Hello. I am a third year Deaf Studies student doing research for a paper on both the book and the film of this title.
All the reviews I have read are written by hearing people and I can't find a Deaf film review site which talks about this film. I really need the Deaf perspective.
I have read a few threads on here and some people seem to like the film, though one person thought the signing was not brilliant. I wonder if those of you who have read/seen it would mind giving me your views on what it does well and where it fails.
For example:
Singer is played by a hearing actor, Alan Arkin. How accurate/fluent is Arkin's ASL? (My second language is BSL, so I have trouble understanding, especially the finger spelling.)
Do you think Arkin's body language and facial expressions are good or just adequate?
Basically, is it completely obvious to a Deaf person that Arkin is hearing and how much does this affect the enjoyment of the film for you?
Really, if there is anything good or bad in the film as a whole, I would be interested to know.
Thanks very much.
All the reviews I have read are written by hearing people and I can't find a Deaf film review site which talks about this film. I really need the Deaf perspective.
I have read a few threads on here and some people seem to like the film, though one person thought the signing was not brilliant. I wonder if those of you who have read/seen it would mind giving me your views on what it does well and where it fails.
For example:
Singer is played by a hearing actor, Alan Arkin. How accurate/fluent is Arkin's ASL? (My second language is BSL, so I have trouble understanding, especially the finger spelling.)
Do you think Arkin's body language and facial expressions are good or just adequate?
Basically, is it completely obvious to a Deaf person that Arkin is hearing and how much does this affect the enjoyment of the film for you?
Really, if there is anything good or bad in the film as a whole, I would be interested to know.
Thanks very much.