the only people i liked in this movie was adam himself and harlan. maybe beth's mom a bit but—eh.
im not medically diagnosed with any neurological condition, but i heavily emphasized—and in some aspects, related to adam. i plan to study psychology in uni, so ive studied a bit about some things related to it. so i'll be writing my thoughts on this movie with that in mind.
beth handled things with adam very poorly, treating him as a man with cute "quirks" while treating him like a child at the same time which is, apologies for the term, NUTS. the internet existed, there were laptops and computers, could she not have researched a bit more than relying on just one book? what was she thinking when she decided that telling a "little lie" was okay, especially with something as serious as meeting new people, her parents nonetheless! she constantly put adam in uncomfortable situations (e.g. crowds, noisy restaurants, trying to make him try new food, and overall breaking his routines without proper preparation.) i know she decided to have their food for take-out and got him mac & cheese later on, but she still put him through the experience of walking into a crowded and very noisy restaurant with strangers wearing weird masks. calling him a "f***ing child" for getting triggered is absolutely absurd too. its like she expected or wanted to try making him "normal" instead of accepting his asperger's syndrome.
im gonna give this film 3 stars, just for adam and his development alone, nothing else.
the only people i liked in this movie was adam himself and harlan. maybe beth's mom a bit but—eh.
im not medically diagnosed with any neurological condition, but i heavily emphasized—and in some aspects, related to adam. i plan to study psychology in uni, so ive studied a bit about some things related to it. so i'll be writing my thoughts on this movie with that in mind.
beth handled things with adam very poorly, treating him as a man with cute "quirks" while treating him like a child at the same time which is, apologies for the term, NUTS. the internet existed, there were laptops and computers, could she not have researched a bit more than relying on just one book? what was she thinking when she decided that telling a "little lie" was okay, especially with something as serious as meeting new people, her parents nonetheless! she constantly put adam in uncomfortable situations (e.g. crowds, noisy restaurants, trying to make him try new food, and overall breaking his routines without proper preparation.) i know she decided to have their food for take-out and got him mac & cheese later on, but she still put him through the experience of walking into a crowded and very noisy restaurant with strangers wearing weird masks. calling him a "f***ing child" for getting triggered is absolutely absurd too. its like she expected or wanted to try making him "normal" instead of accepting his asperger's syndrome.
im gonna give this film 3 stars, just for adam and his development alone, nothing else.
