Rain Man Research Paper
REACTION PAPER ON THE FILM RAIN MAN
(1988)
SUMMARY:
Well written, smartly directed, and sensitively performed, RAIN MAN depicts the one-sided relationship between two brothers. A self-centered Los Angeles hustler Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) and the older Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), a mentally challenged resident of a home for the mentally disabled.
Charlie never knew of his existence, until the day he returns home from Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral. He is enraged by what has happened and by his father keeping Raymond's existence from him for his entire life. What angers him even more is when he learned about the last will of his father. In the will, his father left his fortune to his other brother, (an individual …show more content…
Charlie has run into financial difficulties and is about to lose his exotic car dealership. Now wants to force Dr. Bruner to hand over what he feels is rightfully his. It's a nonsensical plan, but Charlie needs the money desperately. He's been on his own long enough to know how to work people and situations. At first this greatly alarms Charlie and he sees his brother as an obstacle in inheriting his father's fortune so he then decides to take his brother on a great adventure. He kidnaps Raymond from his residential home but then finds that Raymond will only fly Qantas. The two begin a long road trip that will lead them to an understanding and journey of …show more content…
Raymond exhibited autistic-like behaviors and he has difficulty with his social and communication skills. But despite some setbacks he has an above average intelligence and a very minor language delay. For instance he sometimes used repetitive words and slurred his speech, but overall his language is fine. He just used words in a different way. Whenever he converse with the people around him, particularly with his younger brother Charlie, it is evident that his speech patterns may be unusual; sometimes it lacks inflection or have a rhythmic nature and can be formal. There are instances wherein he may not understand the subtleties of language, such as irony and humor. He also does not understand that conversation should be give and
(1988)
SUMMARY:
Well written, smartly directed, and sensitively performed, RAIN MAN depicts the one-sided relationship between two brothers. A self-centered Los Angeles hustler Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) and the older Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), a mentally challenged resident of a home for the mentally disabled.
Charlie never knew of his existence, until the day he returns home from Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral. He is enraged by what has happened and by his father keeping Raymond's existence from him for his entire life. What angers him even more is when he learned about the last will of his father. In the will, his father left his fortune to his other brother, (an individual …show more content…
Charlie has run into financial difficulties and is about to lose his exotic car dealership. Now wants to force Dr. Bruner to hand over what he feels is rightfully his. It's a nonsensical plan, but Charlie needs the money desperately. He's been on his own long enough to know how to work people and situations. At first this greatly alarms Charlie and he sees his brother as an obstacle in inheriting his father's fortune so he then decides to take his brother on a great adventure. He kidnaps Raymond from his residential home but then finds that Raymond will only fly Qantas. The two begin a long road trip that will lead them to an understanding and journey of …show more content…
Raymond exhibited autistic-like behaviors and he has difficulty with his social and communication skills. But despite some setbacks he has an above average intelligence and a very minor language delay. For instance he sometimes used repetitive words and slurred his speech, but overall his language is fine. He just used words in a different way. Whenever he converse with the people around him, particularly with his younger brother Charlie, it is evident that his speech patterns may be unusual; sometimes it lacks inflection or have a rhythmic nature and can be formal. There are instances wherein he may not understand the subtleties of language, such as irony and humor. He also does not understand that conversation should be give and