I loved Zodiac. I think both of those guys did very well with their roles, especially Downey Jr. That movie had a great cast too.
heh, RDJ was just playing himself :o)
haha also why he was the perfect Tony Stark
another superfantastic movie
I don't really have...well, now that I think of it, yes, I do have a favorite illness film. It's a play...a woman has a brain tumor...dang it...I can't think of the name of it...there's a scene in it where a woman holds her friend and reads her Goodnight Moon.
I don't know that I would recommend "Steel Magnolias" to anyone. It was...let me put it this way. I went to see it as a I think 12 year old with my best friend, also 12, and she was also T1. I spent several decades being existentially void because of that movie and its effect. Well, I'm sure it was more complicated than that, but "Steel Magnolias"...ye gods.
"Wait Until Dark" and "The Miracle Worker" I loved. "American Splendor" is one of my favorite illness films...it presents illness in what I like to think is a very humanistic form. And I think that magic realism and any chronic illness go hand in hand.
I saw the trailer. I tend to react very emotionally to birds eye shots. Powerlessness...it managed to get a reaction out of me pretty quickly. The opening to the trailer was nice. And the guy in the elevator looked low. I'd say he was between 30 and 40 mg/dl...lol. That's me at 50, for some reason. That one vivid shot with the blood coming out of his fingertip, combined with the blue tinged/fog/blur was pretty powerful. And the warning about anxiety...well, I appreciate it.
I watched the trailer as well, and joined the mailing list. I felt low just watching it. I am really looking forward to these films.
I kind of like the idea. I want to be in one!!! lol. I like horror movies but I'm not so sure how they will raise more awarness for diabetes.
"i felt low just watching it"
too funny.
Favorite illness movie: Does "The Incredible Shrinking Man" count? If not, maybe I'll go with "Psycho" the original with Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins.
The thing that has always bothered me about "Steel Magnolias" is why a hard to control (BS wise anyway) woman would get a pancreas transplant? I've never heard of pancreas transplant being an options for diabetes treatment. Am I missing something?
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Favorite illness movie: Does "The Incredible Shrinking Man" count? If not, maybe I'll go with "Psycho" the original with Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins.
The thing that has always bothered me about "Steel Magnolias" is why a hard to control (BS wise anyway) woman would get a pancreas transplant? I've never heard of pancreas transplant being an options for diabetes treatment. Am I missing something?
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Hi DdrumminMan,
In Steel Magnolias the young lady had to have a kidney transplant after having a child.
i have to admit i love a good horror movie... but ginas right i think that would associate diabetes with horror and that would not be a good thing
i donno depending on the low, i feel like im in a horror movie sometimes. for my mom, me being low even slightly IS a horror movie.
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i have to admit i love a good horror movie... but ginas right i think that would associate diabetes with horror and that would not be a good thing
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I really hear what you're saying Shannon and whilst it's fantastic to see all the posts that are in favour of the project, I am always keen to listen to those that have doubts and reservations. To alleviate some of your concerns, I think most viewers understand that cinema is largely a work of fiction and that Sugar Drop is a creative and expressive take on certain facets of diabetes rather than a literal depiction. Remember, no one really believes that motels are a bad thing just because Hitchcock allowed Norman Bates to run amok in one in Psycho! Also, without giving too much away, the source of horror in each of these films turns out not to be diabetes itself but something external...
I also think it's important that the general public know that although our condition is largely invisible we do infact, from time to time, have to face things that are horrible/horrifying (remember the first time you had to do your injection for yourself or your blood sugar went low and you'd forgotten to bring any glucose with you...). These movies take these situations to an extreme in order deliberately provoke discussion. Afterall, it is only through discussion that we can generate education
I did a radio interview for the BBC yesterday which touches on the some of the points you raise. If you are interested, it's available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p003yvxx/Shane_OConnors_Breakfast_Show_11_08_2009/ (you will need to fast forward to around 01:41:40 to locate it)