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Post by Lee on May 13, 2005 0:44:21 GMT -5
I just saw this movie tonight. For those of you who don't know it, this is the one where Eric Stoltz breaks his neck in a hiking accident. I was hesitant to see it at first, because I always confuse Eric Stoltz with Eric Roberts, and I can't stand Eric Roberts. But I have to say, it was a pretty good movie. I can't say it didn't drag a bit (a lot). The sex scenes made it worth it.... like Stoltz hooking up with Helen Hunt in his hospital bed. That was great. Wesley Snipes was good too, although I'm sorry ladies: he doesn't lick carpet.
It was very similar to "The Men", an old movie with Marlon Brando that I've talked about on here. You could even match it up, character by character. Comparing the two, I think I liked "The Men" better... it was more concise and hit most of the devo points faster. (Yeah, I have no attention span thanks to TV.)
I thought Stoltz was great in this part. For those of you who have seen it, I really liked the scene where he breaks down and has his "epiphany". Still, I wish there were a scene where he was instructing John Travolta to give an adrenaline shot to the heart.
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Post by Sean on May 13, 2005 1:35:49 GMT -5
I have always really liiked The Waterdance, though for me, more as a source of information on what rehab is like than for devotee aspects.
FWIW, several para friends of mine say that their rehab experience was close to that in the movie. Might be because it was written by a high para/low quad.
Also, Snipe's one of the only actors that does transfers "right"... And his going to a nursing home because there's nowhere else for him to go is happening all too often to folks with disabilities in the US. In Georgia, 14% of people in nursing homes are below the age of 40, and are there only because they have a disability...
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Post by Lee on May 13, 2005 11:46:19 GMT -5
Is 6 months a typical stay though? I did a little volunteer work in a rehab facility and insurance usually paid for a month and a half, at best.
Also, when I was watching, I was never sure what the deal was with Joel's hands... sometimes he could move them, sometimes he couldn't...
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Post by Sean on May 13, 2005 16:34:10 GMT -5
6 months was pretty much the norm "way back when". Now, because insurances are such edjits, the stay is reduced quite significantly. Of course advances in rehab have reduced the timeframe as well, but all in all, the US is in a situation where duration of care is dictacted by insurance rather than medical staff. Kinda scary if you ask me. For example, in Canada, they won't release you until you're able to cook for yourself (even just making sandwhiches), go to the loo on your own, and have basic daily living skills. Not necessarily so throughout the US
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Post by wheelie37 on May 17, 2005 7:25:17 GMT -5
That is awful so much for equal rights and caring society!
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