black balloon #3

i watched black balloon tonight,
i really enjoyed it.

if you don't know, its about this teenage boy, Thomas,
who is supposedly turning 16
(but the kids look at least 18)
who has to deal with life living with an older brother, Charlie, who is autistic and also has ADHD
and pretty much the mother is the only one who can really handle him properly
but she's pregnant and suffering from pre-aclampsia
(which is pretty much just high blood pressure during pregnancy, and may potentially harm the foetus)
and the doctor tells her that she must take it easy and the dad and Thomas have to take care of Charlie
and its hard on them because Charlie would do things like run for ages and ages
and then go into peoples houses and use their toilet
because he just doesn't understand

i really liked the ending, the performance bit of the movie
it was really cute

and gemma ward was quite cute in it
she keeps saying "wowee"
lol
but i was kind surprised at first
her voice was lower than i thought it would be
but then i was cool with it :)
and she's so pretty :)

and the actor who played the autistic brother, Charlie
was really good and really convincing
like i watched the special features
and they interviewed the actor, Luke Ford
they were saying how they had to go out in public and act as his character
and with Rhys Wakefield playing his brother, Thomas
and he was saying how those who suffer from autism
things are a little hazy for them
so they don't understand social norms and things
and so while he was in character
him and his 'brother' went to a movie, which was Eragon
and when Eragon dies, even though the social reaction would be of sadness
autistic people don't understand this
and he would giggle
and that would help 'Thomas' get into character as well
that sort of feeling of embarrassment
and wishing his brother was normal

also in the movie, Charlie would also sit in the backyard with a stick
and just keep tapping and making incoherent noises
(he can't speak, he only signs)
and the neighbour, who is ignorant, would tell them to shut up
at the end while he's doing that again
and after Thomas finally accepts that his brother can't change
Thomas joins his brother and does the same thing as him
ie. taps a stick and make noises
and you see the neighbour go 'shut up'
but then while she's watering the plants
she accidentally taps the hose to the beat
i really like that scene
cos its like
they won a silent battle

i really really enjoyed the movie
everyone should definitely watch it :)

♥