Mar Adentro

Yes another foreign film about a paraplegic, although this one is very different. It takes on the issue euthanasia a very grim and taboo subject. One that many people would rather avoid. This movie features two great actors/actresses Javier Bardem(No Country For Old Men) and Belen Rueda(The Orphange). The plot is about a man (Javier Bardem) who becomes paralyze from the waste down at the tender age of 25, what then follows a 28 year up hill battle against the spanish government and religious figures. He states that he is able to reason and therefore should not be denied the right to end his own life. This a very sad film, but beautifully sad. It is directed extremely well and the actors all do their part in the film with astonoshing results. Overall I'd give this movie a 9/10.





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The Diving Bell and The butterfly(Le Scaphandre et le Papillon)

A French movie, which makes you wonder when Hollywood will get on the ball. When will they learn to produce films which inspire, and motivate as human beings as well as entertain us. I will admit that maybe 1/100 movies are done really well, but its a rarity. This movie is shot from first person perspective, and also a third person. It works marvelously i must say. The underlying plot is about a man who suffers a stroke, and wakes from a three week coma to find that he has lost everything in his human capabilities other than his reasoning, and the use of one eye and eyelid. He has to learn how to communicate using only one eyelid. I was deeply moved by his intricate use of words, the melancholy of his situation saddens you at times, but when he puts his grieve behind he makes you wonder how you yourself would survive if put into that situation. This is based on true story, and its indeed remarkable. I gave this movie 10/10. A well worth rating.





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