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I was pleasantly surprised with this short film. It's touching, good acting, great cinematography.The way that dyslexia is portrayed is fantastic. Not enough people understand the difficulty dyslexic children face or the large number of them that do undiagnosed and end up in remedial or special-ed classes (« retarded » classes in the 60s when this takes place). While I am not dyslexic I found myself identifying with John (Remy Thorne), feeling his anguish. A first-class script brings this from a great fictional film to a surprisingly educational film.An overall success, it is difficult to find shortcomings in this film. No special features, I guess, but since there were none expected it's not exactly a disappointment.

This is a terrific movie. I watched it because I am friends with Remy Thorne. Up until I saw this I thought he was a good actor, after seeing this I know he is going to become a household name. Ordinarily i'm not moved by drama, i'm sitting mocking real human drama. But this is something special. Remy is a champ and I wish him the best luck with his future projects.Don't just take my word for it, buy this and see for yourself. This is a story of victory in the face of adversity from the system (external). As well as adversity from dyslexia (Internal).

I was very impressed with the movie's honest portrayal of a boy with dyslexia struggling through fifth grade, seen through his own eyes. It's set in the early seventies, and there are some strong dramatic moments. I really like the way the film ends--it is ultimately an uplifting movie with a strong message. Remy Thorne, who portrays the main character, also won a Young Actor's award at the LA Short Film Festival.Since 15 to 20 per cent of the population has dyslexia or a specific learning disability, it's vital to raise awareness, and this film is an excellent springboard for getting the message out. I would highly recommend this film.[...]

Being dyslexic myself, I identified strongly with the main character of this short movie. I was picked on very much the same way he was, and suffered similar emotions. I agree with the preceding reviews that it should be MANDATORY viewing for all PK-8G teachers and administrators. I also especially liked the visuals in the background, but I don't want to give that away to those who have not seen it. That was the best part of the movie (for me) and was a very cleaver visual device.The lead actor and the actress portraying his mother were great, but I found the rest of the cast stilted or too stereotypical. That may be more the fault of the writing than the fault of the actors, but it came off as amateurish.Also, kids with dyslexia and other learning disabilities may excel at other activities other than reading and school work (math, art, sports, music, woodworking, sewing, scouting) and while there was a passing reference that he was good at math, none of his "victories" or "strengths" were depicted until the end of the movie. A kid with learning disabilities will often try to cover-up that fact by spending his/her time doing those things in which they excel and therefore gain acceptance from their parents and peers. But, since this movie was short, and had a focused message, that side was never explored or depicted.The tags associated with this movie were wrong and inappropriate. This is not a "coming of age movie" and there is no sexual innuendo or nudity of any sort. Those references in the tags should be deleted.

Why is Amazon presenting this as a gay film? It's a short film about ADS, it has nothing to do with anything gay. It's an interesting short, but why Amazon thinks it's gay, I have no idea.

I teach individuals with dyslexia how to read. This film shows graphically what my students have told me about their experiences in the education system. I would caution parents and teachers to preview the film before deciding to show it to a child as it is very graphic. Teachers- if you don't know what your dyslexic students face every day, watch this film!

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!!!!THIS SHOULD BE MANDATORY VIEWING FOR ALL EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS!THIS SHOULD BE SHOWN AT EVERY IEP MEETING!!!To the film maker---we hope to see more work from you on this topic! Keep up the great work! You are an inspiration!

bAd is supposed to be a film that can help people discover that they or their child has dyslexia. Instead, it is a pitiful and dishonest portrayal of a whiny boy who simply throws fits, and about his dead father, that frankly is irrelevant to telling the true story about and struggles related to dyslexia. The boy's main teacher did a relatively good job, but the other actors who played counselors and the boy who played the main character, Remy Thorne, were terribly exaggerated to the point where I felt they were making fun of dyslexia, instead of caring about people who suffer from it.

Dieser Kurzfilm beschreibt in einer (meines Wissens nach) noch nie dargestellten Weise, wie Legastheniker Geschriebenes sehen. Man kann sich nach diesem Film sehr gut in die Alltagsprobleme dieser Menschen hineindenken.Die meisten Menschen (die lesen können), lesen nicht Buchstabe für Buchstabe, sondern sehen das Wort als Ganzes. Es gibt ja diese Studie einer britischen Universität, die einen Text veröffentlicht hat, in dem jedes Wort mit durcheinandergewürfelten Buchstaben geschrieben ist, und man kann den Text trotzdem relativ flüssig lesen. Legastheniker besitzen diese Fähigkeit nicht. Dieser Film verdeutlich das.

sehr anschaulich wird hier mit einer tollen kamaraführung und damit auch grossartigen einblicken wird hier die geschichte eines jungen mit einem problem behandelt. die rolle des jungen ist mit remy thorne grossartig besetzt

Meiner Meinung nach sollten alle Schulen in Deutschland diesen Film als Standart im Unterricht einbinden.Es ist ein Lehrfilm der sehr genau die Sichtweise eines Betroffenen darstellt.Von daher 1+