I find movies like this so disrespectful.

I'm sorry for your son, and I can understand where you're coming from (I'm autistic, with a spinal deformity, and severe PTSD, anxiety and depression), but I have to respectfully disagree with your position on this (in areas. I don't like celebrity culture either, and I have issues with society at large). I personally like it when people respectfully take on roles that accurately reflect what I'm going through (I want to stress "accurately") because it opens a dialogue.

The film has a good message, and it brings awareness to things that may not get awareness otherwise (at least, not as much). Beyond that, acting is about understanding, and trying to immerse yourself in a role. I understand why you'd be upset. They can just go back to a normal life after pretending to have lived another. But that's really what acting's about. If we apply that to anyone else, we'll have some clear issues. Ben Affleck shouldn't actually play Batman because his parents were never murdered as a kid, Sigorny Weaver shouldn't play Riply because she never had a daughter that died.

Again, I understand your points, and I definitely agree in a sense, but in another, I recognize that it comes with their profession, and that there is some good that can come of it. Acting is an art form in itself.

Disrespectful??? Umm, no way. Asking people to wake up to the real world but hello, it will be rated R instead of PG-13 if what you said was true. But I am not definitely saying that every R film is offensive. Most of 'em are not.

I'm still studying in high school and I don't even know what paraplegia means until I watched the movie two hours ago (preview screening). It brings awareness to me, a big one I might add. The director edited the film beautifully and it's not just a love story, it's science too.

So you're saying that, for ex: people who broke up and got married again should be act by those people who had the same experience??? Oh man, get over with it. Most people thought that acting is simple. You might want to think again, with cameras and flashes pointing towards you, your head thinking about the lives who are gonna watch your talent(s), with good expression and memory, and a long and tight chain chemistry between the characters involved in a movie and with the audience. Those are the thoughts directors have in mind to take popular and excellent actors instead of amateurs.

Ummm, it's a movie...? It's make believe. That's kind of the point.

You don't like that kind of movie, don't go see it.

Films like 50/50 that was a comedy based on somebody with cancer was praised by many sufferers as an accurate portrayal.
If your post was a dislike of the way the character was portrayed then OK.
(personally I did not like the movie, (thought the girls reaction to the guy not chamging his mind was selfish) But to hit out because of the subject is a slight over-reaction. I empathize and understand how that is your view, but it's your individual opinion. And the lashing out has no real value adding points within your argument. If it bothers and angers you THAT MUCH, you should probably seek some form of counseling for it.

My father suffers from early-onset dementia. 4 of my Uncles have had it. There is a possibility of it being genetic, and myself getting it someday. I watch a film like 'The Judge', or 'The Notebook'. They don't anger me. They do however tap emotion. Hence the whole point of the movie.
Live life while you can. Don't get angry because others do it.


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If you can't do something smart,do something right

I'm very sorry to hear that you Dad is in that position. Many others are and the vast majority make the most out of life.
That in my opinion is how everyone should treat life.

I can't agree that this book/movie are disrespectful at all. Certainly that was never the intention of the author.

I'm also disabled but there are different degrees of disability and everyone is different so what applies to one does not apply to another.

As for the actors, they choose to do that job and I'm sure that the ones who can make a living at it count themselves as very lucky.
The parts they play are usually far removed from what they would do normally, this is no different.
Yes some of them are overpaid in my opinion but that's no different to sports or bankers etc etc.
The movie is not intended to offend anyone but if someone takes offence then I'm afraid that is their problem.
I don't mean to sound callous but that's life.

I assume you've read the book and/or seen the movie and if you're that distressed then that's a shame.

If you hate celebrities so much then why do you have an IMDB account?
If it's just to vent off at people then perhaps you should think about closing it?