The Upside

This was a very wholesome and funny movie, really helped you empathize with those with such extreme disabilities. I thought Kevin Hart did a great job being a little more serious than some of his other films. I do see how some people said that it showed too many good parts and not enough of the hard parts, like Kevin Hart really only had to change his catheter out once and not much else.  I read about how this was based off of a French film called the intouchables which was based off a true story, and a lot of people say the original is better, but from reading about all the changes that were made it sounds like this version knew how to make more emotional impact and significance to the characters and their actions. But then again, I’d probably need to see if before making a final judgement.  Some moments that stuck out to me: - When the coffee spilled on him, everyone is concerned, and he said “I don’t feel anything!” Which goes with the context, but I also felt like he was saying that about his emotions as well after such a heartbreaking situation.  - When Kevin Hart broke a ton of his stuff for him, I feel like him being able to express anger was important as he didn’t feel comfortable doing that with a lot of people.  - When they went paragliding again at the end.  I did notice a theme of shapes, and this is probably because I’m taking TMA 418 right now, but Phillip’s life is very rectangular and rigid, he likes square paintings (literally just a square), and he just stares at other strange shapes above his bed hoping to live a different life. And then he meets the girl he’s been writing and she gives this story about a pie, very circular and goes with the theme. And there was something else I can’t remember but it all fit together every will with him becoming a more round character.  Theme: Being brave, getting out of your comfort zone, be with people who push you, redemption, finding joy.