truth is the foundation of progress

Fredrick 2022-04-19 09:02:09

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 memory loss, depression, dementia and other symptoms, [more common in athletes with head trauma,] Then, in addition to rugby and boxing, ice hockey, football players, and even wrestlers will be prone to it. This disease! ! In the end, they were either tortured or depressed and committed suicide, so I would not recommend my family and friends to play these sports in the future. I think any movement should be based on respect for life,

Finally, I am very grateful to the doctors who insist on the truth like this. The huge interests drive those beneficiaries of the NFL to suppress the facts, threaten and intimidate, but Bennet did not compromise with the authority, so that medical progress has been made and the truth has become known. This is an admirable doctor.

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  • Angela 2021-12-20 08:01:06

    Pay attention to athletes, pay attention to neuroscience. What impressed me most after watching the film was this incident. Will Smith did not have a sense of existence. Perhaps this is a good movie, and it has achieved its fundamental purpose.

  • Macie 2022-03-21 09:02:07

    7 points. The subject matter is actually very interesting. Rugby sports caused concussion and CTE, but the result was so bland as water. The screenwriter is really to blame. Think about the same type of movies, whether it is "Never Compromise" or "Thank You for Smoking", you can find a very wonderful angle to describe it. When it comes to this film, the male protagonist's efforts are nothing but this, and the NFL's counterattack is also like a pretense. , and of course there are some inexplicable emotional scenes.

Concussion quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Dr. Bennet Omalu: When I was a boy, heaven was here,

    [gestures with hand]

    Dr. Bennet Omalu: and America was here.

    [gestures slightly lower]

    Dr. Bennet Omalu: You could be anything, you could do anything - I never wanted anything as much as I wanted to be an American.

  • [from trailer]

    Voice on phone: Drop it, or they'll be doing your autopsy, Mr Omalu.

    Dr. Bennet Omalu: DOCTOR Omalu.

    [Hangs up the phone]