I find movies like this so disrespectful.

I understand. From depression, to disease and illness..its all romanticised. And especially when you are having to watch a loved one go through such a terrible thing, it can feel or seem as if you as well as your loved on is being mocked. And that it is easy for actors to act and pretend they have the disease without actually feeling and having it. Because if they did, they would wish to god they never did. It feels like you are cold for certain things in life because of what you have had to go through. These actors may be overpaid and over praised, but in no way, can any of us judge or label them. Because just like we can label them, they can label us too. I understand your pain and the suffering of your father. And that no movie can ever amount or stand against what he, you or your family have had to go through. But you must know nobody is trying to mock you or make you feel the way you do. Its okay to feel pained, scared or useless. But it is never okay to take all those emotions and allow it to turn us cold. Many industries are here to make money. Thats what they do. They want profit. And it can be looked at and seen as disgusting. They have millions, billions either and most of us don't even have a million in a lifetime. But in the end, we aren't any different but we just are not the same either. We are all at different places in life. Some are made of money, others are not. Some are rich, some are poor. Some are starving, some are gorging on food. Its just the way it is. And we can do something about it. We can fight and raise money. We can shed blood, sweat and tears to fight against the cold, cruel things in this world and help to make them better. But judging, labeling and allowing pain to change us will never help. No amount of apologies is enough, but i am sorry seeing the trailer for this movie has made you feel such a way. I understand, and have felt like that too towards a certain thing in life. Take care and i wish the best for you and your family.

You haven't even seen the movie yet. You don't know how it's going to be.

Grow up. Seriously.

um I guess you can say the same about people who play slaves, or concentration camp victims, aids sufferers, the list goes on

If the actors were playing this as broad comedy, perhaps, but I don't think that's the case. No one is being insulted. It is not like hiring white actors to play other races (Mickey Rooney, Breakfast at Tiffany's) *brrrrrrrr* or hearing actors to play Deaf roles (Johnny Belinda).

As many have pointed out, it is highly likely the male lead makes a miraculous recovery and walks at the end. No para- or quadriplegic can actually play that role, sadly. Neither can they play a person without spinal cord damage who then becomes paralysed. Or suffers a motor neurone disease, which is how Eddie Redmayne stole the Oscar from the Cucumber himself, Sir Benedict. (Come on, you say The Imitation Game! Talk about making you cry...)

We all have limitations. *I am Emily Blunt's identical twin! I am Emily Blunt's identical twin!* Nope. Neither English, young enough, nor beautiful. See? Can't reverse that.

I agree. How DARE people who are paid to pretend, pretend to be something they're not. George Clooney NEVER went to med school but they let him be a doctor for like 7 years. Absolute nonsense. Oh, remember that movie where Stallone was an INDY car driver? He wasn't REALLY an INDY car driver. How dare he. It's disrespectful.


See how stupid I sound? That's how stupid you sound.

So actors shouldn't act nowadays? Every role should be tailor-made for a human being who falls under the exact circumstances in said role? Cry me a river kid.

"Wahhh my dad is crippled so this movie is offensive to me! My dad should be in this movie instead! Wahhh"

So actors shouldn't be allowed to act? Or I guess they are only allowed to play parts for things they have actually done in real life. So basically 99% of the movies out there shouldn't exist. Since pretty every movie contains actors portraying situations that they themselves have not been in.

If this is idiocracy you are exhibit A.