Looks like one of the creatures from the dark crystal movie. I don't know what the makeup effects team was thinking, this looks almost nothing like Treacher Collins Syndrome.
shareI agree. The makeup looked particularly atrocious on that disfigured freak. But enough about Julia Roberts...
shareNo 2 kids look the same. Here is a REAL boy with Treacher Collins Syndrome.
Jacob actually met this boy.
I would say the look is similar minus the droopy left (boys right) eye.
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There are some that look a lot worse. Some will need a lot of surgeries to look even somewhat normal.
It is truly a shame. For some, it is a truly horrible way to have to live
They had to make him cute and lovable like a muppet so today's audiences would relate to him. If they showed the unpleasant truth of facial deformities, modern moviegoers would hate him and the movie would backfire.
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Isn't one of the characteristics of T-C syndrome reduced or eliminated cheekbones? So the eyes droop? That's what I heard.
Yes, but the thing is, they kind of "Disneyfied" the look of the makeup. A realistic depiction of Treacher Collins would not be appealing. The makeup is much softer and cuter, symmetrical and muppetlike than the real disorder.
In "Mask" the character suffered from a different condition, Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. No effort was made to soften it or make it look cute. It was very realistic. I don't think today's audiences would support a movie with a realistic looking character suffering facial deformities. They need to have it look cute and cuddly like a muppet or they would not see the film.
I can only see it as being very difficult to portray a person with no cheekbones when the actor has cheekbones, so how do you "remove" them?
The easiest way to see what the condition looks like is to use Google images and google Treacher Collins syndrome. There are many different variations and a few would look like something out of a horror movie. I dont think people want to see anything that sad or that horrifying.
the point of the movie is that Auggie is at least "normal" enough and functional enough to be in a regular school environment if he chooses.
I am fairly certain that there are stages of this condition which would pretty much exclude some of the kids with this condition from regular school.
I remember many years ago when I was in a retail store and I encountered a man who had the "elephant man" condition. His head was MASSIVE swollen and disfigured. Even as an adult it was horrifying to see. I had to look away.
I try not to be too judgemental about these things but a persons instincts of seeing a "monster" can be pretty strong.
I would have to believe that certain things in a school would be considered too frightening for children.
The movie is described as "facial differences" and Auggie falls into a category which is no so monsterous or distracting that he would be too repulsive to other kids.
Realistically this is about Bullying of kids that are different. I think that is what the real message is.
Of course they've had Down Syndrome actors...
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