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Neurodivergent folks, what's your favorite movie? (self.neurodivergence)
submitted 1 year ago by 100years to c/neurodivergence
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Such a huge amount of TV, and especially Movies, are geared towards a neurotypical audience.

As an autistic kid growing up, the only actor I ever cared about was Brent Spiner (Data, from Star Trek). I never watched the original series as a kid, but after watching it as an adult, Data was obviously carrying on a role started by Spock, another all-time great. Maybe they both count as rare role models for ASD folks?

My favorite movie is this non-movie called Gizmo! (1977). (It's free on youtube among other places.) It's mostly a collection of old black and white footage of weird inventions. It definitely has neurotypical folks in mind as part of the audience, giving them lots of weird things to laugh at, but I could watch or scroll through info about random unique contraptions for days.

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[–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Favorite... nothing terribly groundshaking, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Best example of something I like that doesn't click with others: The Gods Must Be Crazy 1 & 2. My SIL thinks these are the dumbest, most pointless movies. And I am struggling to understand how she fails to be charmed by them. But I too go to extraordinary lengths to dispose of recycling responsibly.