Saturday, April 05, 2008

Film: Awakenings (1990)

DVD: Anamorphic
Awakenings

"What's it like to be them? What are they thinking?"
"They're not. The virus didn't spare their higher faculties."
"You know that for a fact?"
"Yes."
"Because?"
"Because... the alternative is unthinkable."

Review: This was the movie that introduced me to Robin Williams' talented acting in a non-comedic role. This is great movie and Robert DeNiro was great as the patient who awakens from a decades long comatose state due to an experimental drug.

"You'd think at a certain point all these atypical somethings would amount to a typical something."

"My son is in pain! Please, stop this!"
"He's fighting, Mrs. Lowe."
"He's losing."

5 out of 5 Stars

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