Concussion

Concussion

  • Director: Peter Landesman
  • Writer: Peter Landesman,Jeanne Marie Laskas
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, Australia, United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 25, 2015
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Game Brain
  • "Game Brain" is a biographical feature film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Peter Landesman and co-starred by Willard Christopher Smith Jr , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , David Boeditch Morse, etc. The film was released in the United States on December 25, 2015 Released   .
    The film is adapted from real events and tells the story of a brain neurologist who has the courage to pursue the truth and strives to prove the facts of brain sports injuries   .

    Details

    • Release date December 25, 2015
    • Filming locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies LStar Capital, Scott Free Productions, The Cantillon Company

    Box office

    Budget

    $35,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $34,542,474

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $10,513,749

    Gross worldwide

    $48,623,572

    Movie reviews

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    • By Fredrick 2022-04-19 09:02:09

      truth is the foundation of progress

      First of all, this is a film based on real events. Smith perfectly interprets the role of Bennet Oamaru, for which he also won the 19th Hollywood Film Best Actor Award. The brain disease caused by rugby in the film reminded me of seeing reports of boxers suffering from this disease in the early years. I checked the relevant information and this disease is now characterized as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CET for short), which is a A progressive brain degenerative disease accompanied by...

    • By Alexys 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      When football as a feeling and belief hits the iceberg of death

      I really don't believe that this movie is actually scheduled for Christmas and can still get $48.6 million. When I watched it, I thought that this movie should not be released in the pro footable season. I feel that as long as you are fans, as long as you know this news, you will not be able to enter the cinema.
          It has to be said that Hollywood movies now rely more and more on true stories. On the one hand, it is the helplessness and lack of words of the screenwriters. On the other...

    • By Eldora 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      There is a truth

      In fact, the title is my nonsense. Originally, I didn't plan to write this movie review so big, and I read a lot of people's reviews before writing it. To be honest, I didn't write this to comment on the good or bad of this film because there is no such thing in the world. Completely good and bad everything comes and goes
      In the beginning, I was bored because of the lack of drama. I found a movie with an actor I liked to watch it. I didn't watch it at the beginning. It really caught my...

    • By Liam 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      hope they are healthy

      I feel that the average score of this movie is still low, it should be around 7.5. Personally, I think the confrontation between the two parties and the pressure on the protagonist are well described.

      I don't really want to discuss the issue of upholding the truth, because it's not my turn, I'm afraid I don't have much courage, I'm just a person who goes with the flow, but the life of an athlete is really heartbreaking.

      In fact, the problems caused by competitive sports have...

    • By Roel 2022-03-25 09:01:10

      the real american dream

      The toxins produced by the brains of American football players under the long-term impact eventually cause many people to suffer and die young. A trivial African forensic expert withstood enormous resistance and finally shook the national spiritual pillar of the sport, and got his wish to join the United States citizenship. Adapted from real people, it more objectively exposes American society and the distortions and entanglements of human nature under the collusion between academics and...

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    • By Stuart 2022-04-23 07:02:29

      Straight-forward, the film seems less meaningful than the events...

    • By Earline 2022-04-23 07:02:29

      Will Smith is very familiar with this kind of role, the story is not too brilliant, the traditional Hollywood...

    • By Darian 2022-04-23 07:02:29

      Similar to the theme of "Breakthrough Insider", industry insiders challenged the powerful system out of conscience, but were ruthlessly suppressed because they touched huge vested interests, and finally broke through many obstacles to disclose unknown facts to the public, and then achieved Some kind of inspirational process, and this film has added elements of African immigrants integrating into American society. The filming is tepid, not very resonant, and the hero and heroine of the emotional...

    • By Katlyn 2022-04-23 07:02:29

      In theory, any professional sports will cause damage to the human body. The key lies in whether the injured athlete is aware of the injury, has the right to know, and has the right to choose later. For the movie, the whole film is really too flat and straightforward without any climax or highlights. The only thing is the accent of Shi Huang, which is so...

    • By Mikel 2022-04-23 07:02:29

      In fact, this type of script has a lot of potential to win awards, such as last year's "Focus", and this film is relatively mediocre, mainly because of the lack of plot and character dialogue that can push the plot to a...

    Movie plot

    Dr. Bennet Omalu (Willard Christopher Smith Jr ) is a Nigerian cranial neuropathologist who works in the Pennsylvania Forensic Office. Bennet Omalu is a completely different kind in the unit, on the one hand because of his origin, on the other hand because of his unorthodox medical research. He has no special feelings or fetters for rugby, and he disagrees with the self-protection mechanism of his industry, but looks at the sport from...
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    Evaluation action

    The director of the film, Peter Landesman, did not add too much color to the traditional feature film route. But his straightforward way of expression is more suitable for highlighting a strong cast and a tense script-if you don't know that this is the true story, the dirty truth is simply unbelievable. ( Review of " Entertainment Weekly" )
    The film attempts to combine a serious report exposing public health incidents, a thrilling...
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    Movie quotes

    • Dr. Bennet Omalu: By my calculations, Mike Webster has sustained more than 70,000 blows to his head.

    • Rep. Linda Sanchez: It sort of reminds me of the tobacco companies, pre-'90s, when they kept saying, "No, there's no link between smoking and damage to your health or ill health effects." And they were forced to admit that that was incorrect, through a spate of litigation in the 1990s.

    • Dr. Bennet Omalu: I solved the problem. All they have to do is put on the side of the helmet, "The Surgeon General has determined that playing football is hazardous to your health."

      Dr. Cyril Wecht: You got to put it on BOTH sides of the helmet.

      [they laugh]