Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie-Pleasently Suprised!

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What did you think of last nights Hallmark Hall movie, "Front of the Class"?

I was pleasent suprised and empowered by Hallmark's possitive, life-affirming, humanizing, sensitive, transformative versus toxic protrayal of a young man with terets who presued his life dream, while embracing who he was, including his terets as an intergral part of who he is. I hope society goes even further and reckgonizes that a "disability" i.e. like terets or autism, is not really a "disability" at all, but a unique character trait, which is a sourse of life and creativity.

My only critique is that they did show him as happy-go-lucky, which is not necessuarly my reality being an Aspie. I am more of a tortured soul than happy-go-lucky most of the time. And, I don't graciously take oppression, like the main protaginist did.

But, all and all, I was very impressed with this signifigantly better protrayal of "disability" issues. This is light years ahead of a sob story or a freak show. It showed the main character as a full human beings, and a regular guy. With thoughts, feelings, desires, and dreams. Trying to live as ordinary of life as possible, without ignoring his differences.

I already posted a thread about "Front of the Class" on the TV and Movies baord.

I liked the movie as well. It was very well done.

Thanks for letting me know!! !

No problem

Checked-out your page. It seems like others here seem to give it positive reviews.

It also got a lot of nice reviews at IMDB as well. I don't even recall anyone saying they didn't like it there.

That exciting! What is IMDB?

IMDB is Internet Movie DataBase. They have anything and everything there! The website is www.imdb.com.

Thanks!

You're welcome.

i watched it, and i almost threw a rock at my tv screen when that b***h reccomended an exorcism

I don't remember this particular incident in the movie-but I came in a few minutes late to the movie. Was this at the beginning?