DIRECTOR'S CUT: Psychology of a Hero: BUCKY BARNES

How do you begin recovery from abuse and trauma?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright react to Bucky Barnes’s journey and take a look at finding yourself after you’ve been used, abused, and traumatized. Jonathan talks about the importance Bucky’s responsibility for his mental health and putting things right, even when what happened to him isn’t his fault. And he shares how people in abused relationships can relate to Bucky’s torture by HYDRA. Alan explains how well the filmmaking serves the story of Bucky’s struggles with trauma. And what a performance from Sebastian Stan!