Review of Rain Man (1988) by Sean D — 29 Nov 2015

This one is one the best films of all time. The film discusses autism. A subject till this very day, that sadly is still not very well known about especially with the time of autistic that the Rain Man is. The most notable thing about this film is that Dustin Hoffman completely nails the role perfectly down to a 'T'. In the history of film, this is one the few situations that the acting was so perfect.

Tom Cruise also plays his selfish younger brother personally, having his own coming-of-age adult style storyline as he tries to cope with the realization that he had a brother, older one, who's autistic and a total savant at math. The film goes through an entire journey of trying to understand and build his relationship with his brother in a week and going from using him as a tool for money, to being someone he genuinely love and wants to take care of.

The end of the film is a custody battle. The film has a sort of interesting theme song to it. This is one of the best films of all time, it may not be the greatest portrayal and understanding of autism, but given the limited amount of tools at the time, it's easily one of the best. It still stands out today.