Murderball
One of best movies that I watched recently. Some of the things that I liked about the movie.
1. Murderball shows many things that those with no disability do not know about those who have had spinal cord injuries, do not have fully functional legs and arms or both. For example, the common belief is that those who had spinal cord injuries cannot have normal sex. This is false; they can have normal sex. They (men) get erection and they can have intercourse. Also they have girlfriends who have no disability; they are very attractive in fact, and if you had to give score to them, their girlfriends score average 9 out of 10 in every aspect, look and personality (Everyone who has had a spinal cord injury in the movie is a man).
2. Murderball asks a very fundamental question about life, which is "What does it mean to be a human?" The movie gives some idea of what the answer is like, but the answer is really up to each viewer. The question is asked by many different people, but the movie lets you explore the answer from a different angle because you are forced to ask the question from a very different starting point; you have had a spinal cord injury, and you do not have fully able body. That is the starting point.
3. Murderball portrays (at least a group of) those who had spinal cord injuries more correctly, i.e., it portrays them as people who desire to live and seek to find value in life more than those without any disability. They have a much more profound idea about life and they are much more enlightened and vibrant.
4. Murderball also gives an interesting idea of finding one's own identity from the perspective of patriotism and nationality. Those who play for Team USA are all Americans and they represent USA in international competitions including Olympic. They are proud and they do the very best. Joe Soares takes a different approach to find his own identity; he is an American and he used to play for Team USA. As a matter of fact, he was the star player when he was in the team. However, as he got older, he was unable to play for Team USA; speed wasn't there (and it's normal as you get older). However, he, then, started coaching Team Canada and took the team to the point which Team Canada beat Team USA a couple of times. He is proud to have played for Team USA and he is proud of living in US, but he helps another team, a non-USA team, to get to the top in his personal journey.
1. Murderball shows many things that those with no disability do not know about those who have had spinal cord injuries, do not have fully functional legs and arms or both. For example, the common belief is that those who had spinal cord injuries cannot have normal sex. This is false; they can have normal sex. They (men) get erection and they can have intercourse. Also they have girlfriends who have no disability; they are very attractive in fact, and if you had to give score to them, their girlfriends score average 9 out of 10 in every aspect, look and personality (Everyone who has had a spinal cord injury in the movie is a man).
2. Murderball asks a very fundamental question about life, which is "What does it mean to be a human?" The movie gives some idea of what the answer is like, but the answer is really up to each viewer. The question is asked by many different people, but the movie lets you explore the answer from a different angle because you are forced to ask the question from a very different starting point; you have had a spinal cord injury, and you do not have fully able body. That is the starting point.
3. Murderball portrays (at least a group of) those who had spinal cord injuries more correctly, i.e., it portrays them as people who desire to live and seek to find value in life more than those without any disability. They have a much more profound idea about life and they are much more enlightened and vibrant.
4. Murderball also gives an interesting idea of finding one's own identity from the perspective of patriotism and nationality. Those who play for Team USA are all Americans and they represent USA in international competitions including Olympic. They are proud and they do the very best. Joe Soares takes a different approach to find his own identity; he is an American and he used to play for Team USA. As a matter of fact, he was the star player when he was in the team. However, as he got older, he was unable to play for Team USA; speed wasn't there (and it's normal as you get older). However, he, then, started coaching Team Canada and took the team to the point which Team Canada beat Team USA a couple of times. He is proud to have played for Team USA and he is proud of living in US, but he helps another team, a non-USA team, to get to the top in his personal journey.
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