Anthony Ernest Guzman Omlas Core 211

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) XII – CAYLEY

SUMMARY:

The Silver Linings Playbook is a book written by Matthew Quick, which has been adapted
to a movie written and directed by David O’Russel. This is a story of a mentally ill man who, after
spending time in a psychiatric institution, has to learn how to live a normal life without his
former wife who has left him. Pat is a man with bipolar disorder who used to work as a school
teacher but due to his stay at a mental institution, he now has to move back to his parent’s
house. His wife Nikki has left him, yet he cannot help believing she will come back to him and
that they are meant to be together. Continuing his life in the real world proves quite difficult for
Pat as he is incredibly disoriented and thought he only spent months in a psychiatric institution
when in fact he stayed there for years. Pat refuses to give up on Nikki and decides to become a
better version of himself. He cannot remember why they separated but still believes they are
meant to be together. Having formulated a theory about silver linings where his life is a movie
made by God, his mission in life is to become physically fit and that he is meant to be with Nikki-
he decides to become the better version of himself and attempts to do so by running every day.