Mozart & The Whale
Still... one of my favorite books and movies. I am actually told a lot that the girls character (the Aspie) in it reminds them a lot of me which I find interesting because when I saw it I thought her "extroversion" was a bit over the top.... then my husband explained that that is how I act when I am nervous .... I talk talk talk talk and jump up and down etc and I had to laugh. Josh Hartnets (i know i spelled that wrong) character is good but there seems to be some inconsitancy in his abilities and diagnosis... i am curious as to what others who have seen this movie think, of it, and of the characters "realistic-ness", if that is a word.
I know, I have the book and I love the COVER of it.... it's beautiful, and don't get me wrong, it is one of my most favorite movies; there just seemed to be something a bit inconsitent about how the males (forgot his name) AS was portrayed, not in the acting, in the writing.
I'm going to scare you, I think, but my husband reminds me of the male character. That apartment! I love it when she asks him if he buried his mother or left her to molder under all the piles he is collecting.
Yeah, I found his abilities a bit inconsistent and it bugged me. My husband does not stammer or blurt things like that. He is super competent, actually, sort of a professional marvel. It's the perseveration he falls into at home that can be frustrating for him and us. We are the ones who see his AS in full flower. He's far more careful when he's "out there."
I know it's unfair of me to want to impose my own experiences on a book or movie, but I kind of hoped that character would show the public-private dichotomy more poignantly.
Honestly, I related a lot to the female character, and I must admit that when I was in my 20's, I was much like her.
At 45 years of age, I am better adapted to many of the challenges I used to experience (or rather, I am better at acting like I am...)
Mozart & the Whale is still my favorite. I just saw Adam over the weekend, and though I thought it was a nice movie -- I am still keeping my vote for Mozart & the Whale as my fav Asperger/Romance movie so far.
I love the movie, except I think it kinds promotes being a borderline stalker to win a girl.
Not something males with AS really need to learn! (I've started talking to my ex again after explicitly telling him it is to be e-mail pals ONLY, no chance of romance) I broke up with him in August last year, he was still trying to get back together in February!
It is based on a book about the true life romance of an AS couple
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Mozart-And-The-Whale/Jerry-Newport/9780743272841
Savannah Nicole Logsdon-Breakstone Director of Advocacy