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Neurodivergent folks, what's your favorite movie? (beehaw.org)

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I find it really interesting the way sound is done in Bullitt. It's so sparse that when there is a sound or a musical score it leaps out at you and the way mundane background sounds are amplified almost reflects how I experience things.

The film doesn't try to throw a bunch of noise and lights at you to keep your attention, although it does have one of the coolest car chases in the history of cinema.

And don't worry about trying to read emotions, everyone in this film is far 'too cool' for that. Repeated viewings are also rewarded with a better understanding of the plot.

Severance was also great for me, I love being able to dig through and find all the little details about the world that aren't really explained (yet at least)