I don’t think it was just the first time for Americans. It was new to the world. Also : of course Hoffman is amazing in this but this Tom cruise performance is one the great underrated performances of all time. Think about how much you believe Hoffman. Tom cruise helps make that possible. Even more so, think about how much you hate him in the beginning and by the ending he has you in tears.
Big Oscar winner film! Some other films might change your mind about Tom Cruise’s acting chops: Collateral, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men. So good
Barry Levinson made this movie to bring light to Autism, at this time no one knew what is was or even understood it. I feel this is really Tom Cruise's movie. It's his character that goes through a change, it's his character that tells the whole story. The fart scene in the phone booth was improvised when Hoffman really farted.
When Raymond was sent to the care facility, Charlie lost his best friend leading him to become a jerk. Once reunited, it took Charlie a while to undo his jerkness after learning how to communicate with Raymond and getting to know him and his needs.
3:17 His father KNEW that his son took the car. Since he was asking about not an hour ago and the keys were gone (I'm sure dad didn't keep the keys in the car). At any rate, dad should have at least told the cops - I'm not sure, but I think it's likely my son took it. Can you imagine how terrifying it is for a 16 year old boy to spend several days in a jail with adults? Probably not knowing how long he will have to stay there until dad deigns to bail him out... It sounded like the dad didn't really spoil his son and this car request was very important and unique. Was he wrong in stealing it? Yes. Did he deserve jail and what's worse, a betrayal from a parent for leaving him in there - NO.
At the time this film came out, most of the world was not familiar with the concept or condition of autism. This film actually is chiefly responsible for making the general population aware of autism as a condition and it’s unique nature. One of the reasons you so readily recognized the term and nature of the condition of autism is because of this film, and it’s place in the cultural consciousness. Even though you’ve never heard of this film, the osmosis this film left in culture is deep. Because this film is singlehandedly responsible for raising awareness of of the condition of autism in the cultural consciousness.
Tom Cruise is a phenomenal actor. I highly recommend two of his greatest performances. They’re also in two great films. In fact one of them won the Oscar for best director. And Cruise was nominated for an Oscar in one of these films. “Born on the Fourth of July” and “Interview With The Vampire” These films are two beloved classics. Would both make for great reaction videos! You will be convinced of Tom Cruise’s brilliance as an actor.
4:27 - Charlie was entitled to his father's love, protection and care. And it sounds like his father failed at that, completely. Money is the least dad can offer on his death. Just think about: would Charley really leave his family just because of one car incident? Or did he leave because it was the last straw? Because he was driven away. And his father apparently never even tried to reach out! Horrible. P.S. Correction, his dad did try to contact him. I missed that part. That definitely takes points away from Charlie, for not trying to mend the relationship with the dad.
Well, when I started editing the film I looked it up and the description says "Charlie, a selfish automobile dealer" so I am assuming he was supposed to be played as a a selfish jerk. He took his father's car after being told no because "he deserved it" and later in the film Charlie admits to being a prick to his dad, never returning any of his phone calls or letters. So...
@@katreacts6843 Okay, I take back about Dad not reaching out. I missed that part. Well, I think Charlie was mistreated while growing up, but he did turn into a selfish jerk as adult. His behavior toward Raymond was very bad in the beginning. I just feel really sorry for him as a kid. I can't imagine my parents leaving me in jail for a "step out". He could have been assaulted and beaten up in there.
8:37 - You have to remember, in 1988, when this was filmed, Autism was still a mystery to the general public. Many people in the 80's had never even heard the word, Autistic.
I see many reactors say the same thing about not being a fan of Tom Cruise but he's such a great actor. It seems to be a common sentiment but I don't really get it. If you want to see another really great performance from him and one that he got nominated for an Oscar check out the Academy Award nominated film Jerry Maguire (1996).
I think he lost a lot of people with the Scientology, and a couple of particular interviews he did where he came across as really condescending and hostile.
@@martyfried8191 I get that part of it. What I don't get is how people use that as an excuse to cast judgement on his acting skills when one has nothing to do with the other. Surely people can objectively separate the two and recognize the performances he puts on screen are pretty damn good.
I don't know that leaving your child in jail for two days for disobeying you is "teaching him a lesson" but it's probably not going to get you a great gift on Father's Day. ;-)
It’s such a good movie and that toothpick bit is true. That Italian restaurant they were at “pomplios” they have a doll figure of Tom cruise and Dustin Hoffman driving in a car and the long trailer of toothpicks. That restaurant is across the river from my home state.
I am surprised about the surprise about the kissing, was it because he had a childlike personality and it could feel like a sort of abuse? Or because he wasnt asked if she could do it? I think we live in times where we read too much into things, she simlly wanted to be nice and give him a moment of warmth she thought he deserved after all he went through. It was a tender and hearfelt without any sexual or romantic connotation, like a hug.
"What you have to understand is, four days ago he was only my brother in name. And this morning we had pancakes." This is a great family movie about brothers, a rare subject matter for Hollywood. As much as I detest how they treat General Custer, I think Dustin Hoffman's performance in Little Big Man (1970) is his absolute best. If I wasn't a student of history, I'd buy that movie's revisionist agitprop. But we'll talk more about thar when we get there. Fun Fact: What Raymond Babbitt says about Qantas was, and still is true. From 1921 to now, Qantas has never lost any jet airliners. They even promoted one of the movie's writers to first class once when he travelled on their airline.
Little Big Man is a great movie, one of the re-examining of the American west and the role of the settlers and natives there. Custer (Lt Col) was portrayed as the narrator remembered him.
Oaf ...And I get that, but in reality General Custer was not a mentality unstable guy. You can call him a lot of things, but an unhinged cartoon is not one of them. It's like the undying myth that General Napoleon Bonaparte was short. Revisionist History creates distrust in authoritative sources and gives creditability to conspiracy theorists and counter agitprop pushers. When will people learn that lying will not increase their side's creditability? If you lie about one aspect of Custer and Bonaparte, how am I to believe in the true aspects of those men? What do you gain by calling Custer crazy or Bonaparte short? Have we learned nothing from the "Boy Who Cried Wolf" fable?
@@BigGator5 I don’t like revisionism. It’s important that we question our accepted mythology about historical figures, but in a reasonable way within the context of their own times. I would hope the no one takes it literally. Little Big Man isn’t historically accurate, it’s a tall tale and a parody told by an unreliable narrator. The result is cartoonish yes, but I personally let it slide because the whole movie is so damn good and Richard Mulligan is absolutely brilliant in his performance, and Chief Dan George wasn’t in nearly enough movies.
Oaf ...I'm not saying it's a terrible movie, but I just roll my eyes when people take that movie at face value. And agree totally on Chief Dan George. 👍
I love this movie and Tom Cruise's character from beginning to end. I love the way the film introduces to us his impatient nature and how much you can feel his frustration about the business, the money, his father and finally, Raymond. At 24:32...I think his questions are legitimate. "What would he have done with that information?" That was for HIM to decide what to do with the information. He was never even given the opportunity. Charlie may not have been deserving of his father's money, but he certainly deserved to know that he had a biological sibling. I'm glad that the story is centered around what Charlie is thinking and feeling, and that Raymond is the catalyst that eventually changes the WAY he thinks and feels. I'm still ENDLESSLY fascinated at the way people watch movies. I didn't realize just how differently people watch them from the way I do until I started watching these reactions. I've never gotten angry or that upset over a character's behavior or choices. I take each character as they are and not what I WANT them to be. I never try to steer the story in my head. I trust that the writers know what they're doing and what message they want to convey. I just like watching their vision playout.
26:54 - You make it sound like it's easy to relocate from LA to Cincinnati. Charlie has, or had a business, a girlfriend, and a life in LA. It IS difficult. Moving approximately 2500 miles away is tough, time consuming, and expensive. People from outside the US don't realize how massive the country is. It takes up 4 time zones.
One of your best Kat, you fell for Cruise's character beautifully... Charlie spends the whole movie trying to change Raymond, but in the end it's Charlie who changes😀😀😀
Great movie :) . You should see other great Hoffman movies like Marathon Man 1976 and Hero 1992 . Outbreak , Lenny , The Grudate. Tom Cruze need no introduction he has many great movies like A Few Good Man, Vanoila Sky, Cocktail, The Firm, Jack Reacher, Edge of Tommrow
Yeah, sorry, I have to strongly disagree with you. You don't leave your son, who's 16 years old, in jail for two days if you're a good father. One, it doesn't solve anything, and two, it only teaches you that your father doesn't care about you. Of course he shouldn't have taken the car, but there are much better ways to deal with it.
I didn't think I'd like this but I did. I saw it later after it's prime. Thanks for doing a movie hardly anyone else does. 1. Hoffman really did fart in the phonebooth. Being professionals they worked through it in character. 2. The casino would have swapped out the dealer before taking the step of kicking them out. 3. The hooker was just working and it's doubtful she turned them in. 4. I suspect Charlie has a bit of his "piece of work" father has just as Raymond got the completely different personalities. (mentally/emotionally)
This is a Cruise film that requires him to make transitions from jerk into caring, and that's a tough performance. "Caring" - HAH! Loving. That's the word.
Thumbs up for openness and honesty. However... Why would you assume that the general public knew anything about autism in the late 80s? Doctors and people with a connection knew, but the general public didn't. Tom Cruise was impatient, self-involved, and egotistical. But that should hardly be surprising given how damaged he would have been losing his mother and his older brother and never really understanding why he felt like he was missing them. I always kinda figured that if he had met Raymond when he wasn't under emotional stress from losing his father and under the gun losing his business, it might have gone much better. His father must have been hurting something fierce, but he had from Charlie's infancy until he was 16 to connect with him, open up about Ray. What was he afraid of after Ray was 10, 12, 15? Ray isn't going to hurt Charlie at that point, especially from residential care. Villainous, inexcusable behavior for a father, and the "origin story" for the character you so loathed. Just some thoughts... You're a Robin Williams fan - if you haven't seen The Fisher King, run, don't walk, to see it.
I'm Autistic, and I have mixed feelings on this film. I'm glad that it brought awareness to the spectrum, but it still created the stereotype that all Autists are savants and started the mainstream casting of neurotypical actors portraying disabled characters. Trust me, I'm not a savant. Sure, I know almost every Best Picture winner (including this one) and know a great deal about certain musicians, but I had to LEARN that. I didn't look at a list of the knowledge that I now know only once. I had to look it up multiple times, like I was studying for something, and that's how the information entered my brain. So, from an Autist to a NT: don't call us retarded, ACCEPT us instead of just being AWARE, and don't bully us.
Hello Kat. Raymond here. First: Im glad you have started a patreon page, and i hope you bring the movies here. Unedit on there.. Second: Ill might have "maybe" a few things for you.. Once im a member on patreon. (Beginning of April).. and maybe, if i can Would like to request something. (Specially for Patreon, ofcourse) Third: What are you into.. Movies, yes i know that😉.. What about TV Shows and Anime?? ❤❤❤ Raymond.
All the way through the movie, you were saying that Tom Cruise's character was making you furious, and then immediately after the movie you said you loved it! Go figure! LOL
As demonstrated by this performance, Tom Cruise plays an arsehole really well. I get the sense that I might not like him on a personal level, & perhaps he is an arsehole, but mostly I think he plays an arsehole really well because he's an amazing actor. Some other excellent movies he's performed extremely well in: Born on the Fourth of July Magnolia* A Few Good Men Vanilla Sky* Minority Report * Warning: quirky. He's awesome in action movies, too, & I like the MI films, but his action movies aren't my favourites from his filmography. He's been nominated for 4 Academy Awards, but hasn't won yet. I think he deserved one for "Born on the Fourth of July" and/or "Magnolia (& I hope he doesn't win for "Top Gun: Maverick" because I think it was a mediocre film), but he really should win one before he's done.
Let me tell you a few things. 1. In 1984 NO ONE had heard of autism. Like no one. This film brought it to everybody's attention and Hoffman won the Oscar. So, you see, getting angry at Charlie because he doesn't understand autism is pointless. 2 Never call the police on your family. My fad ever did that to me I would committed violence. 3. Leaving a 16yo kid in jail for two days is not in. Who knows what damage that would do? 4. Letting a person grow up without telling them they have a sibling is despicable. Totally fricking unforgiveable So why so don't you climb down of your fricking moral high horse and try empathising with Charlie for just one moment. He lost his mum early in life, hasn't seen his father since he was 16 and then finds out he had a brother all along. Geez. Who the frick are you to judge people? Yes, he has not got a nice personality but he's been through stuff and that needs acknowledgement. Or is it the standard womanist stance of no sympathy for men? Yeah thought so.
You don't need to try to denigrate someone to make a point. Good arguments without the insults. Not everyone has had the same experiences, some hardships hit deeper to some of us.
Some very good points in your argument. Let me explain my point of view. 1. The film was never supposed to be about autism as the screenwriter himself noted; "When the Oscar-winning screenwriter Barry Morrow had the idea for Rain Man, he had barely heard of the condition. “The word ‘autism’ never appeared in my original screenplay,” he says. “Looking back, Rain Man was never a story about autism. It was a tale of two estranged brothers, their journey and then their fragile redemption.” - So it is only natural for me, a person in 2022 to react to this film according to what we now know about autism, and be shocked over how little was known only 30 years ago. 2. So I assume you would not call the police on your family member if that family member committed murder, or raped someone, or was violent towards a child? 3. Charlie's dad was clearly a harsh one but Charlie was selfish and entitled. Being told "NO" and taking it anyway because he, in his own mind, "deserved it" - calls for punishment. He could have left him in jail and let the judge decide his fate but instead, he bailed him out 2 days later. If anything, the dad was lucky that Charlie only took the car, he could have decided to beat up his father and take his money because, in his own mind, "he deserved it!" 4. I agree, and as you would have seen, had you watched the whole video, I started to sympathize with Charlie later on when he stopped being so self-centered. Whatever the reason for his actions is invalid since people always have a choice on how they respond to things in their life. Was Charlie in the right to know that he had a brother, absolutely. Did that give him the right to kidnap that brother from his protective environment to demand money that he "was entitled to" - No. When people are being pricks, I judge them. Simple. Charlie himself admitted later on in that film that he had been a prick to his dad, never returning his phone calls or letters (stating that his dad tried to contact him through the years). As Charlie himself says; "If my son didn't return my calls I would have written him out, fuck him!" And for you to judge me, honestly believing that this has anything to do with me being a woman, thinking that men never have to face discrimination and violence is ignorance at best. If you knew me at all, you would know how much of an advocate for men I have been throughout my life, pissing off a pretty sum of feminists who fail to see why.
This was the first time many Americans were exposed to the idea of someone being on the spectrum. Good choice.
I don’t think it was just the first time for Americans. It was new to the world.
Also : of course Hoffman is amazing in this but this Tom cruise performance is one the great underrated performances of all time. Think about how much you believe Hoffman. Tom cruise helps make that possible. Even more so, think about how much you hate him in the beginning and by the ending he has you in tears.
@@nickblood7080 maybe, I could only take it from my perspective. I'm kinda wordless.
Rain Man won an oscar for best picture and best actor by Dustin Hoffman. Great reaction Kat thanks so much😊👍👍
Big Oscar winner film! Some other films might change your mind about Tom Cruise’s acting chops: Collateral, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men. So good
Barry Levinson made this movie to bring light to Autism, at this time no one knew what is was or even understood it. I feel this is really Tom Cruise's movie. It's his character that goes through a change, it's his character that tells the whole story. The fart scene in the phone booth was improvised when Hoffman really farted.
When Raymond was sent to the care facility, Charlie lost his best friend leading him to become a jerk. Once reunited, it took Charlie a while to undo his jerkness after learning how to communicate with Raymond and getting to know him and his needs.
3:17 His father KNEW that his son took the car. Since he was asking about not an hour ago and the keys were gone (I'm sure dad didn't keep the keys in the car). At any rate, dad should have at least told the cops - I'm not sure, but I think it's likely my son took it.
Can you imagine how terrifying it is for a 16 year old boy to spend several days in a jail with adults? Probably not knowing how long he will have to stay there until dad deigns to bail him out...
It sounded like the dad didn't really spoil his son and this car request was very important and unique. Was he wrong in stealing it? Yes. Did he deserve jail and what's worse, a betrayal from a parent for leaving him in there - NO.
At the time this film came out, most of the world was not familiar with the concept or condition of autism.
This film actually is chiefly responsible for making the general population aware of autism as a condition and it’s unique nature.
One of the reasons you so readily recognized the term and nature of the condition of autism is because of this film, and it’s place in the cultural consciousness.
Even though you’ve never heard of this film, the osmosis this film left in culture is deep. Because this film is singlehandedly responsible for raising awareness of of the condition of autism in the cultural consciousness.
Counting cards isn't illegal, but casinos obviously don't like it. They can ask you to leave
African-American men address their best friend as "my main man." Vern, the man who looks after Raymond at Wallbrook, apparently taught Raymond that.
Tom Cruise is a phenomenal actor. I highly recommend two of his greatest performances. They’re also in two great films. In fact one of them won the Oscar for best director. And Cruise was nominated for an Oscar in one of these films.
“Born on the Fourth of July”
and
“Interview With The Vampire”
These films are two beloved classics.
Would both make for great reaction videos! You will be convinced of Tom Cruise’s brilliance as an actor.
Loved him & Jamie Fox in Collateral too.
Also loved Jamie Fox & David Morse in the movie Bait.
Don't forget A Few Good Men or The Firm (his first biggie other than that cringy Risky Business)!
4:27 - Charlie was entitled to his father's love, protection and care. And it sounds like his father failed at that, completely. Money is the least dad can offer on his death.
Just think about: would Charley really leave his family just because of one car incident? Or did he leave because it was the last straw? Because he was driven away. And his father apparently never even tried to reach out! Horrible.
P.S. Correction, his dad did try to contact him. I missed that part. That definitely takes points away from Charlie, for not trying to mend the relationship with the dad.
Well, when I started editing the film I looked it up and the description says "Charlie, a selfish automobile dealer" so I am assuming he was supposed to be played as a a selfish jerk. He took his father's car after being told no because "he deserved it" and later in the film Charlie admits to being a prick to his dad, never returning any of his phone calls or letters. So...
@@katreacts6843 Okay, I take back about Dad not reaching out. I missed that part. Well, I think Charlie was mistreated while growing up, but he did turn into a selfish jerk as adult. His behavior toward Raymond was very bad in the beginning. I just feel really sorry for him as a kid. I can't imagine my parents leaving me in jail for a "step out". He could have been assaulted and beaten up in there.
8:37 - You have to remember, in 1988, when this was filmed, Autism was still a mystery to the general public. Many people in the 80's had never even heard the word, Autistic.
I see many reactors say the same thing about not being a fan of Tom Cruise but he's such a great actor. It seems to be a common sentiment but I don't really get it. If you want to see another really great performance from him and one that he got nominated for an Oscar check out the Academy Award nominated film Jerry Maguire (1996).
He was in the movie Taps too. I always liked that movie.
I think he lost a lot of people with the Scientology, and a couple of particular interviews he did where he came across as really condescending and hostile.
@@martyfried8191 I get that part of it. What I don't get is how people use that as an excuse to cast judgement on his acting skills when one has nothing to do with the other. Surely people can objectively separate the two and recognize the performances he puts on screen are pretty damn good.
I don't know that leaving your child in jail for two days for disobeying you is "teaching him a lesson" but it's probably not going to get you a great gift on Father's Day. ;-)
This movie and collateral are Tom cruise’s best performances. Dustin Hoffman won best actor for his performance enjoyed your reaction
It’s such a good movie and that toothpick bit is true. That Italian restaurant they were at “pomplios” they have a doll figure of Tom cruise and Dustin Hoffman driving in a car and the long trailer of toothpicks. That restaurant is across the river from my home state.
I am surprised about the surprise about the kissing, was it because he had a childlike personality and it could feel like a sort of abuse? Or because he wasnt asked if she could do it? I think we live in times where we read too much into things, she simlly wanted to be nice and give him a moment of warmth she thought he deserved after all he went through. It was a tender and hearfelt without any sexual or romantic connotation, like a hug.
Some people are so fucking angry.
"What you have to understand is, four days ago he was only my brother in name. And this morning we had pancakes."
This is a great family movie about brothers, a rare subject matter for Hollywood.
As much as I detest how they treat General Custer, I think Dustin Hoffman's performance in Little Big Man (1970) is his absolute best. If I wasn't a student of history, I'd buy that movie's revisionist agitprop. But we'll talk more about thar when we get there.
Fun Fact: What Raymond Babbitt says about Qantas was, and still is true. From 1921 to now, Qantas has never lost any jet airliners. They even promoted one of the movie's writers to first class once when he travelled on their airline.
Little Big Man is a great movie, one of the re-examining of the American west and the role of the settlers and natives there. Custer (Lt Col) was portrayed as the narrator remembered him.
Oaf ...And I get that, but in reality General Custer was not a mentality unstable guy. You can call him a lot of things, but an unhinged cartoon is not one of them. It's like the undying myth that General Napoleon Bonaparte was short.
Revisionist History creates distrust in authoritative sources and gives creditability to conspiracy theorists and counter agitprop pushers. When will people learn that lying will not increase their side's creditability? If you lie about one aspect of Custer and Bonaparte, how am I to believe in the true aspects of those men? What do you gain by calling Custer crazy or Bonaparte short?
Have we learned nothing from the "Boy Who Cried Wolf" fable?
@@BigGator5 I don’t like revisionism. It’s important that we question our accepted mythology about historical figures, but in a reasonable way within the context of their own times.
I would hope the no one takes it literally. Little Big Man isn’t historically accurate, it’s a tall tale and a parody told by an unreliable narrator. The result is cartoonish yes, but I personally let it slide because the whole movie is so damn good and Richard Mulligan is absolutely brilliant in his performance, and Chief Dan George wasn’t in nearly enough movies.
Oaf ...I'm not saying it's a terrible movie, but I just roll my eyes when people take that movie at face value.
And agree totally on Chief Dan George. 👍
I love this movie and Tom Cruise's character from beginning to end. I love the way the film introduces to us his impatient nature and how much you can feel his frustration about the business, the money, his father and finally, Raymond.
At 24:32...I think his questions are legitimate. "What would he have done with that information?" That was for HIM to decide what to do with the information. He was never even given the opportunity. Charlie may not have been deserving of his father's money, but he certainly deserved to know that he had a biological sibling.
I'm glad that the story is centered around what Charlie is thinking and feeling, and that Raymond is the catalyst that eventually changes the WAY he thinks and feels.
I'm still ENDLESSLY fascinated at the way people watch movies. I didn't realize just how differently people watch them from the way I do until I started watching these reactions. I've never gotten angry or that upset over a character's behavior or choices. I take each character as they are and not what I WANT them to be. I never try to steer the story in my head. I trust that the writers know what they're doing and what message they want to convey. I just like watching their vision playout.
26:54 - You make it sound like it's easy to relocate from LA to Cincinnati. Charlie has, or had a business, a girlfriend, and a life in LA. It IS difficult. Moving approximately 2500 miles away is tough, time consuming, and expensive. People from outside the US don't realize how massive the country is. It takes up 4 time zones.
Thank you for reacting cat this is one of my favourite movies
One of your best Kat, you fell for Cruise's character beautifully... Charlie spends the whole movie trying to change Raymond, but in the end it's Charlie who changes😀😀😀
Back then, the criteria for autism was way stricter.
Also, it was a lot less understood by most too. This film helped with awareness.
This is wonderful film Dustin Hoffman best work
Great movie :) . You should see other great Hoffman movies like Marathon Man 1976 and Hero 1992 . Outbreak , Lenny , The Grudate. Tom Cruze need no introduction he has many great movies like A Few Good Man, Vanoila Sky, Cocktail, The Firm, Jack Reacher, Edge of Tommrow
Yeah, sorry, I have to strongly disagree with you. You don't leave your son, who's 16 years old, in jail for two days if you're a good father. One, it doesn't solve anything, and two, it only teaches you that your father doesn't care about you.
Of course he shouldn't have taken the car, but there are much better ways to deal with it.
Hoffman actually farted in the phone booth but stayed in character and tried to warn cruise that it was a silent but deadly.
The Last Samurai is a great Tom Cruise film. Please add it to a poll!
I didn't think I'd like this but I did. I saw it later after it's prime.
Thanks for doing a movie hardly anyone else does.
1. Hoffman really did fart in the phonebooth. Being professionals they worked through it in character.
2. The casino would have swapped out the dealer before taking the step of kicking them out.
3. The hooker was just working and it's doubtful she turned them in.
4. I suspect Charlie has a bit of his "piece of work" father has just as Raymond got the
completely different personalities. (mentally/emotionally)
Nevada is California’s neighbor
Great film… i’d have to say the movie (Hero) has to be my favorite Dustin Hoffman movie Bernie Laplante was a crazy character
Nevada and California are neighbors. It takes between 3-5hrs to drive between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
This is a Cruise film that requires him to make transitions from jerk into caring, and that's a tough performance. "Caring" - HAH! Loving. That's the word.
Another great reaction! My favorite Dustin Hoffman movie is “Straight Time” just in case you’re looking for another film to react to.
3:18 🤣👻
Thumbs up for openness and honesty. However...
Why would you assume that the general public knew anything about autism in the late 80s? Doctors and people with a connection knew, but the general public didn't. Tom Cruise was impatient, self-involved, and egotistical. But that should hardly be surprising given how damaged he would have been losing his mother and his older brother and never really understanding why he felt like he was missing them. I always kinda figured that if he had met Raymond when he wasn't under emotional stress from losing his father and under the gun losing his business, it might have gone much better.
His father must have been hurting something fierce, but he had from Charlie's infancy until he was 16 to connect with him, open up about Ray. What was he afraid of after Ray was 10, 12, 15? Ray isn't going to hurt Charlie at that point, especially from residential care. Villainous, inexcusable behavior for a father, and the "origin story" for the character you so loathed.
Just some thoughts...
You're a Robin Williams fan - if you haven't seen The Fisher King, run, don't walk, to see it.
Watch Born on the Fourth of July
11:52
That’s a really interesting comment because I’ve heard many people say that we are all autistic in some way, shape or form.
Such a great movie! I'm glad you did this one. :)
I hope you didn't skip the credits at the end where we saw all the pictures Raymond took during the trip.
The Good-bye girl -1977 Neil Simon
I'm Autistic, and I have mixed feelings on this film. I'm glad that it brought awareness to the spectrum, but it still created the stereotype that all Autists are savants and started the mainstream casting of neurotypical actors portraying disabled characters. Trust me, I'm not a savant. Sure, I know almost every Best Picture winner (including this one) and know a great deal about certain musicians, but I had to LEARN that. I didn't look at a list of the knowledge that I now know only once. I had to look it up multiple times, like I was studying for something, and that's how the information entered my brain. So, from an Autist to a NT: don't call us retarded, ACCEPT us instead of just being AWARE, and don't bully us.
Hello Kat. Raymond here.
First:
Im glad you have started a patreon page, and i hope you bring the movies here. Unedit on there..
Second:
Ill might have "maybe" a few things for you.. Once im a member on patreon. (Beginning of April).. and maybe, if i can
Would like to request something.
(Specially for Patreon, ofcourse)
Third:
What are you into..
Movies, yes i know that😉..
What about TV Shows and Anime??
❤❤❤
Raymond.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
All the way through the movie, you were saying that Tom Cruise's character was making you furious, and then immediately after the movie you said you loved it! Go figure! LOL
I’m not a fan of Tom Cruise, either, but he does portray an a-hole very well. It comes naturally to him.
As demonstrated by this performance, Tom Cruise plays an arsehole really well. I get the sense that I might not like him on a personal level, & perhaps he is an arsehole, but mostly I think he plays an arsehole really well because he's an amazing actor. Some other excellent movies he's performed extremely well in:
Born on the Fourth of July
Magnolia*
A Few Good Men
Vanilla Sky*
Minority Report
* Warning: quirky.
He's awesome in action movies, too, & I like the MI films, but his action movies aren't my favourites from his filmography. He's been nominated for 4 Academy Awards, but hasn't won yet. I think he deserved one for "Born on the Fourth of July" and/or "Magnolia (& I hope he doesn't win for "Top Gun: Maverick" because I think it was a mediocre film), but he really should win one before he's done.
A horror film? You do understand that this is a drama, right?
I do now obviously, however, 4 minutes into the film and he started talking about a mysterious "Rain Man" I did not know. I do now.
The self-righteousness made your reaction hard to watch at times.
It was a bit grating at times.
Let me tell you a few things.
1. In 1984 NO ONE had heard of autism. Like no one. This film brought it to everybody's attention and Hoffman won the Oscar.
So, you see, getting angry at Charlie because he doesn't understand autism is pointless.
2 Never call the police on your family. My fad ever did that to me I would committed violence.
3. Leaving a 16yo kid in jail for two days is not in. Who knows what damage that would do?
4. Letting a person grow up without telling them they have a sibling is despicable. Totally fricking unforgiveable
So why so don't you climb down of your fricking moral high horse and try empathising with Charlie for just one moment. He lost his mum early in life, hasn't seen his father since he was 16 and then finds out he had a brother all along. Geez.
Who the frick are you to judge people? Yes, he has not got a nice personality but he's been through stuff and that needs acknowledgement.
Or is it the standard womanist stance of no sympathy for men? Yeah thought so.
You don't need to try to denigrate someone to make a point.
Good arguments without the insults.
Not everyone has had the same experiences, some hardships hit deeper to some of us.
Some very good points in your argument. Let me explain my point of view.
1. The film was never supposed to be about autism as the screenwriter himself noted; "When the Oscar-winning screenwriter Barry Morrow had the idea for Rain Man, he had barely heard of the condition. “The word ‘autism’ never appeared in my original screenplay,” he says. “Looking back, Rain Man was never a story about autism. It was a tale of two estranged brothers, their journey and then their fragile redemption.” - So it is only natural for me, a person in 2022 to react to this film according to what we now know about autism, and be shocked over how little was known only 30 years ago.
2. So I assume you would not call the police on your family member if that family member committed murder, or raped someone, or was violent towards a child?
3. Charlie's dad was clearly a harsh one but Charlie was selfish and entitled. Being told "NO" and taking it anyway because he, in his own mind, "deserved it" - calls for punishment. He could have left him in jail and let the judge decide his fate but instead, he bailed him out 2 days later. If anything, the dad was lucky that Charlie only took the car, he could have decided to beat up his father and take his money because, in his own mind, "he deserved it!"
4. I agree, and as you would have seen, had you watched the whole video, I started to sympathize with Charlie later on when he stopped being so self-centered. Whatever the reason for his actions is invalid since people always have a choice on how they respond to things in their life. Was Charlie in the right to know that he had a brother, absolutely. Did that give him the right to kidnap that brother from his protective environment to demand money that he "was entitled to" - No.
When people are being pricks, I judge them. Simple. Charlie himself admitted later on in that film that he had been a prick to his dad, never returning his phone calls or letters (stating that his dad tried to contact him through the years). As Charlie himself says; "If my son didn't return my calls I would have written him out, fuck him!" And for you to judge me, honestly believing that this has anything to do with me being a woman, thinking that men never have to face discrimination and violence is ignorance at best. If you knew me at all, you would know how much of an advocate for men I have been throughout my life, pissing off a pretty sum of feminists who fail to see why.
Speechless not speachless- learn how to spell!