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Mw99
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18 Nov 2007, 12:28 pm

I heard it's about 2 aspies who fall in love.

Is it worth watching?



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18 Nov 2007, 12:32 pm

Well, if you ask it that way, you're gonna get a debate. Is it worth watching? Matter of opinion. If you like romantic comedy/drama, sure. If you want to see a movie depicting romance with aspergers, sure. If you don't like Josh Hartnett and feel he should be prevented from acting by placing him in a cage until the end of time, no. (Ok, that was a bit harsh.)

But I liked it. Worst case scenario, it's two hours of your life you'll never get back. Take the plunge. :)



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18 Nov 2007, 1:11 pm

Yeah, Josh Hartnett kind of ruined it.



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18 Nov 2007, 1:13 pm

I liked the movie. But since it's a comedy, it's characters have caricatured personalities, and doesn't give a 100% realistic picture of Asperger's syndrome. Peter Næss have also directed a movie named Elling, which is about two autistic people. This movie is somewhat darker than Mozart and the Whale, but the characters are more realistic.



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18 Nov 2007, 1:35 pm

I've never understood why other aspies get their panties in a bunch over this film. My mom and I both thought it was an accurate depiction of life with AS.



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18 Nov 2007, 1:58 pm

I liked it a lot and I feel it's realistic enough.
Mary also has PTSD and I think a lot of people felt that those traits cancelled out her AS. So, they thought she was "just crazy". I don't agree, I felt they were fairly accurate.



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18 Nov 2007, 2:52 pm

Yes it's worth watching. It's Spokane and everyone in it on the spectrum are all different. They aren't all the same.



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18 Nov 2007, 4:26 pm

I enjoyed it.



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18 Nov 2007, 8:19 pm

I liked it.


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19 Nov 2007, 1:06 pm

I actually didn't like the movie tha much, and would like to read Jerry's book at some time. I thought that the characterisation in the movie was exaggerated.


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19 Nov 2007, 3:29 pm

I'd say it's definitely worth watching. I thought Josh Hartnett acted really well, but that's just me.


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19 Nov 2007, 10:20 pm

Reodor_Felgen wrote:
I liked the movie. But since it's a comedy, it's characters have caricatured personalities, and doesn't give a 100% realistic picture of Asperger's syndrome. Peter Næss have also directed a movie named Elling, which is about two autistic people. This movie is somewhat darker than Mozart and the Whale, but the characters are more realistic.


I found "Mozart..." the most realistic of those two, so... different people, different opinions.



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19 Nov 2007, 10:21 pm

Fogman wrote:
I thought that the characterisation in the movie was exaggerated.


Well, it was targeted at an American audience...



(Was that racist?)



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20 Nov 2007, 2:30 am

It's not bad. Not amazing, but it's ok. It shows they are real people and capable of relationships. People knock it, but for being the only movie I have ever seen in my life with AS main characters, it is an ok start.



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20 Nov 2007, 2:36 am

I think it's ok, and it is worth to watch, considering it is based on two real life aspies.


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20 Nov 2007, 6:52 pm

I would only say it is worth watching if you are lucky to have a relationship with an AS female/male and you happen to have the diagnosis yourself. For me, it would hurt too much to look being I don't have one right now, and lost my last relationship two years ago.

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