Wrong Game is an ASL (American Sign Language) movie I went to see yesterday with a few friends. It was shown at a local high school here in the middle of effing nowhere to help raise money to send a few high schoolers to Washington DC. The 11th and 12th graders are going on a trip to visit the infamous University - Gallaudet. It was an awesome turn out! My friends and I figured a handful of people would show up, but there was an auditorium full of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and hearing folks all jazzed up about being together and getting to see this movie.

We went into the high school auditorium and took our seats in these old wooden seats (with fold up mini desk tops - probably a lecture hall at one point). We knew right away our butts were going to be screaming out in pain soon. The movie started, but first we had to sit through a ten minute long commercial for Sprint… I guess Sprint sponsored the movie and therefore it was more or less their film. They then gave 50% to all the children going on this trip. *Kudos Sprint*

The movie finally began and at first was a little confusing, but quickly got to a point where everything was clear. I was a little freaked out going into the movie because on the trailer I viewed online I saw some guy talking about a disembodied cow head - yuck! I am not into disembodied anything! Finally about halfway through I calmed down, realizing how corny the movie was. Not Corny in a bad way, but corny in an, “I can watch this and not be freaking out” way. I was able to relax and enjoy the show knowing violence was not totally on the agenda. There were nasty bug eating scenes and yucky spewing of foam as someone dies scenes but no lopping off of heads or pulling out of guts… Thank you film makers! It was tense because you had no freaking idea what was going to happen next, who was going to die or how exactly. It was a well executed movie and although I want to sit here and replay the whole movie for you - I won’t.

It was weird - as a hearing person - sitting in a theater watching a movie without any kind of sound. I did enjoy the experience and I understand that I was watching the movie as a fellow Deaf person. Anytime my friends and I would talk to one another, we respected everyone around us and signed as we spoke. It was fun and I hope we have more chances in the near future to see more ASL films.

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