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Goose
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 Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject: Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie-Pleasently Suprised! |
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What did you think of last nights Hallmark Hall movie, "Front of the Class"?
I was pleasent suprised and empowered by Hallmark's possitive, life-affirming, humanizing, sensitive, transformative versus toxic protrayal of a young man with terets who presued his life dream, while embracing who he was, including his terets as an intergral part of who he is. I hope society goes even further and reckgonizes that a "disability" i.e. like terets or autism, is not really a "disability" at all, but a unique character trait, which is a sourse of life and creativity.
My only critique is that they did show him as happy-go-lucky, which is not necessuarly my reality being an Aspie. I am more of a tortured soul than happy-go-lucky most of the time. And, I don't graciously take oppression, like the main protaginist did.
But, all and all, I was very impressed with this signifigantly better protrayal of "disability" issues. This is light years ahead of a sob story or a freak show. It showed the main character as a full human beings, and a regular guy. With thoughts, feelings, desires, and dreams. Trying to live as ordinary of life as possible, without ignoring his differences.
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Lightning88
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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I already posted a thread about "Front of the Class" on the TV and Movies baord. 
I liked the movie as well. It was very well done. |
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Goose
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for letting me know!!!
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Lightning88
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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No problem  |
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Goose
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Checked-out your page. It seems like others here seem to give it positive reviews.
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Lightning88
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| It also got a lot of nice reviews at IMDB as well. I don't even recall anyone saying they didn't like it there. |
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Goose
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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That exciting! What is IMDB?
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Lightning88
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| IMDB is Internet Movie DataBase. They have anything and everything there! The website is www.imdb.com. |
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Goose
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks!
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Lightning88
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| You're welcome. |
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Xenu
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| i watched it, and i almost threw a rock at my tv screen when that b***h reccomended an exorcism |
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Goose
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| Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I don't remember this particular incident in the movie-but I came in a few minutes late to the movie. Was this at the beginning?
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