Firstly looking at some of the other reviews makes me think, what?? (I have aspergers and I run a shop and people saying why would you want to work in a customer service industry with a "social malady" well firstly, you dont feel like you have a social malady at the sort of age!! Plus, you know you need a job to earn money and you get into what you can!)
Anyway, back to the film... people are saying the tye Sheridan nailed aspergers, but in my opinion, he didnt. Hes acting like an intelligent idiot, and that's not someone with aspergers... just because people feel we dont interact well, doesnt mean we spout nonsense all the time. Or hide in basements watching people on camera. Very bizarre. And offensive to those with autism. Why couldn't they cast someone who was autistic? Or at least get assistance from autistic people.
Just watched the scene where he meets the girl in the supermarket, and she says "my brother had it" as if it's an illness, so offensive. And then she says "it was worse, he couldn't function" ...worse for u!! High functioning means we appear this way to neurotypicals, not that are struggle is less. Urgh, this movie is offensive to autistic people.
Anyway, back to the film... people are saying the tye Sheridan nailed aspergers, but in my opinion, he didnt. Hes acting like an intelligent idiot, and that's not someone with aspergers... just because people feel we dont interact well, doesnt mean we spout nonsense all the time. Or hide in basements watching people on camera. Very bizarre. And offensive to those with autism. Why couldn't they cast someone who was autistic? Or at least get assistance from autistic people.
Just watched the scene where he meets the girl in the supermarket, and she says "my brother had it" as if it's an illness, so offensive. And then she says "it was worse, he couldn't function" ...worse for u!! High functioning means we appear this way to neurotypicals, not that are struggle is less. Urgh, this movie is offensive to autistic people.