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Mozart and the Whale (2005)
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Ronald Bass (written by)
Release Date:
2 February 2006 (Thailand)
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Tagline:
They don't fit in. Except together.
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A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship. full summary | add synopsis
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Disappointed nearly to the point of anger
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Josh Hartnett | ... | Donald Morton | |
| Radha Mitchell | ... | Isabelle Sorenson | |
| Gary Cole | ... | Wallace | |
| Sheila Kelley | ... | Janice | |
| Erica Leerhsen | ... | Bronwin | |
| John Carroll Lynch | ... | Gregory | |
| Nate Mooney | ... | Roger | |
| Rusty Schwimmer | ... | Gracie | |
| Robert Wisdom | ... | Blume | |
| Allen Evangelista | ... | Skeets | |
| Kelly B. Eviston | ... | Dr. Trask (as Kelly Eviston) | |
| Jhon Goodwin | ... | Rodney | |
| Christa Campbell | ... | Therapist | |
| Jeffrey Brandle | ... | Ten-year-old Kid | |
| Hollis Higgins | ... | Homeless Man |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some thematic material.
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Netherlands:92 min | Argentina:94 min
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The project was originally planned for Steven Spielberg, but due to his workload it eventually landed in the hands of critically acclaimed Norwegian director Petter Næss. This became his first US production.
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Factual errors: After Isabelle's suicide attempt, she'd be held involuntarily in a psychiatric ward for at least 72 hours, not sent home.
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Isabelle Sorenson:
You can't disappoint me, Because whatever you are is exactly what I want.
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References "Animaniacs" (1993)
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Changed Me
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Being a person diagnosed with Asperger's Sydrome, the father of a child with moderate Autism, and the brother of a sister with severe Autism, I am very disappointed with this movie. The part of Donald Morton was't too bad, as his overall presentation, facial expressions, eye contact, high anxiety, etc, seemed close to realistic. Isabelle was just not real to me. The look in her eyes was that of a neuro-typical person with a wide range of emotions revealed in them. She had some scenes wherein she behaved similar to someone with Asperger's or Autism, but without her overall behavior being accurate it was a let down. She is a good actress, but she needed to do more homework for this role.
The support group scenes were some of the most disappointing of the movie. There are many highly functional individuals who attend AS support groups in the real world, however, even the most functional do not exhibit the type of empathy that this group did. Trust me, real Aspies would have had little to no interest in the love life of these two group members. It is not believable to me that Donald could have formed this group. Perhaps the real Jerry Newport could have. Donald does not demonstrate enough leadership or functional independence, and his anxiety is debilitating. There are Aspies who have leadership qualities, but they are usually very rigid and opinionated thinkers, who also have a type of personality that other people with Asperger's Syndrome, who are less out spoken, gather around. That level of rigid/concrete thinking is just not depicted in this movie, nor is the reality of the tempers that often go along with it.
I wish there was more focus on the useful and functional aspects of Asperger's Syndrome. Why didn't they show us more of what Donald did in his work? How were his mathematical abilities benefiting him in the real world? Isabelle was gifted in music and art. Reveal more of her passion for this. Let people see more of an inside view of Autism rather just playing around with the quirkiness in ways that were sometimes irreverent.
I now fear that thousands, or perhaps millions more people know even less about Autism and Asperger's Syndrome than they did before! Yes, I have read the glowing reviews, and I am extremely disappointed in them. I have lived around Autism from every possible perspective that you can imagine. Trust me, what you will see in this movie is Hollywood and not the real world.