Rain Man
...y is usually categorized by lack of communication abilities, social interventions, and being able to express one’s self appropriately. Raymond has an extensive routine, which he follows daily from the times of television shows he watches, to bed times, to food he eats, to the exact arrangement of his room. Anything interfering with this exact routine makes Raymond extremely nervous. He also has trouble making decisions with the repeated line “I don’t know.” Though Charlie first thinks Raymond to be stupid, retarded, and a complete idiot, he later finds Raymond to be an utter genius with numbers and statistics - basically anything to do with order and arrangement. Excited about having a brother and the opportunity to get the money left by his dad, Charlie kidnaps Raymond from WallBrook. Very quickly Charlie gets disgusted with Raymond and unwilling to accept that he doesn’t understand some things. Because of this and the fact that Charlie has such an inability to understand others because of his own selfishness. Charlie’s girlfriend leaves him. Then, after Charlie’s girlfriend leaves, Charlie and Raymond’s infamous trip to California begins. This part of the movie is where I believe the author is trying to introduce the inclusion of exceptional people into the mainstream, of a normal life situation. After that, Raymond is thrown unexpectedly into an everyday situation. Immediately, Charlie realizes that Raymond has an incredible schedule and time frame he must adhere to. This is very detrimental part of Raymond’s needs. Raymond has adapted to watching television shows such as “The Peoples’ Court” and “Jeopardy” and also will eat on the exact same food schedule coordinated by the days of the week. Raymond is very set in his ways, in which brings Charlie to a heated height. For example: just as they are about to board a plane, Raymond starts blurting out all of these statistics about plane crashes and how unsafe it is to fly. Then, later refuses to go out when it is raining. Charlie becomes extremely disgusted with Raymond, but then dramatically turns around and begins to understand Raymond and the needs he has in his life. Nevertheless, the Babbot brother’s had a great trip to Las Vegas. They found themselves “rolling in the dough” because of Raymond’s genius ability to play Black Jack. Raymond has the ability to count the cards when playing Black Jack. Now, by this time Charlie had enough money to pay off his debt. They get to stay in the “high roller’s suite”. By this point in time, it is evident that Charlie has developed love for his brother, Raymond. As they enter their hotel room, they found Raymond’s bed in the correct place in the room they requested. Raymond and Charlie continue their “adventure” to California where Charlie has then done a complete 180 turnaround. No more is Charlie thinking of himself or the money, but instead his love for Raymond - his brother. Family is important to him. He just wants to be around his brother Raymond and care for him as Raymond (Rain Man) once cared for Charlie when he was a young boy. Although, this drama is about two brothers finding their love for each other through the eyes of an autistic person, I see it more as an exceptional person’s fight against the narrow-minded views of society...