“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" 5/5, In Theaters Now.
It is rare in this day and age for a movie to have the ability to change your way of thinking not only for the period that you are watching it but for a lifetime; however, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” is such a movie.
Based on the book with the same name, The Diving Bell remarkably captures the true story of magazine editor, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who after suffering a stroke is left with full mental capacity but little other physical ability. Bauby is forced to communicate through his ability to blink and in this fashion he is able to use his one functioning eye to slowly express himself. This French language film follows Bauby from the time of his stroke through his recovery. It captures Bauby’s past through a series of flashbacks and follows him all the way through the finish of his autobiography that is dictated blink-by-blink to his oh-so-patient occupational therapist.
The Diving Bell is a tale of loss and recovery; a tale of frustration and eventual appreciation. More than this, it is a story that will leave you off a better person. And it is the best movie I’ve witnessed in recent memory.
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I loved "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", but the movie I'd rather see is "My Stroke of Insight", which is the amazing bestselling book by Dr Jill Bolte Taylor. It is an incredible story and there's a happy ending. She was a 37 year old Harvard brain scientist who had a stroke in the left half of her brain. The story is about how she fully recovered, what she learned and experienced, and it teaches a lot about how to live a better life. Her TEDTalk at TED dot com is fantastic too. It's been spread online millions of times and you'll see why!
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