This movie is the most insulting depiction of blind people I have ever seen, aside from some low-class comedies. It condemns blind people to dead end jobs. Speech-activated computers have been around for decades. I personally know a blind law professor. Blind people can be lawyers, doctors, teachers, musicians, scientists, car sales people, sculptors, politicians, rabbis, priests, the pope, President of the United States--in fact the only profession I don't think they can pursue is that of a painter. They can also be treacherous without having sight.
The main character could have pitched his idea, gotten the promotion, and manipulated people into selling their houses without sight. He could have cheated on his wife without sight. Since this particular character is handsome, people would have been attracted to him whether or not he was blind. That law professor I mentioned? He's a babe, and I'd love to go to bed with him.
The second star is only because the movie was realistic about what can happen to a relationship based on one partner thinking they need to take care of the other being deprived of that role. But the blind and deaf people I've met are fiercely independent. I mean seriously folks, Steven Hawkins was a quadriplegic. I seriously doubt that the script writer has ever met a blind person.
Dan, what were you thinking of?
The main character could have pitched his idea, gotten the promotion, and manipulated people into selling their houses without sight. He could have cheated on his wife without sight. Since this particular character is handsome, people would have been attracted to him whether or not he was blind. That law professor I mentioned? He's a babe, and I'd love to go to bed with him.
The second star is only because the movie was realistic about what can happen to a relationship based on one partner thinking they need to take care of the other being deprived of that role. But the blind and deaf people I've met are fiercely independent. I mean seriously folks, Steven Hawkins was a quadriplegic. I seriously doubt that the script writer has ever met a blind person.
Dan, what were you thinking of?