Blog #8: Wizard Mode

This documentary was about an autistic teenager’s journey to becoming a champion at Pinball. It was an inspiring documentary film about this particular character, Robert Gagno. The film’s nameĀ Wizard ModeĀ also was inspired by the technical term of that refer to a ‘hidden’ level that is unlocked when a pinball player is able to go through lightning-speed challenges on the game. This was something Robert was training to achieve and the film was able to capture that and even more.

The most riveting moments from the film shows when Robert has to go through life on its own as a teenager, in which was being able to maintain and obtain a life of independence, as well as, thriving through it as a teenager with autism. The story of this documentary itself shows just how much it is to very meaningful and inspiring for its audiences. Thus, I think that the film did its job on delivering a moving story of this teenage boy and compiling all these simple, yet, encouraging and structured footages together.

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