The film I chose to review is I Am Sam. This film is about a man, Sam, with a mental disability who faces the difficulties of raising his daughter. He has the mind of a seven-year-old, so things get difficult when his daughter, Lucy, turns seven and outsmarts him and the kids in his class start teasing him. Sam soon gets into trouble with social services and finds a lawyer, Rita, to help him win his daughter back. The film ends with Lucy co-parenting with Sam. So in a way everyone wins; Sam and Lucy still manage to have a relationship and the couple have a daughter and can raise her and take care of her needs. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay The character of Sam is said to suffer from autism and a mental disability, but it was not specified what exactly it was. All that was said was that he had the mind of a seven year old. He was portrayed as a loving and caring father who read to his daughter every evening and even threw birthday parties. He also had a group of friends, also disabled, who helped him raise Lucy. In one scene Sam didn't have enough money to buy Lucy a new pair of shoes for school and all the friends helped pay for the shoes. You could also see how she struggled because Wednesday nights were IHOP nights but Lucy wanted to try a different restaurant. Sam went to the other restaurant but had a meltdown when they didn't have the pancakes he wanted. It was difficult for him to change his routine, but he tried because Lucy also asked him to do so even though, with his disability, it was very difficult for him. During the process of winning Lucy back, Sam did everything in his power to get her back. Rita, the lawyer, was described as a woman who puts work before family and children. This was Sam's reverse role because all he wanted was to be with Lucy. Once she met Sam, she tried to do everything she could to help him and they also became great friends and she became a better mum because of him. You could really see how he struggled during the process due to his disability. It was difficult for him to keep up with the questions that were asked and sometimes, when he felt confused, he would mention the Beatles or things that had happened to the Beatles; they were his favorite band. The movie wanted you to sympathize with him and pity him because he wanted so badly to be the father he needed and was held back by his disability. This film positively represented people with disabilities because it showed that even though Sam had a disability, it did not affect his ability to love. Playing the role of Rita, who was Sam's opposite, she was the typical lawyer who had lost touch with her young son and even admitted that she hated him. This scenario also demonstrated that people without disabilities are not perfect and can learn from people with disabilities. He even said in one scene, towards the end of the film, that he gained more from their relationship than Sam had gained from it. This shows how special individuals with disabilities are and how much they can improve the lives of others and all they want is to be treated like everyone else, because they have feelings. Since the movie said he had some form of autism, I think they portrayed him well. It is known that autism disorders are diverse and full of variety. Some people may be somewhat autistic while others are considered very autistic. Autism can “affect a person's development and ability to communicate.