Stephen Carpenter

I knew little about the premise of this movie before watching it, so I did not really have any expectations. After watching it however, this may be my favorite Disney Pixar movie of all time and is among one of the best they have ever made. This movie is innovative and ambitious in so many ways, and I have never seen a movie quite like this. They took a risk with this movie with its storytelling style and its accessibility to audiences, and I am very happy to say that it paid off and turned this movie into a film that I am confident will entertain, teach, and move families for decades. This movie is so innovative in its way of comparing cognitive thoughts and spiritual experiences with the real world, and they found an ingenious way to represent metaphors I never thought would be represented in a movie. Simply put, it's storytelling is brilliant. The animation style is a classic, it definitely feels like Pixar, and it has a lot of Pixar charm that so many people of different generations have come to know and love. It's soundtrack is amazing (who doesn't love some jazz?) and the voice actors NAIL it in this movie. Each character feels like a distinct and integral character to the story and it is easy to get completely lost in this movie and it is so easy to become complete immersed in its world. All in all, this movie is risk-taking, moving, and cinematically brilliant, and it is not only one of the best movies Disney Pixar has released in years, but will definitely go down as one of my favorite movies of all time. I sincerely hope that if you give this movie a shot, it moves you just as much as it moved me.

Atypical is a brilliant show with excellent writing, very amazingly-convincing acting, and shares a story I believe everyone needs to hear. The part of this show that grabs people's attention is the protagonist Sam, a boy on the autism spectrum who is learning to become more independent. As someone on the spectrum myself, even if I don't experience it the same way Sam does, it does an amazing job showing life through the eyes of a person with autism, and the actor nails it. This show is much more than Sam's journey, however. This shows the story of his family, his friends, his therapist, and all of the stories are separate yet completely intertwined. Atypical brilliantly tells multiple stories at once and every single episode builds on every single story, and this is what got me addicted to the show. What's even more beautiful about this show is how it brilliantly walks the line of foreshadowing future events while keeping the events a complete surprise. After rewatching the series multiple times, there were hints of foreshadowing in all of the episodes that went completely over my head when I watched at first, and this led to that amazing "Something's going to happen but I don't know what" feeling that amazing shows bring. And that's not even the most beautiful thing about Atypical. The stories give insight on the beautiful community of autism and family and friends of someone with autism, and it lets people know that there are so many accepting people in the world, and even though every single character has their own chaotic life, they still care about their loved ones and are willing to understand them. Overall, amazing show, and is by far my absolute favorite show I've ever watched, and I highly recommend it to every single person reading this review. I couldn't find a single reason not to give this show 5 out of 5 stars.