I’m never sure how much personal stuff to write on this blog, but every now and then I feel compelled to share. And so right now, even though I’d rather be writing gift guides and assorted other nonsense, I’m just going to rant. Emmet has Asperger’s Syndrome. Look it up. It’s a disorder related to Autism, but sufferers are said to be “high functioning.” Just looking at him, you’d never know that anything was wrong. But if you spend some time with him, you’ll see that he has trouble with social functioning. Asperger’s sufferers (they call themselves “Aspies”) aren’t good at self-reflection, and they aren’t good at picking up on social cues. They're also (in most cases) uncoordinated, and they tend to have a variety of tics (physical and behavioral). On top of this, Emmet has an anxiety disorder. Emmet’s life is tough. He is in trouble constantly at school because of the little tics that he’s developed, and because of his anxiety, and because he is afraid of going to the bath
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ReplyDeleteI still can't figure out where the crowd was for this movie, maybe it just has alot of screens. I know its doing well commercially...
That theater was just off -- the prices were unusually low, and there was nobody there for ANY movie on a Friday night. It was strange. But the movie rocked.
ReplyDeleteWhen I ran down to the restroom at a slow point in the movie, I saw a bunch of 8-10 year olds with cell phones chating, looking like they were planning something. That gave me a funky 'Children of the Corn'/'Village of the Damned' vibe. I reckon getting access to R rated movies would be high on the to-do list of recently empowered children. Good thing I was wearing my aluminium hat to block out their thoughts.
ReplyDeleteMan, reading the handful of negative reviews about SuperBad on Rotten Tomatoes is starting to tick me off...
Very funny movie! Very strange movie theater! Despite the low prices, I think I will avoid in future. Plus, Marq*E has Diet Coke sans caffiene.
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