2019 年的电影《深夜秀》(Late Night)中,深夜秀 Late Night with Katherine Newbury 的主播 Katherine(Emma Thompson 饰)在长期受抑郁困扰。阳光的 Molly Patte(Mindy Kalin 饰)对这种抑郁的症状表示不解、充满敌意(toxic)的工作环境表示不满,她问 Katherine 曾经在节目中透出国抑郁症的一点是否是真的
Were you really depressed? Or was it just part of the act? […] God, why can’t I express my admiration for you?
Katherine 带 Molly 看了她的一堆金球奖,她的这样回答
No. I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but your earnestness can be very hard to be around. […] Because successful people hate their own admirers, and we’re suspicious of people who compliment us.
当然实际上并不止限于成功人士(successful people)之间,只不过成功的人更容易让人不解罢了。无法相信自己的成功、无法相信对自己的赞扬、持续地想要让别人接受自己对自己的那个不好的印象,恐怕是对抑郁症状况相当精准的概括了。
虽然整部片子的剧情只是差强人意,但这个对话之间对抑郁状态的刻画我相当喜欢。