Read Watch And Critique: "I am Sam"

Film: "I am Sam"

Director: Jessie Nelson

Date of Release: 2001

Characteristics

Portrayals of Sam

Delayed intellectual growth Difficulty with interpersonal relationships, social concepts, academic, physical and communication They will show a high rate of behavioral disorders Have a Low IQ May forget or confuse oral directions Have a tough time with complex academic material Lower in motivation Has a difficult time remembering (not good at short term memory) Hard time understanding concepts Work at a slower rate then others Their expressive language tends to be a lot less complex and also have difficulties in generalizing the rules of grammar Problems with self-esteem Not good at interoperating social cues and gathering strategies for solving social problems

Sam was born with an intellectual disability Has a brain disorder Sam had difficulty adapting to his new job at Starbucks but can do basic skills Sam is able to maintain his jobs at Starbucks and Pizza Hut Sam learns at the level of a seven year old Sam has a tough time following and understanding conversations (he gets confused and frustrated easily) When Sam speaks he has a tough time saying what he wants Sam does not have a good short term memory, but has a good long term one Sam has hyperactivity, he is always on the go Sam is able to live and get to work all by himself Sam has a very hard time trying to remember things (especially when he is asked questions in the court room) Sam is a caring father who loves him daughter to pieces Sam is a person who never gives up, and always tires his best Sam was able to a read the book “Green Eggs and Ham” to lucky but would have a taught time reading a bigger book

 

"I am Sam" is a spectacularly film that makes your heart melt.  It is a heart warming movie about a father who has an intellectual disability and he is no longer able to take care of him daughter (lucky) played by Dakota Fanning. (Sam) played by Sean Penn tried his hardest to gain custody back of his daughter but has a tough time coping with it all by himself. Sam had a hard time trying to deal with lucky being taken away.  It was a very well done movie and the character Sam did a fantastic job at playing his role as a person who has an intellectual disability. The movie portrayed his role very well by having scenes that could relate to someone who has a hard time coping with an intellectual disability (example: when he was working at Starbucks). The movie did a great job at showing the ups and down that people are faced with and what they have to go threw everyday.