The Importance Of Disability In Movies

Is disability displayed in movies reflect truthfully people with disability? Or is it more complicated issue than what we think? For many people, disability subconsciously appears to be an object that represents a person rather than a condition that a person have. In order to understand this, we need to introduce the concept people-first language. According to The Arc “People-First Language emphasizes the person, not the disability. By placing the person first, the disability is no longer the primary, defining characteristic of an individual, but one of several aspects of the whole person.” So, it is basically avoiding dehumanizing, devaluing and disrespecting of that person. Therefore, in order to have a concrete understanding of disability …show more content…
It was criticized mainly by people with disability, because it triggers disability through three major factor, which are identity, normalcy and disability model. Identity was displayed through making Will an object of suffer and pity, normalcy by alienating him from the society and disability model through making him as a person who is suffering and wish to be dead. In my point of view, I believe that this movie was an Ableist movie, because it uses phrases that are offensive to people with disability in addition to show a miserable life for Will. Moreover, I think many people will like this movie despite its offensiveness, because of society misunderstands people with disability. To me it is similar to racist jokes or Halloween costumes, many people like to hear these jokes or wear these costumes in spite of its offensiveness. This is true for both cases because it involves minorities that are not well understood by the society. So to overcome these types of stereotypes, people need to learn more about the culture of people with disability in addition to representing them in mainstream media in the most appropriate