oc ative ▁cinema ▁ther apy , ▁helps ▁individuals ▁connect ▁with ▁story ▁lines ▁and ▁the ▁movie ▁characters . ▁In ▁the ▁process ▁they ▁" learn ▁about ▁themselves ▁in ▁more ▁prof ound ▁ways ." ▁C ath art ic ▁cinema ▁ther apy ▁helps ▁a ▁person ▁access ▁their ▁emot ions , ▁for ▁instance ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁de pression , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁early ▁stage ▁in ▁psych other apy . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Cinema ▁ther apy ▁is ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁cinema ▁or ▁mov ies ▁to ▁manage ▁medical , ▁mental ▁health , ▁and ▁life ▁management . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁self - help ▁and ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁in mate ▁re h abil itation . ▁Cinema ▁ther apy ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁by ▁its ▁pro ponents ▁to ▁change ▁individual ' s ▁thoughts , ▁feelings ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁manage ▁life ▁events . ▁Mov ies ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁some ▁pr isons ▁to ▁help ▁individuals ▁understand ▁what ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁commit ▁and ▁be ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cr imes . ▁ ▁After ▁view ing ▁the ▁movie , ▁it ▁is ▁recommended ▁to ▁assess ▁one ' s ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁movie , ▁such ▁as : ▁What ▁did ▁you ▁like ▁or ▁not ▁like ▁about ▁the ▁movie ? ▁Who ▁did ▁you ▁find ▁to ▁be ▁attract ive ▁and ▁un att ract ive ▁characters ? ▁Was ▁there ▁someone ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁that ▁you ' d ▁like ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁like ? ▁ ▁Like ▁art , ▁music ▁and ▁dance ▁ther apy , ▁cinema ▁ther apy ▁is ▁supp lement al ▁means ▁of ▁ther apy ▁to ▁be ▁used