Breathe

2017 "With her love, he lived"
Breathe
7.1| 1h58m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 13 October 2017 Released
Producted By: BBC Film
Country: United Kingdom
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Official Website: http://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/breathe
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Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.

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magnusmax Breathe is a delightfully shot and acted little piece by first-time director and unanimously agreed motion-capture master Andy Serkis. I find that often a poor ending to a story does a rather good job of nullifying everything that's come before it - sadly, Breathe comes under that category for me. Marvellously acted with a terrific cast and brought to life with very nice period set design, it nonetheless falls flat at the end, as it presents a biased and controversial case for euthanasia.Digging into the specifics a little - particularly the aspects I really liked -, I want to talk a bit about mood. I agree with those reviewers who summed up the emotions of the movie by proclaiming something like the following: "I laughed, I smiled, I cried." Serkis successfully blended drama with comedy, crafting a (mostly) lovely film that had a classic British feel and clever sequences of suspenseful, thrilling moments; followed by heart-warming, jolly ones; followed by misery-inducing moments of intense drama and pain. The scenery choices were perfect, and the general visuals and aesthetics were pleasing.Returning to those negatives, the end was given more time and attention than I think it deserved. It felt over-long, and really seemed to push for assisted suicide. It's important that movies tackle real issues, but when a film justifies something as correct and good and true when it isn't, it partly ruins everything. Much of the movie is inspiring, motivational and positive - until the end, when, after so much perseverance, our star simply surrenders. Although it's on the better end of romances, I also think the movie became at times too kissy.
raghavrastogi-97751 "Breathe" is beautiful film on the life of Mr. & Mrs. Robin Cavendish. Robin, completely body-paralyzed due to polio, is, according to his doctors, doomed to live his small & miserable life bed-ridden in the hospital. But, as Robin says, the doctors never give thought on things that are believed to be impossible. With the help of his family and trustful friends, Robin not only conquered his own misery but also helped other paralyzed patients live better dignified lives beyond the walls of the hospital.The film delivers good in terms of acting performances by Andrew Garfield (as Robin Cavendish) and Claire Roy (as Diana Cavendish). The film provokes the thought of how even a so-believed 'disabled' person was able to bring hope and happiness in the lives of people he touched. And for that, some of the unnecessarily lengthy scenes in the end are totally excused. The film is a good watch for its beauty, ideal life partner depiction, inspirational theme and impactful acting by cast.
TxMike My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library.Andrew Garfield is really excellent in the part of Robin Cavendish who in 1958, at the age of 28, contracted polio while in Kenya on business. I remember polio well, I was a boy in the 1950s and I remember taking the Salk vaccine. It is a devastating illness, it usually causes paralysis which is not reversible. Typically polio victims were given a few months to live and were kept hospitalized, on a ventilator, unable to breathe on their own. After about a year Robin began to ask why he couldn't be moved to his home and kept on a ventilator there. Eventually he was and with the help of a friend had devices built, with battery operated ventilators, that would allow him initially to go outdoors then to even take trips. And devices which operated by slight movements of his head.The meat of this movie is what he accomplished after he left the hospital, particularly how he helped open up development of batter ways to care for those with similar afflictions.He eventually died in 1994, about 35 years after contracting polio. It is implied though not stated in the movie that he chose his time of death by having a doctor administer a medicine so that his ventilator could be unplugged and he could died peacefully and painlessly.
myopnionis Great acting and great story. It wasn't sappy at all. Kept my interest the whole time and didn't drag ever. Strong people who dont take no for an answer. Some humor as well!