When you find me

Daniella 2022-04-20 09:02:10

Once upon a time in Central Park lived Mr. Raccoon's family, Daddy Raccoon, Mama Raccoon and Adam, no one knew why they lived there, but they lived there all the time...



ADAM, that's the name of the movie. I have watched too many unsatisfactory movies recently, such as Lake Eden, Closed Island. The endings of several movies are not satisfactory, or leave the ending to the audience, the director does not give people a satisfactory answer, and it is even more desperate.



After watching Eden Lake, I wanted to give the director a meal.



What attracts me is the soundtrack of this film, the simple and tender songs, paired with the light narration, I have to be moved by this film.



Before I met ADAM, I thought I was the little prince, Beth said.



Asperger's syndrome, for which I specifically googled wikipedia.



It is a kind of autism, generally most people with this symptom have high IQ, or can be said to be genius, and ADAM is exactly the same, he is completely immersed in his love for the study of the universe, and does not eat human fireworks .



Children diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome must have the following three symptoms[1]:

social deficit,
communication deficit,
rigidity or restricted interest,
the first two can be combined For the following phenomena:

the inability to understand the routine or rigid rules.
Feeling uneasy about sudden shifts, even emotionally unstable.
The emotional maturity of the patient is only about 2/3 of age.
Clinging to one or more specific, non-functional behaviors.
Difficulty distinguishing between real and virtual worlds.

See Vincent van Gogh's name in the list of famous people who have Asperger's Syndrome, or have the possibility below.


Two lonely hearts come together, Beth, who newly moved into the apartment, gradually opened the door of ADAM's heart, but still can't change him. His language is direct, sensitive, too indulged in his own world, difficult to communicate, unable to think about others, and also brought a lot of confusion to Beth.



She is gentle and kind, and wants to help ADAM get out of that world, take him to PARTY, and communicate with people, but she must not compromise for him.



When Beth is sad and frustrated because her father is facing jail and having an affair , it's just that Beth does something, and Adam imitates her to do exactly the same thing, like a child.



A series of quiet, slow movements, perhaps this is ADAM's own way of comforting her, understanding her, and experiencing her.



In fact, sometimes no language is the best way to communicate.



What I can say is not heart-wrenching. Sometimes, we just need a person to be with us silently, a body language, a hug is enough.



ADAM stood on the snowy street and asked Beth to go to California with him. Here, all the audience will, like me, expect the heroine to follow ADAM to create their own future.



But she didn't go because she wasn't sure why ADAM wanted her to go with her.



She is not his father, not the crutch in his life, what he needs more is to face the world independently to adapt, survive, complete self-liberation, and get out of that world.


Growing up is a personal thing, and dying is just as lonely.



When I was a teenager, I was more or less the shadow of ADAM. I didn’t like to communicate, I couldn’t speak, and even when I met a stranger, I didn’t dare to look into his eyes, indulged in my own world, and contradicted reality. My mother once said that my EQ is extremely low, I don’t know the world, I can’t survive well in this society, and I don’t know how to deal with people.


This movie is not as shocking as Good Will Hunting, but the shallow narrative style touched me. It is suitable for warm people lying on the sofa to pass the time slowly.



Honey, are you Asperger's autistic, or are we born alone.



ADAM has his Beth, Van Gogh has Theo, and his own golden wheat field, so what do you have?


Something is said, it sits in my head

It's been there too long, it's killing me slow

It's rolling around, it's pushing me down

It's keeping the good part of me closed

Can't you see that when I find you, I'll find me

Oh I need you to know today I'll wait for you always

Oh I need you to know today I'll wait for you always

My only weakness, is knowing your secrets

and holding them close, and hold them tight

I know the way to silently make you

smile with my eyes, when you're trying to fight

Can't you see that when I find you, I'll find me

Oh I need you to know today I'll wait for you always

Oh I need you to know today I'll wait for you always

Cause when I find you, I'll find me

Can't you see that when I find you I 'll find me

Oh I need you to know today I'll wait for you always

Oh I need you to know today I'll wait for you always

Oh I need you to know today I'll wait for you always

When I find you ...

When I find you...

...I'll find me

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Adam quotes

  • [last lines]

    Beth Buchwald: Adam, his mother, and his father were a family of talking raccoons that lived in the middle of New York City. They didn't really belong there, but there they were.

  • Harlan: Liars is all you gonna run across in this world. A man's gotta learn the difference between just plain liars and liars worth lovin'.

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