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I so agree about Extremely Loud etc. It was so incredibly moving, and I thought the actor was amazing. I even came here to post about it at the time! I still don't think dd12 is ready for it though--I think she would be a wreck. I did not enjoy the book as much as the movie.
DS had/sometimes still does have issues with sound. Unlike the boy in the movie, he would cover his ears at seemingly insignificant sounds as if they were "extremely loud".
As a baby, he'd cry for no apparent reason. Nothing would comfort him and even colic "remedies" were useless.
Later, when he was older, I asked him about that and if he remembered crying so much. He said he did. He said he didn't like all the talking around him!
I don't know if it was because he had highly sensitive hearing or if it was because he knew others were communicating without his understanding-he didn't elaborate-and I'm honestly not entirely sure he understood the fantastic thing he just said.
All I do know is I didn't know he was gifted when he was an infant and so had no idea he could even conceive what talking was.
I also loved Space Camp and recently got it from the library to watch with DS4.5. He enjoyed the concept, but a big part of it is the romance stuff between some of the characters. Those parts were pretty boring and uninteresting to the kiddo.
DS does love Matilda and Paranormal. He also likes Dr. Who and I've recently shown him a few Buffy the Vampire Slayers (he likes scary things.).
The movie Real Genius had a big impact on me as a kid. I thought Val Kilmer's character was awesome for being smart, funny, and wild.
In a somewhat similar theme, Grease 2 portrays a geeky academic who transforms himself into a biker, eventually winning over his crush and gaining acceptance of the T-Birds (motorcycle gang).
I also LOVED Real Genius. Those-- THOSE were 'my' people. LOL.
Star Trek, TNG is very appealing.
MacGyver. I love MacGyver, even if the science involved is totally bogus in some instances... part of the fun is discussing what totally would NOT work that way. He's like an American version of Doctor Who. Only not a 900 year old alien, and the bad guys aren't aliens, either.
As a chess aficionado, one of my faves. Lovely portrayal of a young chess prodigy and the adult pressures and issues he faces as he develops his talent.
I think that any parent of a HG/+ child must see this film.
This movie has more to do with my parenting of my daughter than most parenting books have.
This one may sound weird, but it does show gifted adults (both sexes) in a favorable way, and my DD8 requested to watch this movie a second time in less than a week:
