09-30-2006, 06:08 AM
This reminds me, I love The Wizard. Since seeing that movie as a child, I have always wanted the Powerglove for the Nintendo. One day I may actually buy one.
09-30-2006, 06:08 AM
09-30-2006, 10:48 PM
I know she wasn't labeled autistic and she had different reasons for her behaviour but I think Carrie(Stephen King's) was kinda autistic too. I watched the movie a few years ago so I may be wrong though.
10-01-2006, 12:48 AM
Noctivagus Wrote:
[quote=Avatar]I have 'Carrie' on DVD. Her problem was not that she was Autistic, but that she was mentally abused and telekinetic - not a good mix.
Like I said she had different reasons for her behaviour(like her mom) but her character is way more autistic than the ones labeled "autistic" in other movies on that list.
10-01-2006, 02:58 AM
Avatar Wrote:
Like I said she had different reasons for her behaviour(like her mom) but her character is way more autistic than the ones labeled "autistic" in other movies on that list.
I was framing myself in a humorous way before... but I maintain that I do not find Carrie to be very Autistic. Remember 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' is in the list also, and Leonardo DiCaprio's performance was very heavilly influenced by his observance of a genuine Autistic.
Remember also, that whilst the Audience is meant to have sympathy with the character of Carrie, she is, in the end, a monster.
10-01-2006, 11:59 AM
LoL I don't think she is a monster :grin: But that statement reminded me of May(although I don't think May is a monster either). May is one of my favorite movies and I think she is autistic too, although she had different reasons for her behaviour too.
10-13-2006, 10:14 PM
Hmmm... the only movie I have seen on that list is What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
I didn't think Gilbert's brother Arnie to be very autistic, but to have really slow development in lots of areas, not just communication. There is a point in the movie where Arnie has his 18th (Is that the age?) birthday party, and most of the guests were children from elementary school.
Then again, Arnie had obsessions, too. He really liked to climb things and sit on the top proud of himself. But I don't thing that earns him enough autism points.
I didn't think Gilbert's brother Arnie to be very autistic, but to have really slow development in lots of areas, not just communication. There is a point in the movie where Arnie has his 18th (Is that the age?) birthday party, and most of the guests were children from elementary school.
Then again, Arnie had obsessions, too. He really liked to climb things and sit on the top proud of himself. But I don't thing that earns him enough autism points.
10-13-2006, 10:50 PM
Meiloyn Wrote:
I didn't think Gilbert's brother Arnie to be very autistic, but to have really slow development in lots of areas, not just communication. There is a point in the movie where Arnie has his 18th (Is that the age?) birthday party, and most of the guests were children from elementary school.
Then again, Arnie had obsessions, too. He really liked to climb things and sit on the top proud of himself. But I don't thing that earns him enough autism points.
Then again, Arnie had obsessions, too. He really liked to climb things and sit on the top proud of himself. But I don't thing that earns him enough autism points.
Arnie was NOT expressly Autistic in the book or screenplay. However, and it is a big however... doing his research... Leonardo DiCaprio based most of Arnie, including the nose flicking, on an Autistic person who greatly impressed him.
10-14-2006, 02:10 PM
Iron_Man Wrote:
:roll: Way to do a low-rent carbon copy of my ideas...
Pardon? Who are you addressing?
10-14-2006, 02:13 PM
tenaciouscj Wrote:
I didn't realise Arnie was meant to be autistic and thought he was just meant to be a little bit slow.
Arnie is NOT meant to be autistic. However, the actor who played him carried out research by meeting certain people... one of those people made a very big impact on DiCaprio and so was the source for much of the performance of Arnie... that individual was Autistic.
So whilst Arnie is not meant to be autistic, there is a lot of observation of an Autistic person in how the role is played in the movie.
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