Review of Sound and Fury (1988) by Chen Y — 19 Jul 2010

While this movie is at least 10 years old, it tell us about some really advanced technology for deaf and hearing impaired people. I found this film a little monotonous and one-sided with the deaf father of the deaf baby being stubborn and angry all the time.

I realize that he probably only has good intentions on his mind, but being in denial as he is, defencive and pushy, wouldnâ??t help him raise his daughter well. I would have to agree with other people who believe that this kind of parents should be considered â??abusiveâ??.

After watching this movie and doing a bit of research on my own, it appears that most times deaf parents strongly oppose any kind of surgical implantation and hearing parents want their kids to be able to hear at any cost.

It seems like the entire movie is built around the argument between â??forâ?? and â??againstâ??. The â??forâ?? argument mostly concentrates on the fact of the existence of the â??deaf communityâ?? and â??deaf cultureâ??.

Iâ??ve got no bad feelings towards such communities, but the sole presence of those sub-societies confirms discrimination and isolation of deaf people. Hearing parents on the other side have a better understanding of being different, and want to provide their kids with better opportunities in life, better quality of life, by allowing them to learn how to communicate through speech while still being young.

With my wife being severely hearing impaired, my two most favorite quotes out of the entire movie are: â??the deaf world is changingâ?? and â??you cant stop the futureâ?? .After talking to my wife weâ??ve decided that if we were to have a deaf baby, we would most definitely let the technology help us.