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dalekaspie
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I just hope nobody tries to relate to us and attmpt to understand how we feel because of this movie.
"hey ray charles, i watched american history x, i get how you feel about racism now!" - white guy
"no you dont  "- ray charles
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GreatCeleryStalk
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| It would be spiffy to see an AS version of Pursuit of Happiness. |
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sunshower
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| GreatCeleryStalk wrote: | | It would be spiffy to see an AS version of Pursuit of Happiness. |
We should locate someone on the site whose interest is script-writing, and get them to write it.
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whipstitches
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd watch a movie like that! That is a good idea to get someone to write a "life" movie about AS. |
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littlegreenleaf
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[hesitantly raises hand] Heck, I'd do it. Even if it's just for funsies.
I'm not much of a chick flick person, but I think I'll check this one out. |
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discosizzle
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| dalekaspie wrote: | I just hope nobody tries to relate to us and attmpt to understand how we feel because of this movie.
"hey ray charles, i watched american history x, i get how you feel about racism now!" - white guy
"no you dont "- ray charles |
1. I thought the biggest complaint of the aspie community that there wasn't any understanding of aspies and what makes them tick. This movie would be a start to shed some light on the subject.
2. Did you even watch American History X? |
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sunshower
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| littlegreenleaf wrote: | [hesitantly raises hand] Heck, I'd do it. Even if it's just for funsies.
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Keeno
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| Tonight, I saw the showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. As I'm aware the film won't be released for a month's time I won't give details of plots. But as an Aspie watching the film and from the point of view of portrayal of Aspies, the film has had a damaging, harrowing emotional impact on me, one that I will need time and reflection to recover from. |
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whipstitches
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Keeno wrote: | | Tonight, I saw the showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. As I'm aware the film won't be released for a month's time I won't give details of plots. But as an Aspie watching the film and from the point of view of portrayal of Aspies, the film has had a damaging, harrowing emotional impact on me, one that I will need time and reflection to recover from. |
Do you care to elaborate on this? Perhaps it can be done in a way that does not reveal to much from the film.... |
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discosizzle
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Keeno wrote: | | Tonight, I saw the showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. As I'm aware the film won't be released for a month's time I won't give details of plots. But as an Aspie watching the film and from the point of view of portrayal of Aspies, the film has had a damaging, harrowing emotional impact on me, one that I will need time and reflection to recover from. |
it's not the portrayal of Aspies, it's a portrayal of one Aspie. A movie about corrupt cop doesn't represent the entire field of law enforcement. Granted, I haven't seen the movie, but you seem overly sensitive to a chick flick. Take it for the work of fiction that it is.
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Keeno
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| The film presents a deliberately over-extreme Asperger presentation, and although I personally know dozens of Aspies including one or two fairly extreme presentations, they are still not like Adam. There are scenes which really don't need to be there, I think Aspies don't need them to be there, that could have a damaging social impact on Aspies and how they will be portrayed to the audience. A film such as this will have quite a big influence on cultural perception as it's supposed to be quite a big film. An audience that as of now will sure know less about Asperger's and the Aspie population, than about the population of cops or about law enforcement. |
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discosizzle
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| [quote="Keeno"][b]The film presents a deliberately over-extreme Asperger presentation,[/b] and although I personally know dozens of Aspies including one or two fairly extreme presentations, they are still not like Adam. There are scenes which really don't need to be there, I think Aspies don't need them to be there, that could have a damaging social impact on Aspies and how they will be portrayed to the audience. A film such as this will have quite a big influence on cultural perception as it's supposed to be quite a big film. An audience that as of now will sure know less about Asperger's and the Aspie population, than about the population of cops or about law enforcement.[/quote]well you could see it that way, or you could see it as an opportunity to educate someone. You have to remember that movies like Adam are not there for Education, they are there to create a story. Embellishment and Hyperbole are there to create tension and mood and to evoke a reaction for the audience. They are not there to inform or represent. Don't take something that isn't your personal story as personal. It'll save you a lot of grief. |
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aneeman
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone in the DC area interested in seeing this with a group of other Autistics? |
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LadyMacbeth
They made me do it.
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| sunshower wrote: | I'd really love to see a movie based on an AS person trying to make it in their chosen field - similar to The Pursuit of Happiness type movie, where they have to contend against workplace politics, their own AS related sensory problems (and that kind of thing), bullying and victimization, etc, but eventually come out on top.
Romantic comedies are all very well, but they're mainly based on making comedic entertainment out of AS quirks - I don't think they'd really hit to the heart of the autistic person's struggle for survival in a world engineered to function for a different brain type.
I'd also love to see an AS film with a female lead. |
It isn't AS, nor is it probably catering to your desires, but Snow Cake has a female autistic woman as the main character. A guy gives her daughter a lift and ends up in a car accident, and he goes to see if she's ok. It isn't a romantic comedy, and it isn't a geeky science movie. It's just a little film showing a little bit about autism. I highly recommend it.
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Master_Pedant
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| whipstitches wrote: | Oh yes... definately a little more "realistic", I think. The guy on the bench telling Adam that he needs to talk about something else is dead on!! I hate it when that happens....  I especially liked the hug scene. The girl has to tell him to hug her! That was very "real". The "he lives in another world" and " you don't have to make that sort of compromise" bit is a little over the top, however. I have been called eccentric and weird, brainy, nerdy  ... no one has ever accused me of living in another world  . I rather like our Aspie eccentricities!! However, I do agree that it looks like a really good film. I liked Mozart and the Whale, but there was something about it that was "off" for me. I understand that emotions need to be exaggerated a bit for the cinema, however. I don't mean to totally bash the film.  |
I remember my father lamenting quite a bit about my constant monologues on various subjects as a child.
I know (beyond a reasonable doubt) that the film will be of exquisite quality.
Plus, the screenwriter seems to have a pretty good grasp on the condition. He repeats the essential truth: Every individual with Asperger syndrome is difference.
The screenwriter gives an interesting interview (he gives away a few scenes from the film, but not too many). |
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