SPOILER: I consider this film one of the most overrated films recently.
There is an autistic woman. And a man with a crippled arm. When their quasi-romance begins, the man makes no effort at all to try to understand how the woman communicates, how she is different. She almost commits suicide because of the man's unwillingness to even try. And right after her suicide attempt, he sexually penetrates the woman, who was having difficulties even touching. Is this romantic? I find it abhorrent and disgusting. And of course, the woman is partially cured of the autism after the man has had sex with her. Wow, of course, she only needed to be f*d after a suicide attempt to be made more 'normal'. What a great take on autism!
Really, if this film is romantic, I don't want to have anything to do with romance. But to be honest, I think the problem is not with romance, but how this film portrays it.
This is a below-average film that became overrated because it deals with the topic of autism (in a very unintelligent way in my opinion) and because its beautiful imagery and slow pace. This is not enough for a good film though. Don't fall for the hype, this is a bad film.
There is an autistic woman. And a man with a crippled arm. When their quasi-romance begins, the man makes no effort at all to try to understand how the woman communicates, how she is different. She almost commits suicide because of the man's unwillingness to even try. And right after her suicide attempt, he sexually penetrates the woman, who was having difficulties even touching. Is this romantic? I find it abhorrent and disgusting. And of course, the woman is partially cured of the autism after the man has had sex with her. Wow, of course, she only needed to be f*d after a suicide attempt to be made more 'normal'. What a great take on autism!
Really, if this film is romantic, I don't want to have anything to do with romance. But to be honest, I think the problem is not with romance, but how this film portrays it.
This is a below-average film that became overrated because it deals with the topic of autism (in a very unintelligent way in my opinion) and because its beautiful imagery and slow pace. This is not enough for a good film though. Don't fall for the hype, this is a bad film.