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Post by Lee on Mar 20, 2005 19:01:23 GMT -5
I just got around to seeing the movie this weekend. I liked it except for about the last twenty minutes.
Is it just me or do movies about quads wanting to die piss anyone else off? There are so damn many movies like that, but so few about quads who actually are living their lives and forming relationships, etc.
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Post by princess on Mar 20, 2005 20:02:29 GMT -5
You're right. Not that I've known a lot of quads or anything, but the one was pretty educational. Jef had probably the best outlook on life of anyone I've ever met. 90% of our serious conversations were about him helping me deal with my issues. He was pretty stable. I think more of them should tell their own stories, maybe. We'd all certainly by that book...
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Post by V on Mar 21, 2005 3:15:40 GMT -5
I actually really hated Million Dollar Baby. I found it so incredibly predictable and yeah, the end was ridiculously annoying.
Has anyone else noticed that there are a handful of movies where the main character is or becomes disabled, but the number of movies where there's some random supporting character who is disabled is almost nil? Does this piss anyone else off?
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Post by Lee on Mar 22, 2005 23:20:21 GMT -5
That's what I liked about "Saved!" The disabled character wasn't the focus and neither was his disability. It was more like he just happened to be in a wheelchair.
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Post by Sean on Apr 22, 2005 5:18:15 GMT -5
I've not seen Million Dollar Baby. I don't plan on seeing it. Nor any other of Eastwood's movies. He's managed to thoroughly anger me. It wasn't long ago that he was taken to court because one of his hotels weren't accessible. He ended up fighting it in court long enough to spend over $10K in fees, when it would have cost about $500 to fix the damn loo in the first place. But that's neither here nor there The problem with Million Dollar Baby is that it is really pervasive, giving the uneducated public the idea that people with disabilities all want to die, and that the quality of life is horrid. In fact, while 75% of ER doctors and nurses thing that quality of life post SCI is significantly lower than before injury, 80% of quads asked the same question 5 years post injury say that quality of life is the same or better! (It was a study done a few years ago, I do not have the proper references for it). And if you look at people with disabilities in the movies, the vast majority are villains, or superheros, but mostly villains. Bad on the subconscious of our society, I say.
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Post by wheelie37 on May 17, 2005 7:37:16 GMT -5
I agree! It is hard enough to "fit in" with society, due to access etc without prejudice from th media as well
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