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Curious of what you thought about the movie " The Accountant"
Curious of what you thought about the movie " The Accountant"
My son is an Aspie and when I watched the Accountant I didn't know I was going to be watching a movie about Asperger's. But as I watched it I could instantly relate a lot of his actions to my son. Not everything of course but there was a lot I saw my son in. I think the rain man was called an autistic Savant. There was nothing in that guy that I could relate to my son.The only piece I've watched that involved an autistic character is "Rain Man" and that was a long time ago, and so I'm not able to comment on any more recent media myself.
That being said, if I recall correctly, the most common fields that aspies are found in, as per Tony Attwood are:
4. Computer Science / Programming
3. Engineering
2. Accounting
1. Medicine
Yeah, media depictions of autistic people are getting more and more accurate overtime as the public's general understanding of ASD is increasing, which I appreciate.My son is an Aspie and when I watched the Accountant I didn't know I was going to be watching a movie about Asperger's. But as I watched it I could instantly relate a lot of his actions to my son. Not everything of course but there was a lot I saw my son in. I think the rain man was called an autistic Savant. There was nothing in that guy that I could relate to my son.
Yeah, media depictions of autistic people are getting more and more accurate overtime as the public's general understanding of ASD is increasing, which I appreciate.
I love how movies are moving on from giving autistic characters superhuman BS powers when other characters/people in that setting may not have that.
I guess I just want something that is a slice of life style of movie or tv show that is more down-to-earth. Especially if the story is set in the real world.The powers keep it interesting. And you never know when ours may come in. Lol.
I guess I just want something that is a slice of life style of movie or tv show that is more down-to-earth. Especially if the story is set in the real world.
Even though I do like fantasy more than many other genres, I think I would enjoy it.But would you enjoy it?