Autism is a disease that exists when human beings exist, and it was not defined until more than 70 years ago. There have been many misunderstandings about people with autism. In the past, they were referred to as people whose souls were stolen by the devil, or as mental illnesses. There is a "refrigerator mother" view that the cause of autism is attributed to the mother's carelessness during pregnancy, or the neglect of education and improper education when they were young. This view has led to a misunderstanding of mothers for half a century. So far, many people think that autistic patients are closed to themselves and are unwilling to communicate with the world. They do not know that they cannot communicate with the world, or even seriously cannot take care of themselves in life.
There are a huge number of autistic patients, and the prevalence is high. 6 out of every thousand people are autistic patients. At this time, there were at least 67 million people with autism, surpassing the sum of the three major diseases of the century: AIDS, cancer, and diabetes. People with autism usually have these characteristics: lack of interpersonal skills; unbalanced cognitive development; narrow interests and some stubborn, repetitive and even aggressive behaviors. Every patient with autism has a different cause, which is difficult to detect and treat, and some may not be cured in their lifetime.
Autism is a complex disease, and patients with autism are a complex group. People have paid more and more attention to this special group. I chose three movies to talk about three types of autistic patients.
The first type: in a certain aspect has the ability to be too ordinary. They also have "scholar syndrome" and are called "idiot geniuses".
"Rain Man"
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, etc.
Release date: 1988 The
movie is about Charlie Babbitt discovering that his father left his legacy To his brother Raymond Babbitt, who is suffering from autism, he planned to use his elder brother’s super memory to gamble to win money, but in the process, the blood relationship broke the original alienation. The sincere and touching brotherhood replaced Charlie's original selfishness of seeking only his own benefit.
This movie won the 1989 Oscar for Best Picture and is based on a true story. The character prototype is Kim Pick, an American autistic patient. He has extraordinary memory, is proficient in 15 subjects from literature to history, and can recite at least 9,000 books without missing a word.
The second type: Some basic abilities are defective, but they can be improved or restored with reasonable help. This type of autism is also the hardest to find.
"Stars on Earth"
Director: Amir Khan
Starring: Amir Khan, Dashir Safari, etc.
Release date: 2007
The movie tells the teacher's eyes of the problem of an eight-year-old boy. Yi Xia was sent to boarding school by her parents and met Nick, an art teacher. Nick discovered that the boy has an amazing talent in art, but he has difficulty in listening and reading, unable to recognize similar letters and two or more superimposed commands. Nick is different from traditional teachers, allowing students to retain their own personality and thoughts, and try every means to enter Yi Xia's spiritual world, and help Yi Xia slowly return to normal.
"Ocean Paradise"
Director: Xue Xiaolu
Starring: Article, Jet Li, Lunmei Gui, etc.
Release time: In 2010, the
movie is about a father (played by Jet Li) suffering from advanced liver cancer, struggling to find a welfare institution for his son with autism, Dafu (article). Dafu’s mother died when Dafu knew it. He suffered from a very serious autism since he was a child. He could not live independently without his father and would exhibit many strange behaviors. Dafusheng loves water, and being in the water is like being in his own world. In order for Dafu to live happily, his father made an impossible plan. He taught Dafu to "go to work" in the aquarium and teach Dafu to take a bus. He dragged his seriously ill body as a turtle to swim with Dafu, telling Dafu that he would become a turtle and stay with Dafu forever.
Autistic patients like Tai Fook are more common, and the father in the play is just a microcosm of the parents of millions of autistic patients. From the point of view of a pure film, this film is not very successful, the plot is too simple, the subject matter is not special enough, everythingIt's all monotonous. However, it is worth mentioning that the social impact of this movie is supported by the founder of One Foundation, Mr. Jet Li, the first special fund for autism initiated by a star, "Dafu Autism Care Fund" in 2010. Founded, the article is the initiator. In 2012, Tai Fook Foundation and One Foundation jointly launched the large-scale advocacy activity "Blue Action" focusing on children with autism.
The three I mentioned do not represent all patients with autism. If the above description of autism is unreasonable, I hope the comment section will point out that we can also discuss it together. If you like it, just pay attention!
