I do have to say the movie does one particular thing that infuriates me: convenient movie Alzheimer’s. I had a grandmother with dementia. Whenever it’s a plot device or used to gently make us melancholy, it’s a slap in the face of anyone who’s ever dealt or dealing with it.
Yes. Having cared for two parents with dementia, I can tell you that it is often mean. Often self-centred. Often irrational. Always draining. Very seldom nostalgic or compassionate.
Have you seen A Man on the Inside? if so, how do you feel about how it's handled there?
Generally, depictions of autism are pretty shit. Same feeling!
I've not read the book. Is it the same there?
I loved the books. It's a series by Richard Osman. I'm waiting for the next one with anticipation. I believe the books - when they talk about Stephen's condition - focus more on the relationship between Stephen and Elizabeth?
I’ve not read it.
Yep