Review of The Theory of Everything (2014) by Heatherm — 28 Jan 2015
I was really pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this movie. I was expecting a cringe-inducing, inspiration-porn style depiction of disability, which the film did slip into at times (such as the pen scene toward the end), but overall I was impressed by how realistic and matter-of-fact the depiction of life with a physical disability is.
The overwhelming impression I had of Stephen and Jane's life together is that it was fairly normal--in particular, I loved the scenes of the children naturally and curiously climbing all over Hawking's wheelchair and riding it around the house.
Such a normalized depiction of disability is hard to find.
This review of The Theory of Everything (2014) was written by Heatherm on 28 Jan 2015.
The Theory of Everything has generally received very positive reviews.
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