AWAKENINGS

There may be plenty of films who choose to deliver their message via subtle manner, and there are films who sort of hit you over and over with moral messages. Neither way is good nor bad. It all depends on our movie preferences. Awakening happens to be something more than the listed categories. The film is pretty much a gut-wrenching categorize movie. And it appears to have a pretty great movie plot. Robin Williams and Robert De Niro have done an awesome job in the movie. Their excellent performance in the movie has made it a must watch movie.

What would your feeling will be like if you regain back your life after more than 30 years in a catatonic state and later on lose back what you have gained? Awakenings is about Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro) who is awakened by the persistence and dexterity of Dr. Malcolm Sayers (Robin Williams). After some initial mystification, Leonard became extremely grateful to  the Doctor who have gave him a second chance of living a normal life filled with plenty of love and laughter. Unfortunately, after regaining his life, Leonard started to experience side effects from the drugs and started to exhibit the symptoms of the catatonic disease. At the end of the film, audience can see Leonard’s recorded speech which basically delivers his thoughts possessed by his subconscious. His speech was definitely part of his natural aggravation and not a side effect from the drugs (according to my view).

We can thoroughly relate this movie to our lives as well, and it doesn’t have to be a typical disease.  It may be all those tough times you been through throughout you lives. You may even be going through a tough time now. This film will definitely boost you up by teaching you what life is all about, and mainly it teaches us about certain things that we don’t seem to realize, for example, we totally forgotten that none of us has a full control of our lives as its part of the deal of being a human. There is also a practical tip in this movie besides teaching us to embrace life and love. Its all about appreciating your physical abilities, which is the ability to move your body parts. We should learn to appreciate that we can actually walk and run where lots of others who can’t. So learn to walk around, doesn’t matter right or left, up on towards the cliff, backward or straight. You will never know one day we might able to do all things that we are capable to do so in current time in future. 

So, live a life with a pupose filled with hope and passion and most importantly LOVE!

“What we do know is that, as the chemical window closed, another awakening took place; that the human spirit is more powerful than any drug – and THAT is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. THESE are the things that matter. This is what we’d forgotten – the simplest things.” -Dr. Sayers, Awakenings