 
Support Wrong Planet Awareness!
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Belfast
Vast Ambivalence
Joined: Jul 18, 2005
Age: 35
Posts: 1579
Location: New England
|
 Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject: |
 |
|
| blackdove wrote: | | Prof_Pretorius wrote: | I've heard about these movies, but have never checked them out for rental.
Are they really that good ??? |
yes. rent them. you will like. |
Add my recommendation, too (for both "Crumb" & "American Splendor").
Saw "Crumb" in theater when it came out in 1995 (9 years before my dx) & was struck by all 3 brothers' oddness/eccentricity.
Later, seeing "American Splendor", I identified with aspects of both Harvey & his wife. After my dx, I thought back to the Toby character & wondered about his likely label/category-but couldn't recall which film that was in, until someone reminded me about "American Splendor".
So, yeah-I appreciate seeing confirmation of my hunches (am not usually skilled at "spot the aspie"-but occasionally I get a certain sense of "this has got to be someone on the spectrum").
_________________
*"You cannot administer a wicked law impartially-it destroys everyone it touches, its violators as well as its upholders."* |
|
| Back to top |
|
krex
Phoenix
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Age: 44
Posts: 4973
Location: Village of the Damned
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
It seems somehow ironic that there are several movie characters that have aspie traits that seem popular in at least a "cult movie" way...it's to bad that this liking for human exentricity doesn't relate in an increase in aspie guys getting dates. I guess it is like watching serial killer movies...fun to watch but you don't want them in your neighborhood 
_________________
Just because one plane is flying out of formation, doesnt mean the formation is on course....R.D.Lang
Visit my crafts store
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5412685 |
|
| Back to top |
|
aguales
Sea Gull
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 203
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:05 am Post subject: |
|
|
| krex wrote: | | It seems somehow ironic that there are several movie characters that have aspie traits that seem popular in at least a "cult movie" way...it's to bad that this liking for human exentricity doesn't relate in an increase in aspie guys getting dates. I guess it is like watching serial killer movies...fun to watch but you don't want them in your neighborhood |
lol  I know exactly what you mean. I would see people or characters with aspie traits in comedic material, indie films, or in whatever entertainment medium. And for the longest time  , I would:
1. think I could be the funny guy (because there would be a character with aspie traits in sketch comedies or whatever, yet not realizing that even though I was laughing with the character, others were laughing at the character)
2. think that I could fit into the hipster mold (just because I watch some indie/cult film that revolves around a character with "charming" aspie traits)
3. think that someone might immediately fall in love with me, weirdness and all (just because I watched some romantic comedy or drama where the lonely, weird aspie-ish character finds true love or true love finds him/her)
4. think that I could be a tough guy (watching gangster films or tough guy characters that seem to revolve around an alpha-aspie i.e. some italian and asian gangster films [Dare I say, Michael Corleone or the John Woo/Chow Yun Fat movies?])
I think in being inspired by these happy or intrigueing plot constructs, I found myself often sad and disappointed when *surprise* reality doesn't exactly follow an aspie-friendly, aspie-focused script. I was pretty thick-headed about it all...
 It's hard to give up on the innocence and hope that illusions provide. Don't get me wrong, I'm not totally pessimistic...just tired.
This post has become "The Haven" material  |
|
| Back to top |
|
Belfast
Vast Ambivalence
Joined: Jul 18, 2005
Age: 35
Posts: 1579
Location: New England
|
| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
| aguales wrote: | I think in being inspired by these happy or intrigueing plot constructs, I found myself often sad and disappointed when *surprise* reality doesn't exactly follow an aspie-friendly, aspie-focused script. I was pretty thick-headed about it all...
:pale: It's hard to give up on the innocence and hope that illusions provide. Don't get me wrong, I'm not totally pessimistic...just tired.
This post has become "The Haven" material :? |
Going bit off topic, but...
That happens when I watch Britcoms-I think, "oh, they're so tolerant of eccentricities !".
Like, it's not even made a big deal of, all the characters are given quirks & flaws but are essentially presented as "normal" (not unusual for being unusual, if that makes sense)-neither ostracized nor unloveable (and not just relegated to mascot role).
Wish "being bizarre" was just assumed of all humans, and the particular ways in which one was odd were more widely acceptable.
_________________
*"You cannot administer a wicked law impartially-it destroys everyone it touches, its violators as well as its upholders."* |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
