Rain man
...et his share of money. But as he spent time with Raymond, he made a connection with him. He discovered that Raymond was not just a original mental patient. He was actually very intelligent. He could count 446 toothpick in a second, but he just Autism is a condition that is not often talked of or dealt with in the United States. The stereotypes are much more common than real talk about a real problem. In the movie, Rain man, the character portrayed by Dustin Hoffman was based on an actual savant by the name of Peter Guthrie. Hoffman spent time with Guthrie in order to emulate his mannerisms and speech pattern. It was a performance, but it did bring the subject of autism to the public's attention. Think five to ten years down the track, who will play a vital role in your life? Will you still be friends with the ones you call friends now? What really is the definition of true friendship? And how do Charlie and Slade portray this, in the film Scent of a Woman by Martin Brest? Furthermore, why is friendship so important in society? Why does it have such a big impact on our lives? I believe it gives us security and a feeling of wanting to be needed, but is that all we really need? Charlie and Slade are two men, polar opposites it would seem, each struggling with life choices. One is ...