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I feel like I have a pretty good idea of what does and doesn't impact him; he reacts quite clearly if something is problematic (he's read/watched LOTR/Hobbit an
by prawn 4y ago
I feel like I have a pretty good idea of what does and doesn't impact him; he reacts quite clearly if something is problematic (he's read/watched LOTR/Hobbit and one moment he reacted to in The Hobbit movies was Bolg vs Kili). Mal in Inception was probably the heaviest thing as the gunplay there isn't overly visceral. We've watched The Matrix together, Ready Player One (undead ballroom was fine, but skipped the old zombie in the bathroom) and Ender's Game (has a graphic bullying revenge scene). I love Moon, but the language is a bit old for him for now - one day though, as I think that's one of the tightest sci-fi stories, and will get him thinking. Blade Runner too.
He'd probably cope with recent Dune, which I thought was very polished. We should watch The Martian, as he read Project Hail Mary and liked it. From memory, Arrival would be good assuming some of the undertones went over his head. Contact is another good one in a similar vein (common element with Project Hail Mary and Arrival of decoding messages).
- hirundo 4y agoYou could prep him with decoding games, have him invent a code for you to decode and visa versa. That was a hit when I was a scrub. My brother and I would spend time insulting each other and then had to work at it to decypher the insult. It then felt like a triumph to be insulted and understand it.
- KineticLensman 4y ago> We should watch The Martian Although the events at the beginning and end of the film require massive suspension of disbelief I rate The Martian as one of my favourite films for presenting an optimistic view of science and engineering, massively realistic by Hollywood standards. I'd definitely suggest watching it.