I am Sam Movie Review Essay -- Film Movie Psychology Essays

I am surface-to-air missile Movie Review 1. Movie TitleI Am Sam2. Year of Production2001 (Theatrical) ? 2002 ( fireside Video)3. Feature Length134 Minutes4. DirectorJessie Nelson5. Producers and StudioDirector/Producer Jessie Nelson, Executive Producer David Scott Rubin & Producers Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Richard Solomon.New Line Home Entertainment6. Major Character CastSam Dawson played by Sean PennRita Harrison played by Michelle PfeifferLucy Diamond Dawson played by Dakota Fanning7. Brief Synopsismentally disabled Sam Dawson is a single father fighting to keep custody of his fille Lucy with the help of his pro-bono lawyer, Rita Harrison.11. Comparative InformationThe movie portrays Sam Dawson as a mentally deficient parent. The closest the movie, and any resource on it, came to giving an actual diagnosis of his condition is given by a decide in the film stating ?? you have the mental capacity of a 7 year old.? This movie revolves around Sam fighting for the right to r aise his daughter beyond the age of 7. The film also has many sociological aspects that correspond to Sam and his daughter, Lucy?s relationship as well as the effects on them separately.In the large amount of legal proceedings Sam goes through in the movie, I expected to hear a formal diagnosis or at least a technical term for Sam?s mental capabilities, but there was none. Some of the symptoms portrayed...