The Upside - Neuro Notes #1
Movie: The Upside – featuring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston Source: Amazon Prime Video - $4.99 (rent) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWw7rCHcduQ The Upside is an American remake of the French movie “The Intouchables.” This movie was based on a true story of a man who was became a quadriplegic after a paragliding accident. The movie starts out showing Phillip Lacasse and his assistant interviewing for the position of a life auxiliary. Philip, the billionaire who was paralyzed from the neck down after experiencing a spinal cord injury during paragliding, is needing someone to help assist him throughout the day. He ends up hiring Dell, a guy who only came in to get employment papers signed for his parole officer. Dell has no experience with working with disabled individuals which is quite comical at time. Throughout the movie we see the struggles Philip goes through with being paralyzed and the depression from losing his wife. Dell is determined to bring his life mo