03-27-2008, 03:31 PM
04-14-2008, 11:43 AM
It's amazingly bad. The kid in the film is almost entirely defined through other people- parents, teachers, etc.- who talk about him in very "sensitive" tones. Ben himself is someone without subjectivity, a collection of symptoms who is bullied by unbelievable caricatures and made pathetic in the manner of message movies that would rather speak for the oppressed rather than let them speak for themselves. As we're generally talked about and defined by other people already, letting this Nic Balthazar dude (who's milked us already in a play and a young-adult novel, and just scored a Hollywood deal to remake it) infantilize us again is nothing short of intolerable.
When the autistic revolution comes, Nic Balthazar will be the first against the wall.
As a side issue, they handed out promo copies of the videogame Ben is obsessively playing at the screening I attended. Nice to know our struggle is being used for creative cross-promotion.
When the autistic revolution comes, Nic Balthazar will be the first against the wall.
As a side issue, they handed out promo copies of the videogame Ben is obsessively playing at the screening I attended. Nice to know our struggle is being used for creative cross-promotion.
04-14-2008, 11:58 AM
creatureofcinema Wrote:
It's amazingly bad.
That depends on what you want to see.
creatureofcinema Wrote:
The kid in the film is almost entirely defined through other people- parents, teachers, etc.- who talk about him in very "sensitive" tones.
As it's based on a real story (only that the kid DID commit suicide) I think these are just the real reactions after the suicide. These people are like that.
creatureofcinema Wrote:
Ben himself is someone without subjectivity, a collection of symptoms who is bullied by unbelievable caricatures and made pathetic in the manner of message movies that would rather speak for the oppressed rather than let them speak for themselves.
"Happy slapping", anyone?
creatureofcinema Wrote:
When the autistic revolution comes, Nic Balthazar will be the first against the wall.
To be thrown at with rotten tomatoes?
04-27-2008, 10:04 PM
creatureofcinema Wrote:
As a side issue, they handed out promo copies of the videogame Ben is obsessively playing at the screening I attended. Nice to know our struggle is being used for creative cross-promotion.
They also gave the movie away for free with a popular Flemish newspaper. Being Flemish myself, I bought two copies of the newspaper. I still have to see the film, though.
If anyone is interested, I could write a review after I've seen it.
04-28-2008, 07:09 AM
I'll be interested 