Monday, January 28, 2019

Lessons from "The Upside"

I wanted to make the most of the opportunity, it is not every day that a movie is centered around a person with a disability and the characters are portrayed by big name actors. So my idea is for people to discuss how they felt before and after seeing the movie. What were the expectations? Maybe they just came to be entertained. Did most of them have backgrounds in health fields? Maybe the concept of disability was not new to them. What parts surprised them? Did smashing the valuable items seem illogical? Maybe they saw that it was a logical connection between the present frustration he felt by his current circumstance- being in a wheelchair and his wife dying. Were they surprised that the lady who sent him so many letters was uncomfortable with a face to face meeting. Maybe they were surprised that she'd show up at all (but it was a romantic comedy). Would they have wanted the attendant to be one of the more experienced candidates? Maybe it did not seem logical to have someone inexperienced work at a job such as that. My most important question is how can society can become more accepting of people with quite severe disabilities? Maybe those who saw the movie didn't give it much additional thought.

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