Sam has a mild case of autism but is a very high functioning individual despite his mental disability. When the show first began I thought the movie would parallel the classic movie Rainman, staring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. But I quickly dismissed this comparison as soon as the plot began to evolve.

In the second hearing, after practice, Sam does a much better job and his neighbor, Annie, is also called in as a credible witness. The viewer learns that Annie was awarded highest honors while she attended Julliard School for the arts, but went into hiding after traumatic childhood flashbacks and has not left her house in 20 years. The lawyer for the state again humiliates Sam’s neighbor and removes her credibility. Sam’s neighbor flashes back to her own childhood in which she was abused by her father, a father who was rich and well respected in the community.

Annie’s role, the role of the neighbor, is an important part in the movie and because of her I am able to believe that Sam raised his daughter. Annie must have played an incredible part in raising Lucy, the name of Sam’s child. Even before birth the neighbor had a large impact on Sam’s life. Sam names his daughter after the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” The movie is filled with Beatles songs and other classic rock references. The importance of these references seems unimportant and I cannot make any significant relations to the songs and the events that are occurring in the movie. The fact simply is Sam’s neighbor is a hippy artsy type whose love for classic rock rubs off on Sam. Sam picks up on music history and like most individuals with autism remembers useless bits of information and same remembers everything about the music he hears.

The fact that Annie is humiliated on the stand is not good legally but for me it again reinforced the popular opinion in our society. It is believed that a normal person goes to work and makes as much money as possible to support their family. That the quality time at home means nothing and that what is most important is the money that is being earned at work. Rita the rich lawyer once felt this way but after meeting Sam finally realizes that her relationships with those people she truly loves have fallen apart. Rita ends up in a marriage that failed and her own relationship with her son was failing. The movie I Am Sam reminds us that it’s not how much money you have or how important you are but instead all that really matters is love. Sam finally ends up gaining custody of his child after touching everyone he meets and showing his infectious spirit and love for his daughter as well as his love for life itself.

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