Transphobia (ie. more of the stereotypical misportrayal of transgendered or non-cis individuals being "sick" and also having a strong relationship to sexual predation, perversion, sociopathy and homicide). Transgenderism as a symptom of mental illness.
hrm. death shares a lot of traits with the aspies i know. i guess that's the culture shock. probably anyone, showing up in a new world, would look like an aspie to me. brad pitt is awesomely oblivious and confused by deez humans.
Warning: Disgusting helping of benevolent sexism. Insulting portrayal of autism, as per usual. And as usual, the insult is born of the dehumanizing ideas held by uninformed people. That kid looks more like he's suffering from some kind of catatonia.
Trigger Warning: Violence ..the kind with a lot of screaming.
I tried to watch this when I was 15. Apparently the first few minutes are the worst, but the way I remember it, I still don't know if I could sit through it.