Dec 31, 2023Tilapia rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you care in enough to love someone, or if you love someone to care enough, you will learn to understand their language, voice, and feeling even without words.
Sep 20, 2022akirakato rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This 92-minute documentary delves into the life of Owen Suskind who suddenly disappeared into autism at three years old, and then Owen tries to meet the challenges of adulthood in this moving coming-of-age tale. If you're interested in…
Jun 23, 2020silly9star rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is such a great movie. I laughed. I cried. Owen is so well spoken. I loved watching his journey. As a mom, I can't imagine what his parents went thru when he wasn't speaking. Owen has such a pure heart and is so innocent and wise at…
Nov 11, 2019lavasushi rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The patience and dedication the Suskind’s spent with Owen was amazing. I’m thinking the whole family, went through tremendous sacrifices, bouts of courage and tears to get Owen to where he is. Their financial background seems to be in…
Life, Animated is a lovingly crafted documentary about Owen Suskind, a 23 year old man with autism. The film follows Owen and his family in the months leading up to his graduation from school and his impending move out on his own. For a…
Mar 01, 2018olenkag rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
What's significant here is the fact that the unmentionable cause of autism was not mentioned in this movie. We are being slowly tamed by not allowing us to question why such condition like autism even occurs. This is clearly man made…
Jan 29, 2018lanaelaine42 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Really great movie- The story of Owen and his family, scenes from a little boy captured on home videos and currently as an adult. It shows the challenges and joys he and his family faced and how much he advanced.
May 27, 2017Curiouskind rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A dreamy cinematic composition by filmmaker Roger Ross Williams that effortlessly weaves in and out of a little boy's world, and later as an adult, through animated pencil sketches, various animated Disney films, and reality; be prepared…
Tender and truthful look at family dealing with son's autism. The fact that the child and then adult deals with life through the lens of Disney animated films is fascinating.
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