Movie Review           

            Sound and Fury 2000 is a film that deals with the tales of two family members. The first family deals with Peter and Nina having a deaf girl called Heather Artinian. Although the two parents are deaf, we came to realized that Peter is one of the members of the anti-implant community. As the film unfolds, we realized that Heather Artinian had decided to undergo the perceived medical procedure so as to obtain a cochlear implant. The reason for that is because she desired have an opportunity to converse to hearing individuals. Ideally, she was ultimately interested in hearing any sound that is produced, whether from an animal or any moving object, and so on.

            The film also deals with Chris Artinian as peter’s brother and Maria his wife. As the film continues to unfold, we came to realize that Maria and Chris do not have any hearing difficulties. Despite that, when the two parents conceived a deaf son, they decided to consult a doctor about getting a cochlear implant for him. According to the views of the doctor, it was advisable for their child to undergo such a procedure as soon as possible so that he can have the potential to develop normal hearing and speaking skills.

            Nevertheless, although Nina and Peter became somehow receptive about such an idea, her wife ended up losing enthusiasm about such a medical procedure. Nina had initially desired to have the same procedure done to her. But because of her old age, she realized that she was not going to benefit from it. Together with the doctrines held by Peter, they concluded that their daughter Heather was not going to receive such an implant. According to their views, it was important to give their daughter time to grow and decide for herself, whether to get the implant or not. Such reasoning is what made Peter’s to consider him an abusing parent. The differences in personal opinions and reasoning basically resulted into widespread family confrontations.

           

Personal argument

            Considering the views of the characters of this film, it is evident that deaf culture is one of the complicating factors that arise. Furthermore, the social and emotional bond amongst non-hearing individuals who utilize American Sign Language is what makes such people to keep on cherishing their silent world. The reason for that is because they perceive it as worth preserving. For instance, the eagerness of Peter and Nina’s daughter to jump into obtaining a cochlear implant sounds like she is betraying them. Although her mother knows the truth that such an implant will be beneficial to their daughter continues to get older, she still opposes her views. 

            Conversely, it can be argued that personal choice needs to be respected. The social, political, or cultural organization that a person comes from should not deter another person from making personal choices. As in the case of Heather Artinian’s it is important for them to understand that individual physical disadvantage is not something that must be celebrated upon. What this implies is the fact that it is unethical or illegal for parents to keep their children away from the hearing world. Furthermore, because of their experiences and opinions, it is absurd to let deaf sound like something so beautiful.  Parents with hearing impairments should not take that advantage of rearing their children within the circles of separatist subculture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXNrqKPsac0