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John Oliver D. Gracilla Ms. Peggy Anne Orbe
Movie Critique of “Awakenings”
Wrote by Oliver Sacks
Directed by Penny Marshall
The movie entitled “Awakenings” was directed by Penny Marshall in 1990. Awakenings is a true story, based on the book written by Oliver Sacks in 1973. The movie stars Robin Williams and Robert De Niro portrays the true story of Doctor Sayer and the events of the summer of 1969 at a hospital in New York. This dramatic story of a doctor’s struggle to help victims of comatose is well …show more content…
And when they first to "awakened", Leonard. Leonard is also the first to demonstrate the limited duration of this period of "awakening". And when Leonard's tics grow more and more prominent and he starts to shuffle more as he walks, and all of the patients are forced to witness what will eventually happen to them. Leonard soon begins to suffer full body spasms and can hardly move. Leonard puts up well with the pain, and asks Sayer to film him, in hopes that he would someday contribute to research that may eventually help others. Leonard acknowledges what is happening to him and has a last lunch with Paula where he tells her he cannot see her anymore. When he is about to leave, Paula dances with him, and for this short period of time his spasms disappear. Leonard and Sayer reconcile their differences, but Leonard returns to his catatonic state soon after. The other patients' fears are similarly realized as each eventually returns to catatonia no matter how much their L-Dopa dosages are increased.
Awakenings is the most emotionally moving film we have ever seen. It passed through deeply into one of the worst human fears, losing the ability to move and function, but it's never forced or manipulative, and there's no heavy-handed message or moral. It's just a fascinating story that's beautifully
John Oliver D. Gracilla Ms. Peggy Anne Orbe
Movie Critique of “Awakenings”
Wrote by Oliver Sacks
Directed by Penny Marshall
The movie entitled “Awakenings” was directed by Penny Marshall in 1990. Awakenings is a true story, based on the book written by Oliver Sacks in 1973. The movie stars Robin Williams and Robert De Niro portrays the true story of Doctor Sayer and the events of the summer of 1969 at a hospital in New York. This dramatic story of a doctor’s struggle to help victims of comatose is well …show more content…
And when they first to "awakened", Leonard. Leonard is also the first to demonstrate the limited duration of this period of "awakening". And when Leonard's tics grow more and more prominent and he starts to shuffle more as he walks, and all of the patients are forced to witness what will eventually happen to them. Leonard soon begins to suffer full body spasms and can hardly move. Leonard puts up well with the pain, and asks Sayer to film him, in hopes that he would someday contribute to research that may eventually help others. Leonard acknowledges what is happening to him and has a last lunch with Paula where he tells her he cannot see her anymore. When he is about to leave, Paula dances with him, and for this short period of time his spasms disappear. Leonard and Sayer reconcile their differences, but Leonard returns to his catatonic state soon after. The other patients' fears are similarly realized as each eventually returns to catatonia no matter how much their L-Dopa dosages are increased.
Awakenings is the most emotionally moving film we have ever seen. It passed through deeply into one of the worst human fears, losing the ability to move and function, but it's never forced or manipulative, and there's no heavy-handed message or moral. It's just a fascinating story that's beautifully