A good friend told me that she's fallen under the spell of autumn the last week, as the blistering summer heat retreats. Tonight, another friend & I took in a film, "Adam", centered on the title character, a young man with Asperger's syndrome whose father has just died, but who embarks on an unexpected relationship with the young woman, Beth, who moves into his building; as she begins to help him adjust & confront living without his previous security, the story develops into a study of faithfulness & falsehood & misunderstanding. Along with "(500) Days of Summer", it's romantic without the normal steps & conclusion -- and the couples don't wind up together. Instead, each comes away changed & deepened.
These seem to be signs that the film community, creating & viewing, is changing as the dynamics of blockbusters become insupportable.
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