Artem Streletsky is a man with an obscure past (parole alone is worth something) and a professional provocateur. Possessing the powers of observation of Dr. House, he recognizes people’s pain points for “one or two” and presses them with perfect movements. Sharp, cynical, he intuitively evokes the whole range of negative emotions in those around him. Oh yes, the most interesting: Artem Streletsky is a professional psychologist. Rather, the character of the serial film “Trigger”.
The first question that arises when watching the movie “Trigger” is: is it possible?! Do some psychotherapists really deliberately provoke clients, using irony, emotional upheaval, and even outright rudeness, in order to pull the poor fellow out of their comfort zone by the scruff of the neck and thus force them to solve accumulated problems?
Yes and no. Provocative therapy is indeed one of the varieties of psychological practice, invented by the American Frank Farelli, “the father of laughter in psychotherapy.” Farelli worked with patients with schizophrenia for many years before starting to collect thousands of halls. During one of the sessions, due to fatigue and impotence, the doctor suddenly decided to agree with the patient. Yes, you are right, he said to him, everything is bad, you are hopeless, good for nothing, and I will not convince you otherwise. And the patient suddenly take it and start protesting – and in the treatment there was suddenly a positive trend.
Ona o le tala faatino a le tagata lava ia, o Streletsky e foliga mai o se nofoaafi ua motusia
E moni, e ui lava o le auala Farelli e sili ona sauā ma faʻasalaina mo tagata o loʻo i ai se faʻalapotopotoga lelei o le mafaufau, o le "taua faalemafaufau" lea e taʻitaʻia e le uiga o le faasologa "Trigger" e leai se tulafono. O mea uma e faʻaaogaina: faʻafefe, taufaaleaga, faʻaoso, faʻafesoʻotaʻi saʻo faʻatasi ma tagata faʻatau, ma, pe a manaʻomia, mataʻituina.
Because of the personal drama experienced, the professional and, moreover, hereditary psychologist Streletsky (charismatic Maxim Matveev) is like a derailed train: it flies without brakes to nowhere, not paying attention to the confused, stunned and frightened faces of the passengers, and, admittedly, Watching this flight is quite exciting. Not to say that Streletsky’s “shock therapy” does without victims: through his fault, a patient once died. However, this is not accurate, and the psychologist’s proof of his own innocence promises to be one of the key plot lines.
Of course, one might wonder how correct it is to show such a psychologist in a country where psychotherapy is still regarded, at best, with lukewarmness. However, let’s leave such doubts to representatives of the professional community. For the viewer, “Trigger” is a high-quality filmed, dynamic drama series with a touch of psychology and a detective at the same time, which can become the main entertainment of the winter.