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Sadly Over-hyped

Great Film overall

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

The most famous depiction of autism on the silver screen is Dustin Hoffman's performance in Barry Levinson's "Rain Man". More recently, that portrayal has drawn criticism for what's gotten seen as a hyperbolic representation of the condition. Ben Lewin's "Please Stand By" is a more nuanced depiction, with a young woman on a journey to a submit a Star Trek script. Some of the things that the movie shows her doing - i.e., trying to block out noise - are in fact the sorts of things that people on the autism spectrum will do.I hope that this movie draws more attention to autism. There are apparently more diagnoses of it than ever before. This could be due to increased understanding leading to more diagnoses, or because there are in fact more people on the autism spectrum than ever before. Whatever the case, I recommend the movie.

I thought this was an excellent story. My only complaint is that it actually left me wanting more once I began to understand the epic journey and how it related to her writing and making sense of the world around her. Dakota Fanning took on the extremely difficult job of portraying a character who herself has a hard time communicating and she pulled it off very well. I think she played a very convincing character and certainly had my sympathy for the girl on the story.

This is a great film about creative and individual minds and about ambition and hope. If you are a star trek fan you'll also love this non sci/fi film.I'm giving away no spoilers for Trekkies :-)

Please stand by deviates from the typical movie by telling a story. Instead of using a basic formula of dangers or enemies this movie flows much in the same way that real life can.Much like movies people are often seen as being simple, and easy to categorize. Because this movie breaks those bonds and steps outside of the lines portraying a person rather than a caricature it would seem not everyone gets it. Scenes such as the mugging are rather telling. The ipod has more value, but the notebook is a coping tool she needs that would have no real value to anyone else.So many movies seem to portray a fairy tale where everything is perfect or becomes perfect. Please stand by shows a struggle with deeper meaning meant for a thinking audience with much less flash. Pieces seem to fit together much like a puzzle showing deeper themes right down to the man in the hospital talking about his father.I watched it with a friend, and at the end she said "It's a shame she didn't win, but it's good because it's more realistic that way." My reply was that she didn't win the contest, but she won everything else. After her experience her sister managed enough trust to let her hold the baby, and she herself found enough trust to be able to touch her sister. Others reading the script actually began understanding some of the connections. The "speck of light" was just trying to find a place where she belonged. Sometimes the journey really is about the destination.