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Originally posted by: cricketfan1
Please! As if Rainman is some classic...enough of exploiting the disabilities of the real people for some cinematic kick!
That's a bit too harsh.. No?! ... I mean so many movies are made with inspiration coming from real life people! ... One movie can depict only "one such person" .. that doesn't mean movie is falsely depicting a condition! ... I mean it's people's ignorance and how blindly they take movies which make others life difficult! ... End of the day "one movie" can't spell out every little detail or every little variance of a condition .. From what I can see, movies on such subject matters starts people talking ... may be audience may take it "wrongly" at times but at the same time they are getting awareness of such condition!
Now I do understand having such members in your family may make things difficult ... but tell me if there were no such movies made, do you think majority of people would even know of such conditions?! ... There are many people who aren't as educated or aware of what goes around in the world .. I think movies are a great medium of exposure! ... Now I am not saying movies are doing it selflessly .. but they are bringing new subject matter for audience ... Some may start reading more into autistic or other such subject matter after having seen such movies ... so it's not at all as "bad" as you make it sound!
There were many who felt "Padmavat" exploited their ancestry, history and their sentiments... at the same time this movie got many of us learning more about Rajasthan and its history even if movies faltered a lot in that aspect ... How about "My name is Khan" ... again it got people talking and learning about Aspergers! ... Yes, most movies are made for cinematic kick ... but it's also true, movies impact a huge majority of people .. So it really isn't as bad! .. Instead if anyone throws "misconception" or generalization" at you, you have an opportunity there to impart your knowledge and spread awareness! [ETA ... Also some of these movies can be very inspiring for people who suffer from such conditions when they see someone like them on screen achieving and facing obstacles head on!]
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