Adrenzo Movie Analysis

The story of Lorenzo is an inspirational movie about the Odone family who is going through a hard time due to the sickness of Lorenzo. Lorenzo is the son of Augusto and Michaela Odone. Their son has an illness called Adrenoleukodystrophy, otherwise known as ALD. ALD slowly shuts down all of your bodily functions essentially to the point where you die. With no cure, the hope of Lorenzo surviving was slim. However, Augusto and Michaela decided to do everything in their power to save their son from such a lethal illness. The Odones spent countless hours finding and putting together ways to cure ALD, while illustrating how difficult life is with a child who has ALD can be. The movie goes into great detail showing how the love of a parent has for their child will always prevail. Eventually, after more than a year of Lorenzo's diagnosis, Augusto has found the cure for Lorenzo that would eventually become the Cure for ALD entirely. A simple mixture of oils became what …show more content…
Most of which are portrayed in the film. Adrenoleukodystrophy is passed down from the parents to their children as an X-linked genetic trait. Therefore, it affects mostly males, although some women who are carriers can have milder forms of the disease. Treatment for ALD is simple, Lorenzo's oil can help give the body the longer chain of fatty acids. This treatment is being tested for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, but it does not cure the disease and may not help all patients. Lorenzo's Oil is a combination of a 4:1 mix of oleic acid and erucic acid, taken from rapeseed oil and olive oil designed to normalize the accumulation of the very long chain fatty acids in the brain thereby halting the progression of