In the film, the director inserted charming scenery such as beautiful autumn leaves, beautiful fishing port and soaring seagulls, making the film very vivid and full of romance. On the surface, people feel that this is just a simple love film. However, the film expresses profound themes in a light-hearted form, reflecting the complex issues facing the deaf community through the love entanglement of Liz and Sarah. Everything in the movie is just like the name of the movie, satirizing the prejudice that deaf people suffer from the world of hearing. They are pitied and regarded as inferior, simply because of their inborn loss of hearing ability. The communication activities of the entire film "Children of a Lesser God" are dominated by audio language, which is obviously unfair and discriminatory. But the film objectively lets the world know more about the deaf group, and helps the mutual understanding between the deaf and the hearing person. In addition to promoting the spread of deaf culture in the United States, the film also promoted the development of American Sign Language. It fully demonstrated American Sign Language to the American public and made sign language recognized by people. The film shows that American Sign Language, like other natural languages, is a language with its own characteristics. Sign language is a major feature of the film, and the protagonists Sarah and Liz communicate through sign language from beginning to end. Therefore, it can be said that this is a love story told in sign language
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Children of a Lesser God evaluation action
2022-03-15 08:01
Extended Reading
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Sheridan 2022-04-24 07:01:25
It's not that she can't speak, she just refuses to communicate in the way of "you", why must I learn to speak, not you to learn sign language, if they all communicate, if they can achieve spiritual communication, why the abandoned child Obey the favored child.
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Davon 2022-03-27 09:01:21
Men want to teach girls to talk like normal people, but girls just want to be themselves and shine in a silent world. The initial mutual attraction cannot bridge the gap between sound and silence. Only love is the connection between two hearts that can bridge everything.
Children of a Lesser God quotes
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[first lines]
Dr. Curtis Franklin: This is the most amazing résumé I've ever seen.
James Leeds: I've been with some really good schools. The best.
Dr. Curtis Franklin: All of them. All of the best. One right after another. You've also been with the Lucky Erin Bar and Grill.
James Leeds: Pittsburgh. Bartender.
Dr. Curtis Franklin: And a disc jockey.
James Leeds: Yeah, that was in Oklahoma. I used to broadcast in sign language.
Dr. Curtis Franklin: You've covered all the map, Mr. Leeds.
James Leeds: I've got a lot of energy.
Dr. Curtis Franklin: I'm sure you do have a lot of energy and a lot of new ideas. I did too when...
[signing like a long time ago]
Dr. Curtis Franklin: But nobody's trying to change the world around here. Just trying to help a few deaf kids get along a little better. But that's all. Everything else is razzle-dazzle. Am I making myself clear?
James Leeds: Yes, I believe that are you.
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James Leeds: [to Sarah after realizing music is empty for him now] I can't enjoy it. I can't... because you can't.