you count self-mutilation. which i do not.
i know the bar is low when it comes to understanding and dealing with mental illness, especially in the movies, so i should probably not be unhappy with the way the beaver portrays things, but i am unhappy with it anyway. depression is some bad shit, man. you do not just strap on a beaver and fix it in a couple weeks. also, i am pretty sure that what they were showing was a schizophrenic break, which is a whole other can of worms, but take that assessment with a grain of salt because not only am i not a trained psychologist or psychiatrist, i cannot even consistently remember what the difference is between a psychologist and a psychiatrist. one of them can give you drugs?
the beaver gets one hand saw. get it?
