Similarities between Man Facing Southeast and K-PAX

1) A man/patient who claims to be from another planet in a psychiatric hospital.
2) He's helping the other patients.
3) His psychiatrist takes big interest in the patient and is determined to convince him of his delusions.
4) The patient's ability to affect large groups of people emotionally -bluebird scene in K-Pax / -9th symphony scene in MFS.
5) His psychiatrist invites him to the outside world which leads to a conflict.
6) The psychiatrist's detached relationship with his son. unwilling to call his son in K-Pax / sitting by the phone while his son speaks to his answering machine.
and the list goes on..

Tho both movies may have their own take on the subject.. It's undeniable that the newest version "K-Pax" had to have been based on the original Man Facing Southeast.
Then of course I was shocked to hear that even tho the original artist sued the plagiarism, The claim was denied.
They must have not investigated enough. The fact K-Pax doesn't even credit the source is scandalous.

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