Barry Levinson’s film entitled “Rain Man” is a story of a man’s journey to sympathy, acceptance, and love. Charlie Babbit, the main character in the story does not know what is in store for him—until his father dies and bequeaths all of his state to his autistic son, Raymond. This story is simple, but touches the heart of many lives because the film teaches the audience to choose between money and blood, referring to his brother. The film is also in linear perspective wherein the story moves without going back and forth of the scenes. That is why the story creates a, uncomplicated stream of consciousness wherein the protagonist needs to weigh things according to his belief and understanding.
This film educates its audience on how to appreciate the autistic patients. In this aspect, Raymond has no eye contact, limits his words and speech, responds to short and simple commands, and shows extreme anxiety if he cannot perform his usual routine. It means that this kind of patients needs special education. It is because their knowledge should develop despite their illness. Therefore, in this case, education has to be more sensitive and conscious to the autistic patients—to cater their needs with extreme assistance to help them understand the rightness and wrongness of things.
In general, Levinson’s film can be used to demonstrate the issues of autism that people do not “really” understand. This movie can be an educational recognition of the truth behind the autistic people because it is always important to analyze the reasons behind an illness before judging the patient. In the end, this film wants to say that people should value autistic patients like the way they value any other people because they are also human beings who need love, support, and acceptance for who they are because the bottom line is, they did not choose to be in that situation, but they suffer and somehow wants to live a normal life.
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