Sunday, May 21, 2006

Ringer is a Stinger in my ass!

Just watched the movie Ringer. It had a storyline of a guy trying to get money by competing against Special Olympians. Great premise... Not! First off, Special Olympics even endorsed this shit to make people feel "empathy" for it's participants. Bullshit! How much money did they get out of this? The Farrelly Brothers, who have some really funny movies, stepped off the moving bus on this one. They say in the "special" section that they wanted people to appreciate and respect people with disabilities. I'm not stupid! Secondly, most of the speaking parts were fricking bad actors! Not even Special Olympians. The Olympians in there are good in their roles, but I spotted the difference mostly right off. Another thing was how they portrayed people with disabilities. There were parts where a group of them acted mean spirited and some of their quips were plain dumb! There is a difference between having a mental disability and being plain dumb. Dumbness is laziness and an easy cop-out, much like ignorance! I really do believe this could have been better. Do not buy this! Watch Simon Birch or even I Am Sam, but this has two funny parts and that's it! And by the way "As Life Goes On" the TV show, just released in a box set, was ridiculous! Sure it had a high functioning person with Down's Syndrome, but the crap he dealt with and his responses are not typical. It bothers me because realism is truth and when he is saved by a wolf, that kicked it for me. That assumes the Wolf knew he needed help because he was disabled? Aaargh!! That never happens to many "normal" people. If a movie is made to promote a certain population than it shouldn't do so by exploiting it!

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