Customer Reviews

Awakenings [Blu-ray] [Import]

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Certainly worth seeing. This film is extremely moving, but never crosses the line into corny or sappy--a rare combination. Fine acting throughout, a compelling storyline, and genuinely haunting, not trite. Do not let this movie's status as a tear-jerker deter you from an otherwise excellent movie with a wonderful cast.

Extraordinary,great,interesting movie about people.Robin Williams is wonderfull and sweet,and De Niro is simply perfect as a patient who is awake after 35 years.Every human have to see it!

"Awakenings" with Robin Williams provides extraordinary insights into the brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) which govern such concepts as paying attention, waking up, falling asleep, human movement, memory and other areas. The movie, based on the book by Oliver W. Sacks, M.D., is in the same category as A Remarkable Medicine Has Been Overlooked (Dilantin) by Jack Dreyfus and How To Cure Hyperactivity (aka ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder)(Journey to Understanding)(FDA approved caffeine compound which reduced distractibility and increased attention span) by Dr. Anita Uhl Brothers, M.D., and C. Thomas Wild. The movie "Awakenings" displays how these improvements are directly related to how long the medicine works effectively which is often far shorter than is hoped for or expected yet these observations match those of others, that is, many improvements are too often only temporary but quite real suggesting the need for more research to eventually overcome these enormous challenges.

Very moving, emotional, and a perfect contradiction of today's patient

This is an awesome movie. You have to see it to believe me

Hollywood toying with our emotions yet again. Here's a clue for Hollywood - these types of films work when the manipulation is subtle.