'Mozart' raises autism awareness
Tara Tanzos
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: News
Due to the social hindrances that come to be known as a trademark of Asperger's, Donald and Izzy don't exactly have the typical romance. They are shown going through ups and downs in their relationship, experiencing more different difficulties than most couples their ages. Don and Izzy also have shared characteristics of Asperger's. Both characters enjoy surrounding themselves with animals (which provide social comfort) and take metaphorical phrases literally. An example of this is evident when Izzy asks Don "I don't know where you and I (meaning their relationship) should go", and he replies, "Well, we could go to the amusement park."
Directing a film inspired by any sort of ailment is a delicate task. Naess provided a balance between creating a romantic comedy and an educational documentary by keeping elements of Asperger's consistently visible throughout the film without putting any blunt focus on it as an ailment. In doing so, he does a brilliant job at portraying Asperger's through a perspective many people cannot understand or comfortably relate to. The audience is able to learn about the syndrome while following Donald and Izzy's complicated relationship in this hesitantly witty love story.
Tara Tanzos is a second-year student majoring in English. She can be reached at TT649875@wcupa.edu.
Directing a film inspired by any sort of ailment is a delicate task. Naess provided a balance between creating a romantic comedy and an educational documentary by keeping elements of Asperger's consistently visible throughout the film without putting any blunt focus on it as an ailment. In doing so, he does a brilliant job at portraying Asperger's through a perspective many people cannot understand or comfortably relate to. The audience is able to learn about the syndrome while following Donald and Izzy's complicated relationship in this hesitantly witty love story.
Tara Tanzos is a second-year student majoring in English. She can be reached at TT649875@wcupa.edu.
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