Summary:
The film Mozart and the Whale follows the love story of two individuals diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Donald, a good-natured taxi driver, has an “uncanny ability” to process numbers, and his daily routines are of utmost importance to him. Aside from his job as a taxi driver, he leads an autism support group. During one of his meetings, the lovely but impulsive Isabelle shows up. The two are instantly drawn to each other as a result of their similar Aspergian traits. For example, they both are extremely awkward socially and never know what to say in conversations. As their relationship grows, though, they realize that love is more complicated than they could have ever imagined.
Response:
I thought this movie was really good in regards to its Asperger’s Syndrome content. Though the story itself became flat at times, the film’s writer Ronald Bass did a fantastic job of portraying how those with Asperger’s react to their surroundings and other people. My favorite line from the movie was when Donald admitted, “People with Asperger’s want contact with other people very much. We’re just pathetically clueless about it, that’s all” (Mozart). That line basically sums up everything that I have researched on the topic. There are other lines in the movie that I liked as well. For instance, when Isabelle tells Donald that he is missing the point, Donald replies, “No I’m not! I just never know what to say” (Mozart). That is the case for many individuals with Asperger’s; they tend to have trouble with conversations, for they are very socially awkward. All in all, I thought this was a good source, for it gave me a visional of what Asperger’s is really like.
Mozart and the Whale. Petter Naess, dir. Avi Lerner, prod. Ronald Bass, writer. DVD.
Millennium Films, 2004.
The film Mozart and the Whale follows the love story of two individuals diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Donald, a good-natured taxi driver, has an “uncanny ability” to process numbers, and his daily routines are of utmost importance to him. Aside from his job as a taxi driver, he leads an autism support group. During one of his meetings, the lovely but impulsive Isabelle shows up. The two are instantly drawn to each other as a result of their similar Aspergian traits. For example, they both are extremely awkward socially and never know what to say in conversations. As their relationship grows, though, they realize that love is more complicated than they could have ever imagined.
Response:
I thought this movie was really good in regards to its Asperger’s Syndrome content. Though the story itself became flat at times, the film’s writer Ronald Bass did a fantastic job of portraying how those with Asperger’s react to their surroundings and other people. My favorite line from the movie was when Donald admitted, “People with Asperger’s want contact with other people very much. We’re just pathetically clueless about it, that’s all” (Mozart). That line basically sums up everything that I have researched on the topic. There are other lines in the movie that I liked as well. For instance, when Isabelle tells Donald that he is missing the point, Donald replies, “No I’m not! I just never know what to say” (Mozart). That is the case for many individuals with Asperger’s; they tend to have trouble with conversations, for they are very socially awkward. All in all, I thought this was a good source, for it gave me a visional of what Asperger’s is really like.
Mozart and the Whale. Petter Naess, dir. Avi Lerner, prod. Ronald Bass, writer. DVD.
Millennium Films, 2004.
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