My brother, who is a disgusting liberal, hated this movie. He is an occupational therapist and said that the way the character felt was common for those with spinal cord injuries AT FIRST and then their attitude usually changes.
I have a friend who was a hospital chaplain. She was talking with a young father who was paralyzed. He focused totally on what he couldn't do anymore for the young daughter that adored him. She focused on the fact that he could be the willing ear when no one else could be bothered. I know I'm saying this badly but she made him realise that he may be paralyzed but he had love and time for his daughter. He saw that he was indeed needed and VERY important.
A conservative member of my college newspaper staff told me he was writing a review on this movie.
Yikes.....I did not know what I was getting into when I agreed to that.
Hopefully his review won't be too political...we try to keep politics out of our reviews....there is enough politics in our other pieces.
Aggh!