Awakenings
Movie • 1990 • Drama
ReportDr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
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They dont use recreational drugs, but the patients do take medication in the form of powder mixed with milk
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Alcohol is only used in small amounts.
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One of the characters uses an electric razor to shave
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One of the characters, as his condition worsens, starts shaking a lot. Its not technically a seizure, but it looks similar.
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One of the patients mentions their parents having died while they were unresponsive. Its barely noticeable
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The entire movie takes place in a mental institution
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The patients are effected by spending so long paralysed and struggle to adjust to life
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Leonard becomes paranoid due to his condition and attacks Dr. Sayer
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The patients are underestimated and seen as write-offs or inanimate objects. Leonard cries that his disability makes him grotesque
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The ending is pretty sad, though it tries to end on a more bittersweet end.
[Spoilers] The patients end up reverting to their original state
[Spoilers] The patients end up reverting to their original state
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