pinkarray This movie is a biography on Temple Grandin's adult life written by, well... Temple Grandin.There are some slow moments, which might put off young kids, but you can't deny that the movie is still pretty good. Though, I think Temple was a little too assertive but aside from that, it ended in a heart-warming way. You just got to really comprehend how Temple's mind works, or else you'll get lost, which isn't different at all, since the movie is a drama and movies need complexity."I'm Temple Grandin. I'm not like other people".The woman who played Temple Grandin (Claire Danes) is a beautiful Temple Grandin and I think she looked quite like how Temple Grandin looked in her younger years. The actress played the part pretty well and it made me want to find out more about her. She probably needs to play in more dramatic movies, she seems to do well on that. She may not have looked like an 18-year-old, but she still needed the part for when Temple's character gets older. She pretty much nailed Temple's autistic personality.7.5

GeoPierpont Amazing immersion into a role for Danes, I was superbly impressed with her capture of an autistic woman and can only be quite grateful for this wondrous expression. I have limited experience with autism and have only heard negative comments on Jennie McCarthy's treatise on this insidious disease.After viewing this film I was compelled to express my deepest sympathy for all those parents and children dealing with this affliction. I had no concept of the ill treatment and debasement of many trying to fit in with the 'normies'.I found the treatment of Temple's life and many challenges exemplified by the door analogy and found it inspirational. Humane treatment of animals is such an uplifting topic to many and I appreciate the expansion of how to improve their lot in life and death.Claire Danes career who I have followed since Little Women as well as Romeo and Juliet could not have been better vilified with this vehicle to portray her versatility and verisimilitude in a very complex role.High recommend for families dealing with autistic children, compassionate teachers and mothers, blind students, and most of all those of us who are inclined towards compassion towards those who do just do not fit in with others. What an incomparable film!!

Bonnie O'Connor When I heard that Claire Danes was going to play Temple Grandin I thought, "No, how can this long haired blonde (from Romeo and Juliet) play this gray headed tomboy with a thick accent?" At that time I had no idea who Temple Grandin was, except that she had Autism - like me. I didn't think she'd be that interesting, especially since she was involved with the cattle industry and it seemed boring (or at least it was boring to read on the internet). However, like Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, Claire Danes knocked my socks off at how well she played Temple Grandin. Not only could I not see Danes under the wig or accent, but the story was just as amazing!The film's basically about Temple's life after high school, and how she gets past being picked on, how she views the world, how she gets to understand cattle, and eventually learns to get along in life. I love the film! If this movie came out before Rain Man, then my parents would probably have understood better what Autism was. I have nothing against Rain Man, but what this movie did differently from Rain Man was that the audience gets to experience what Temple's experiencing and see what she sees. For example, you'll hear the intenseness of sounds that most people don't seem to mind, and you'll see what she's thinking. For example when someone says "It's a miracle" she'll have a flash of Christ walking on the water, and when she puts out two similar looking spoons we are shown the difference. I guess in a way you could say that we become Temple Grandin while watching her. The only two nitpicks I have with this movie is that there is a Rain Man moment in the movie where she just looks at a book and instantly reads the page from her mind. That never happened, nor did her brain work like that. The only other thing that bothered me a bit was that we never see whether or not she gets her cattle dip fixed or not, she just walks off in a huff and complains to the owner, then two scenes later she wants to tour the slaughter house. That felt a bit rushed and made me feel empty, but the ending made up for it. From a personal viewpoint I found this movie very relatable, because the visuals we see of how she thinks is exactly how I think, and some of our behaviors are similar, but not really. This movie captured what it was like to be diagnosed with Autism, and it also showed how much pain the mother had to go through in order to help Temple function in the world and not be locked in an institution. So not only do we end up feeling Temple's pain, but the mother's as well. That is a tough challenge, but the writers did it well. This film not only inspired me to speak at my high school graduation and shamelessly share my struggles with Autism, but also encouraged me to keep strong, because someday I may change the course of history as she did.

Thanos Karagioras "Temple Grandin" is the name of a woman who is an autistic activist and she is doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University. she is also created the "hug box", a device to calm autistic children. As you can understand Temple Grandin is a really important to the society and that's something that is obvious nowadays.I liked very much this movie because it's based on a true story and it shows us from a different way how is to be an autistic person. Claire Danes who plays Temple Grandin makes one of her best interpretations and I think this is her best. I also liked very much the interpretation of David Strathairn who plays as Dr. Carlock the teacher and friend of Temple Grandin. Finally I want to tell you that this movie is a life lesson in every sense of the word...