Sunday, July 19, 2009

Le scaphandre et le papillon AKA The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) (6/10)

Last evening as I was walking home I was contemplating about armchair universes and about moving cursors and hopefully even objects with thoughts. Why does one need the body? As my netflix queue was shrinking I looked around and found this French movie which I was able to stream.

It is based on a real story, and in that the story itself is impressive. A man losing all his body except for one eye, and thanks to good care, visionary therapists and a will to lie and generally be good humored about it, he manages to accomplish something which other souls handicapped by having too many things to do, do not.

But it is a story of an individual, and he dwelves in his past, the best he can do. Others can take courage from him that not all is lost when seemingly it is. After choosing to fight for it, it is upto each individual what to actually do. Sometimes too much may depend on those around you though.

Le scaphandre et le papillon AKA The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) (6/10)

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