Life can be considered challenging to normal people, with the demand of providing for the family and other more important issues dealt with on a daily basis. People then think that it is rather more challenging to those individuals diagnosed with autism and is legally blind. However, the documentary "Best and Most Beautiful Things" breaks this notion in all aspects.
The documentary "Best and Most Beautiful Things" showcases the life of Michelle Smith. She is not your average 20-year old. She is diagnosed with autism and to make things worse, she is also legally blind.
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However, this did not deter her to live life to the fullest, especially in Maine which is known to be a little backward and still generally conservative. Not only does she live life like the rest do, she also explores everything about it including her sexuality.
According to IMDb, considered an outcast, Michelle Smith who is a precocious young blind woman vanishes into quirky obsessions and isolation. She lives with humor and bold curiosity. She also chases love and freedom in the most unexpected places which are in a provocative fringe community.
The documentary is directed by Garrett Zevgetis. It is a well-lauded work-of-art making people realizes that no one deserves the right to look down on people with disabilities. It makes people think that they are as capable as the rest.
As added by Rotten Tomatoes, the documentary "Best and Most Beautiful Things" proves that it is well-received as it got 80 percent with 100 percent of viewers liking the documentary. This is definitely good rating for a documentary.
Peter Keough, a top critic from Boston Globe said that by the end of the film, your heart will have had a workout. Kevin P. Sullivan of Entertainment Weekly said that the film's overall effect let the person- not the condition- be the real story, one that is worth sharing.
