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Anyone seen the movie?

Do you think Sam has Aspergers?

How about Joon?
never heard of the movie..

likedcalico Wrote:
Anyone seen the movie?

Do you think Sam has Aspergers?

How about Joon?


A MUST see! Good Depp flick. I enjoyed it.

I'd rather not pin labels on the characters though...

Both were "its" I imagine... And the media reviews have it wrong when they refer to Joon as "mentally ill"... Extreamly eccentric  I'd say... (oops, label...)

Here's a clip from the review wbsite:

Tagline:
A romance on the brink of reality.

Plot Outline:
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

Here's the link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106387/

Beammeup

likedcalico Wrote:
Anyone seen the movie?

Do you think Sam has Aspergers?


Maybe. There have been times when I've thought yes for sure.

likedcalico Wrote:
How about Joon?


Possibly, but less likely, methinks. One of the conditions in the DSMIV for Aspergers is that the signs cannot be explained by any other mental condition. She does act kind of aspie-ish sometimes, though.

They're both shadow-aspie, at least.

I love that movie, especially at the end -- makes me laugh every time when Sam swings by the window. (And I've seen it so many times to date) Tongue Aren't Sam and Joon just perfect for each other?

beammeup Wrote:
And the media reviews have it wrong when they refer to Joon as "mentally ill"... Extreamly eccentric  I'd say... (oops, label...)


She does have a mental illness, though.

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