I recently overheard a brief snippet of a trailer for an upcoming movie, words to the effect:
- Your son's
intelligence is off the charts.
- He is
special.
- He is having
problems making friends.
My ears perked up, thinking of the movie
Gifted from two years ago, and of a few
documentaries on various experiences of the intellectually gifted.
The upcoming movie is called "The Prodigy." While that may sound promising, unfortunately it is a horror movie about demonic possession.
I was instantly disappointed. Not only let down by the movie's premise, but also disappointed that we live in a society which allows or welcomes extreme intellectual gifts to be cast in a negative light. I could not imagine any other minority/diversity being targeted for this treatment in the 21st century: explaining their difference as being sourced from, related to, or co-existing with, demonic possession.
I am intentionally not placing a link to the movie trailer in this post. I guess I would suggest boycotting the movie.
