The first film I watched was Snow Cake: A 2006 independent film that stared Alan Rickman,Sigourney Weaver, and Carrie Ann Mose. The Plot according to imdb.com."Alex Hughes, an ex-convict, is on a road trip to Winnipeg to see an old friend. Along the way, he meets the annoying, but vivacious, Vivienne Freeman who manages to bum a ride with him. Just as he begins to warm to this eccentric girl, Alex's vehicle is in a serious automobile accident that kills Vivienne. After his meeting with the police, Alex decides to speak with Vivienne's mother. Upon arrival at her home, Alex discovers that the mother, Linda, is a highly functional autistic woman who convinces him to stay long to take out the garbage the day after the funeral he agrees to arrange. In those few days, Alex discovers new friends and learns more about the uniqueness of Linda even as he struggles to come to terms with his own grief." Anyway I found this to be one of the best I have seen in quite a while. The main reason to see this is Weaver's performance. She just got it. She just plain got it. She plays it in such sensitivty that you cant help but just have a smile on your face when she appers on the screen. She has this very child-like quiality that I can see in her face and the way that she moves, but at the same time she also has a very wise way of looking into the world. And I love how she mentions how snow is better then a orgasim. And of course Rickman does a great job as he always does playing a man who not only has to deal with the death of someone who he barley knew but also trying to open up to Linda's world. The film is also very well shot and I love the winter setting. I really don't know why. But winter has this feeling to me that is kinda welcoming. I don't know how it works but what I do know that it does work and I think that's what matters. So anyway I recommened that you do try and find this film. It really is worth your time to view.
Now we will get into Mozart and the Whale: Another independent film from 2005 with Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell. Again with the awesomeness of imdb.com "A dramatic-comedy, inspired by the lives of two people with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, whose emotional dysfunctions threaten to sabotage their budding romance. Donald is a good-natured but hapless taxi driver with a love of birds and a superhuman knack for numbers. Like many people with AS, he likes patterns and routines. But when the beautiful but complicated Isabel joins the autism support group he leads, his life - and his heart - are turned upside down." Now this one is a lil strange to watch. Although a decent film. The biggest problem I have with this film is that although it is accruate to Asperger behavior it feels kinda forced like the actors are trying way to hard to convey characters who are scoicaly odd. I'm not sure if the actors did do their rescarch or it was the driector's choice, or it was comic style. I still feel like there was something there that just didn't feel right. Would I recommend this film? Well it's harmless enough to be viewed but you may want to be 100% sure you have a understanding of Aspergers.
25 Oct 2010, 5:58 pm
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