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** Also, Mask is a biographical film. |
** Also, Mask is a biographical film. |
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* ''[[Being There]]'' (and the [[Seemingly-Profound Fool]] character type in general) was actually an '''aversion''' of this, and now can be seen as a subversion of straight examples such as ''[[Forrest Gump]]''. Chance is mentally challenged and is forced out on the streets when the master of his household dies. He rises to great heights and inspires others - but not because of any of his own qualities. Instead, he happens to encounter powerful people who ''think'' he's extremely intelligent, and interpret his concrete statements as metaphors. He's a sweet fellow but has no great inner reserves of strength or wisdom. |
* ''[[Being There]]'' (and the [[Seemingly-Profound Fool]] character type in general) was actually an '''aversion''' of this, and now can be seen as a subversion of straight examples such as ''[[Forrest Gump]]''. Chance is mentally challenged and is forced out on the streets when the master of his household dies. He rises to great heights and inspires others - but not because of any of his own qualities. Instead, he happens to encounter powerful people who ''think'' he's extremely intelligent, and interpret his concrete statements as metaphors. He's a sweet fellow but has no great inner reserves of strength or wisdom. |
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* ''[[I Am Sam]]'' is about a mentally challenged single dad fighting the state for custody of his daughter. Unfortunately, [[Roger Ebert]] [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID= |
* ''[[I Am Sam]]'' is about a mentally challenged single dad fighting the state for custody of his daughter. Unfortunately, [[Roger Ebert]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121012121027/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20020125%2FREVIEWS%2F201250303%2F1023 was just one of the critics who thought] the movie represented a bad case of [[Straw Man Has a Point]] when it came to portraying Sam as in the right. |
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* ''[[Tommy]]'' is about a "deaf, dumb, and blind kid (who) sure plays a mean pinball!" |
* ''[[Tommy]]'' is about a "deaf, dumb, and blind kid (who) sure plays a mean pinball!" |
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* Actors portraying mentally challenged characters who manage to live extraordinary lives as [[Oscar Bait]] forms a reoccurring theme in the movie ''[[Tropic Thunder]]''. |
* Actors portraying mentally challenged characters who manage to live extraordinary lives as [[Oscar Bait]] forms a reoccurring theme in the movie ''[[Tropic Thunder]]''. |
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