Children Of A Lesser God By Randa Haines And Starring...

Children of a Lesser God was directed by Randa Haines and starring William Hurt and Marlee Matlin. This love story follows most stereotypes found in Romantic cinema, but instead of other people or names keeping these two apart it’s their own communication. This was not my first time watching this movie, so before I put it on I wanted to reflect on some of the ideas and questions I had the first time I watched the film. I wanted to see if my view changed now that I know a little bit more about Deaf culture. I remember sitting on my couch bored scrolling through movies when I came across this one the first time. After reading the description I thought it would make sufficient background noise. I recall when I first watched the film I was pretty neutral on the topics in the film and just followed the plot. This time I wanted to make sure I was aware of the film and my reactions to the character actions and interactions. In the end, I hung onto Hurts line when they are rekindling their love, â€Å"Do you think we can find a place where we can meet in the middle not in silence and not in sound?† In that moment I realized both characters were in a power struggle, and it had nothing to do with her deafness, but their own selfishness. In one line this film has summed up a major obstacle that exists between the Deaf culture and the hearing world: finding the balance between silence and sound. To start, let’s break down the terms â€Å"Deaf culture† and â€Å"hearing world.† I have heard these