Analysis of The Movie "Patch Adams" using Communication Models.
Date Submitted: 04/24/2004 04:32:37
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Film & TV
Length: 7 pages (1969 words)
Category: / Arts & Humanities / Film & TV
Length: 7 pages (1969 words)
The analysis of the movie Patch Adams: Is humor the best medicine?
Patch Adams is a movie that is based on a true story. It is about a man who has experienced many things in his lifetime, from being institutionalized in a psychiatric ward of a hospital to being a well-respected doctor that heals and calms many people with humor. This movie portrays many aspects of health communication that we have discussed in this class, …
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…best, but I believe that humor certainly can be classified as a medicine.
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