Emily Burke

Emily Burke

Favorite films

  • Ratatouille
  • Megamind
  • Some Like It Hot
  • Heat

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  • Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

  • Edward Scissorhands

    ★★★★★

  • The Shawshank Redemption

    ★★★★½

  • Shrek 2

    ★★★★★

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  • Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

    Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

    Wack

  • Edward Scissorhands

    Edward Scissorhands

    ★★★★★

    I've been thinking about this movie as a model of disability, mainly from the perspective of physical and more visible impairments.

    However, after watching the movie this time it seems to be more clearly about someone with autism.
    - Misses social cues
    - Stims
    - Is taken advantage of 
    - Actions and motives are misunderstood 
    - Stays in his room
    - Strong sense of justice
    - Can clock bad vibes
    - Not like others
    - Creates patterns and rules to live by

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  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

    ★★★★½

    I don't know how to start this review, so first off this was a good movie and I liked it.

    I love how the film portrayed our justice system and all its flaws. We hope for fair trials, thoughtfulness, objectivity, and compassion in our juries, but what if you happened to get these twelve men? What if the 8th juror wasn't included in your trial? The only true failsafe of this film was one compassionate individual who thought that death…

  • Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight

    ★★★½

    Go women

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