Gleason (2016), Steve Gleason, Michel Varisco Gleason
Following his ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Lou Gehrig’s Disease) diagnosis, former NFL athlete Steve Gleason is the subject of Gleason, the Clay Tweel-directed documentary popular at 2016’S Sundance Film Festival.
I’m interested in this story because, like many, the question of ‘how would I spend my time if I knew I only had a certain number of days left to live’ has crossed my mind once or twice.
I’m looking forward to learning about Gleason’s journey of adjustment to a future very different from what he’d hoped.
The Theory Of Everything (2014), Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones
For those hoping that The Theory of Everything will delve deeply into the science that Professor Stephen Hawking is most famous for, that’s not the emphasis here. Instead, director James Marsh’s film focuses on the love story of Hawking, the acclaimed theoretical physicist plus cosmologist and his wife, Jane.
Starring Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything is great for all the important reasons, including a brilliant script and memorable performances by all, especially Redmayne, whose Best Actor Oscar win for this very role is highly deserved.
Redmayne does a memorable job of embodying Hawking’s physicality, conveying his emotions and his famously mischievous sense of humour through all the stages of his life.
The Theory Of Everything (2014), Eddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything is about many things. For me, the thing that stands out most is what it has to say about the beauty of friendship, love and most of all, what is possible with the human spirit. As Hawking put it himself:
“There should be no boundary to human endeavour. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. While there is life, there is hope’.
If you haven’t already, watch it for all the reasons above.
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