It can not be interpreted as possession unless you wan't to reinterpret an entire science of psychology, and give it some supernatural spin.
Now I understand the new generation's obsession with supernatural, ghost movies, but this is a movie about former MENTAL patient, in former MENTAL institution, and tapes of another, famous or infamous MENTAL patient suffering from DID - former MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER.
Psychopaths and agressive DID personalities are so close to true evil, that one can easily slip into the possessed theory. But it's shallow and wrong.
But the movie, in fact, just shows the dangers of severe mental illness. Especially when one is left untreated, or when patients are let loose - as clearly impiled by the whole asylum closing story.
Simon, is the agressive identity of Mary. In DID patients this agressive identity steps in to protect the original person, when it suffers severe mental and\or physical abuse. As Simon himself said ''..He scared Mary, doc...Mary fell down,doc,she fell on her doll.It cut her up,doc, it cut her up real bad.SHE NEEDED SOMEONE TO HELP HER, SO, I...INTRODUCED MYSELF...''
Other personality is Billy, and the original is Mary. What is Billy suppose to be in that ghost theory?!?!?!?!?
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