(Dis)ability

In this week, we learned about disability in films .Reading the chapter16 of the “America on Film”, disables individuals were regarded as freaks or curiosities in early American Film.

The unknown (1927)  is one of the typical examples.It is a 1927 American silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and featuring Lon Chaney as carnival knife thrower Alonzo the Armless and Joan Crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry. (From Wikipedia)I think its pretty much like a discrimination though some may complain its nothing more about a creation.I doubt .Why he has to be armless ? It can have an influence on how people think about disables.

In some cases, even worse,some "Creative" directors make disables like a horrifying monster like Mystery of the wax Museum (1933) and A nightmare on Elm Street (1984) . Oh well, I mean it's can be fun for us to watch maybe.But I started imagining what about if disables with the same problems as the characters watch the movies,How would they think about movies ? How people think about the dsaibles?

However, it has been improved as time goes by. And there is a new stereotype –Sweet Innocent which tries to invite audience to feel pity about their situation.I definitely like that kind of movies because I think they can increase peoples’ awareness towards disables in a compassionate and warm way.Children of a lesser god (1986 )

In the society nowadays, sadly,discrimination against disables still exists.They are not being treated equally .They are not inferior in fact and should deserve equal chance.Sometimes,in my opinion,movies can affect peoples' mind and attitude towards life.I feel like more warm movies about disables should be produced in order to catch peoples' attention and concern.Hopefully,they can melt their hearts and lend a helping hands so that they can blend into a society with tons of love.

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