Awakenings (DVD)

In 1969 dr malcolm sayer played by robin williams began working at bainbridge hospital, he discoveres a group of people who survived the 1916 sleeping sickness epidemic who the rest of the world seems to have either forgotten about or just simply given up hope on. The sleeping sickness virus turned its victims into lifeless statues Dr sayer experiments with drugs and new techniques to bring these people back to normal functioning human beings, during his quest to this he also opens himself up to his own sleepyness when it comes down to human affection and friendships. This is a beautifully moving film based on a true story that will be ...

A good film is one where you cannot drag yourself away, where you don't notice the things going on outside of the TV screen and you can't help but feel a churning in your gut as you proceed to feel the raw emotion of the characters. I'm not one for soppy films, I hate anything that contains a massive amount of violence without reason, and I dislike anything that lacks any sort of plot. But this film is different, this film grabbed my attention and brought me into the story at the expense of Dooyoo... only football matches have succeeded at this in the past. MY EXPERIENCE: Whilst sat on my now beloved Dooyoo, the Mrs. was flicking ...

Imagine living in a state of nothingness, where no one can reach you, and where most of the world has written you off as a vegetable. Imagine having no-one that actually believes you have worth. This film is an interesting one, and one that I have on video and will keep in my library, because it is about the forgotten people. Based on a book by Oliver Sacks, I believe that the direction of this movie is good, because the pictures that it conjures up upon our screens is one of reality, and the don't care less attitude that doctors and hospitals face when having a ward full of patients that they seemingly can do nothing for, nor reach, and have arrived at that ...