Spy Car Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) My wife rented this over the weekend from the Red Box. I was blown away!!! I had not heard of this film, or the real-life person's story it tells but boy was I engaged, moved, and inspired by this story. Many of us are frustrated by the crass nature of all together too much of the output of Hollywood (I am), well this film is the other side of that equation. If you want to see a beautiful, intelligent, uplifting, and inspiring film, put Temple Grandin on your Netflix list. This one is DO NOT MISS!!! Bill Edited February 21, 2011 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I didn't know there was a movie about Temple Grandin. I'll have to look for it on Netflix. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 We just watched it last week - excellent, a stellar performance by Claire Danes. I was somewhat surprised that the kids watched and enjoyed it as well (10 & 12). Overall one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Agreed--I LOVED this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yep. Fabulous movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 LOVED this movie. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoMom Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I was lucky enough to have Temple Grandin for several classes when I was in undergrad at Colorado State. She made us go out to the farm and walk the chutes for cattle, load ourselves up in a truck, and crawl in the squeeze chute too. We even had to walk down into the dip tank (no dip, thankfully!) to see how the ramp made it easier for cattle to walk and kept them calm. Her classes were always fun! Very hands on...and she is EXACTLY like the character in person and she really does wear her "uniform" everywhere. Total cowgirl! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I have heard interviews with her on NPR, I have wanted to see the movie but we haven't managed to do so yet. I am glad to hear it is good, I really enjoyed the programs she has been on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I was lucky enough to have Temple Grandin for several classes when I was in undergrad at Colorado State. She made us go out to the farm and walk the chutes for cattle, load ourselves up in a truck, and crawl in the squeeze chute too. We even had to walk down into the dip tank (no dip, thankfully!) to see how the ramp made it easier for cattle to walk and kept them calm. Her classes were always fun! Very hands on...and she is EXACTLY like the character in person and she really does wear her "uniform" everywhere. Total cowgirl! :001_smile: Wow! What an extraordinary experience to have had. Thank you for sharing. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoMom Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Wow! What an extraordinary experience to have had. Thank you for sharing. Bill Yeah, she's kind of like a living legend around here - she just gave a presentation at the Colorado Farm Show - but I was working at our booth and couldn't go to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 If you liked the movie, you should read her book "Thinking in Pictures". It has a lot more detail and is a fascinating read! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyfizzle Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My wife rented this over the weekend from the Red Box. I was blown away!!! I had not heard of this film, or the real-life person's story it tells but boy was I engaged, moved, and inspired by this story. Many of us are frustrated by the crass nature of all together too much of the output of Hollywood (I am), well this film is the other side of that equation. If you want to see a beautiful, intelligent, uplifting, and inspiring film, put Temple Grandin on your Netflix list. This one is DO NOT MISS!!! Bill :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 If you liked the movie, you should read her book "Thinking in Pictures". It has a lot more detail and is a fascinating read! :) I was unaware of the book. Thanks for mentioning it, I will certainly read it. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Well, popping out from under my rock to say...Temple Wha? Got it (praise Google). Thanks for the heads up - I'll add it to my queue. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Haven't seen it yet, but the film won many awards. Temple Grandin was always there in her cowboy outfit. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Well, popping out from under my rock to say...Temple Wha? Got it (praise Google). Thanks for the heads up - I'll add it to my queue. :D I actually liked that I knew zero, zip, nada about Temple Grandin when the movie started. It was a total surprise to me. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinakel Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 As the mother of a quirky child with Asperger's syndrome, I loved the movie. And what I thought was most cool was that Temple designed and created a humane tool for animal husbandry as a result of her ability to really focus on one thing...gives me hope for my daughter. I wonder what she will invent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffinmom Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 If you liked the movie, you should read her book "Thinking in Pictures". It has a lot more detail and is a fascinating read! :) I read this a few years ago and was fascinated by it...can't wait to see the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I was lucky enough to have Temple Grandin for several classes when I was in undergrad at Colorado State. She made us go out to the farm and walk the chutes for cattle, load ourselves up in a truck, and crawl in the squeeze chute too. We even had to walk down into the dip tank (no dip, thankfully!) to see how the ramp made it easier for cattle to walk and kept them calm. Her classes were always fun! Very hands on...and she is EXACTLY like the character in person and she really does wear her "uniform" everywhere. Total cowgirl! :001_smile: I am so envious Colorado Mom!!!!! Can you tell us more? I'd love to hear more about her classes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 My son 6.5 said the sweetest things about Temple Grandin at dinner tonight. He was adamant that she needed her hug machine to make her feel better and that people were wrong to make fun of her for being "artistic" :lol: A slight confusion there, but his heart (and the film's) is in the right place. I really like films that make us and our children more understanding people. This film succeed mightily. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I am so envious Colorado Mom!!!!! Can you tell us more? I'd love to hear more about her classes! I would too :bigear: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 :iagree: My husband and I both loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I love this movie and I find Temple Grandin one of the most fascinating people I've ever learned about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Loved it! I hadn't heard of her before I watched the movie either, and I am now fascinated by her story (and her as an individual, really). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 If you liked the movie, you should read her book "Thinking in Pictures". It has a lot more detail and is a fascinating read! :) :iagree: Her more recent book, "The Way I See It," was also interesting. In one of her books, she talked about how hard middle school was for her. She had a line about middle school girls that went something like, "In middle school girls turned into aliens who talked about strange things that didn't interest me." (Not the actual quote.) I was laughing so hard that my husband asked me what was so funny. When I read her quote to him, he replied that he was pretty sure that middle school girls were aliens and that they were not understandable. :lol::lol: My children also enjoyed the movie. My daughter still asks questions about autism. She also said, "But anyone could crawl around a cow chute and try to think like a cow, you don't have to have autism to do that." I replied, "Yes, they could have done it, but no one else seemed to think of it, she thought of it. Her brain thinks a bit differently than most people's and she used that to develop something helpful." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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