The Jacket: Matt Boykin

The film the jacket was a very good example of axis mundi, the connection between the spiritual world and earth. During the film it was a small confined space in the morgue that was his axis mundi. When he was put into his confined quarters not only did he loose some of his mental stability but also gain the ability to travel time and different dimensions. Jack Starks is submitted to a experimental drug while he is in the mental institution. It is amazing that in a place of terror a person can find peace and tranquility. It seems that without this cruel punishment Starks would have never helped the people he did and find his true happiness. It is also evident that the film suggest their is something that controls what happens to him and what allows him to be subjected to such vicious activities.