Cinema MessagesAs a disabled person, I am...
Cinema Messages
As a disabled person, I am concerned about the perceptions carried away from “Born on the Fourth of July,” which won Academy Awards for best director and best editing.
As I left the theater after seeing this movie, I felt dirty and pathetic. I never realized how miserable I was. I am not a veteran. I have multiple sclerosis and am in a wheelchair.
People often assume my life is more dismal than it really is. This movie reinforces that notion. By contrast, when I saw “My Left Foot” I felt I could do anything.
Ron Kovic has a right to his anger. So does Christy Brown. The difference is Brown’s disability doesn’t limit him in the end. That is the message I would like people to hear about disability.
LAKE NOFER
Woodland Hills
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