Movies are unrealistic by nature. People don't like or can't handle the
truth. I know people that believe forest gump really is a living person. i know
other people that believe that if I loved god I'd be able to walk. This is
my punishment from god and so on. Maybe god is a capitalist and gets his thrills
from watching mankind kill murder and destroy each other. I'm just another
heathen that thinks god is loving being that suffers when he sees how badly we
use free will.
When you see a movie, keep telling yourself, "it is a fairy tale". The best
part of murderball is it wasn't another remake and the actors were real people,
so Hollywood hated it. I hate to imagine the frustration Chris Reeves must have
felt after his accident when he realized what shallow self serving bastards most
of his friends and acquaintances were. Then he lowered himself into talking to
political types. Gees, that man suffered.
Money talks, the rest of us just roll away.
john
In a message dated 3/16/2006 9:05:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Greg
I agree with you about the movie sometimes being unrealistic. The
first misrepresentation I thought was in the movie was his and his friends
ability to receive such quality in the attendants for his and his
friends daily care. First the girl and then the other man. The
girl was a stretch but believable. But the second guy in a matter of
days was quite a stretch.
The second aspect of the movie I found
lacking was that for a such a high level quad he didn't take any medicine in
movie or that his house while modified for him to go in was not adapted for
him to operate anything independently, whether it was the bed, television or
phone. How did they make calls.
Third, unless I missed part of
the movie, how in the hell did he drive that car or even turn the wheel
without modification?
But nevertheless, it was enjoyable and spoke to
the needs of quadriplegics and high level quadr! iplegics
specifically.
Murder ball does not explore the everyday experiences of
quadriplegics and really kind of glosses over medical, social and personal
experts or challenges of quadriplegics.
It was a good movie but I must
say the wheelchair athletes weren't very likable and seemed conceited.
It was nice that they didn't play the cripple card and rejected the pity
others may place on them but they seem to be acting as if their disability
gave them a right to act arrogant in front of others or in public
situations. That the embarrassment or concern strangers may have when
first viewing their disability gives them carte blanche to act like fools or
have fun at the expense of others.
Maybe I was at a bad mood when I
watched the movie and took it too seriously rather than what it was, a movie
about a bunch of friends playing a sports that
enjoy.
Dillon
Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Rory
O'Shea is on HBO tonight and again on Sunday. I thought it was
better
than Murderball. A bit unreal, but sometimes funny. Though also
quite sad.
Greg
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