Murderball

I watched a snip it of this movie back when it came out and I thought, this looked ridiculous, I never even knew that they were actually quadriplegics. I thought it was a group of guys from jackass that played a made up sport in wheelchairs, mocking and making fun of them. I chose not to keep watching the movie because I thought it would get down on the handicapped, therefore I stopped watching immediately. When we were told at the beginning of class that we were watching "Murderball," I thought that it would be a mockery and not even worth my time. I realized that this movie was in an informal manner mixed with interviews and short clips. I found myself immediately attached to this movie because the people in the wheelchairs were actually handicapped for life, and I felt sorry for them. When I picture a handicapped person, I think that they probably can't even help themselves, and are weak. Breaking away from the stereotype, the men in this movie showed that they were not going to give up on life after being paralyzed. I looked up to the men in the movie because despite there disability, they appeared to have great lives and did everything any walking person could do. I felt quite sympathetic for the men in the movie, as well as gained a deeper respect for the handicapped. This movie worked through their struggles and how they persevered through the workouts. They are normal human beings like anyone else, and should be treated that way. I hate it when people discriminate against other races because they feel that they are incapable of performing certain tasks. I saw the men in this movie as normal, or on an even higher level, seeing the pain they had to endure each day.