Movie Review: The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
This past week-end, my roommate and I went to a French film at the International Cinema they have here at BYU. I needed to go for my French class, and Kaitlyn tagged along because she is a good friend.
The film we watched is entitled The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. It was an excellent film, though rather depressing. It was the true story of the editor of Elle magazine, Jean-Dominique Bauby, known affectionately as Jean-Do, who had a stroke and was paralyzed form head to toe. The only thing he could move was his left eye. Jean-Do could still hear, see, and think perfectly fine, and was diagnosed with Locked-in Syndrome. Though he first pitied himself, feeling like an old-fashioned diver screaming under water where no one could here him, he turned his perspective around. He still had his imagination and his memories, which made him a butterfly.
In fact, he could even begin to communicate. His speech therapist created a list of all the letters in order of use. When she said the letter he wanted, he would blink, and spell out whatever he wanted to say. In fact, he wrote a book in that manner.
It was an inspiring, though tragic, movie, and I enjoyed it. Fair warning, it was definitely adult-themed and we skipped some of the movie.
:)
The film we watched is entitled The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. It was an excellent film, though rather depressing. It was the true story of the editor of Elle magazine, Jean-Dominique Bauby, known affectionately as Jean-Do, who had a stroke and was paralyzed form head to toe. The only thing he could move was his left eye. Jean-Do could still hear, see, and think perfectly fine, and was diagnosed with Locked-in Syndrome. Though he first pitied himself, feeling like an old-fashioned diver screaming under water where no one could here him, he turned his perspective around. He still had his imagination and his memories, which made him a butterfly.
In fact, he could even begin to communicate. His speech therapist created a list of all the letters in order of use. When she said the letter he wanted, he would blink, and spell out whatever he wanted to say. In fact, he wrote a book in that manner.
It was an inspiring, though tragic, movie, and I enjoyed it. Fair warning, it was definitely adult-themed and we skipped some of the movie.
:)
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