EVERYTHING about this FILM IS AMAZING!
It SHOULD be a 'MAINSTREAM' FILM/MOVIE for ANY Caregiver Family member, co-worker or ANYONE who NEEDS to SEE, FEEL & UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING & WHAT The Person who is LOSING, WHAT EVERYONE SAYS; "NO ONE CAN EVER, EVER TAKE FROM YOU --
MEMORIES, EDUCATION, EVEN FEELINGS LIKE LOVE, LOVE! THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE!]" BC THAT PERSON CANNOT FEEL THE DEPTH OF FEELING FOR A DEAR ONE IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS!!!
THIS IS A TRUE LOOK AT BOTH SIDES of THIS ISSUE, THAT IS VERY COMMON & NOT UNDERSTOOD!
IT HELPS BOTH SIDES of THIS HEARTBREAKING DISEASE which is NOT A MENTAL ILLNESS or PSYCHOTIC BREAK!
How MANY LOST SOULS Found but NOT CLAIMED, ARE in MENTAL INSTITUTIONS BC of this BRAIN DISEASE!
It IS TERRIFYING!
Maybe person's less fortunate than Charlie need to be in 'LONG TERM CARE' BUT MEDICAL LTC'S!
TO BE SURROUNDED AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE BY LOVING, CARING PEOPLE THAT SHARE IN THE HISTORY OF THIS PERSON'S LIFE; TO HELP & TO UNDERSTAND TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE TIME LEFT to Record Stories in The Affected PERSON'S OWN VOICE & HEARING AGREEMENT OF MEMORIES OF PEOPLE IN THAT STORY IS REASSURING & IN SOME DEMENTIA PATIENTS HELPS KEEP BRAIN CELLS FROM DETERIORATING WITH MEDICATIONS & THERAPY-- It IS the BEST THERAPY! TIME REMINISCING WITH LOVE ONES!
MAYBE THE PERSON CANNOT 'RECALL' WHEN ASKED -
FEAR MAKES ANYONE WITH OR WITHOUT DEMENTIA SHAKY!
BUT IF MEMORIES ARE WRITTEN DOWN WITH PICTURES WITH LABELS & THE NAMES OF PEOPLE BY THEIR FACES; THERE ARE MOMENTS OF CLARITY!
THEY 'MIRACULOUSLY' DO RECALL'!!! LOVE DOES THAT!
THE NEWEST THINGS TO REMEMBER GO FIRST, PRETTY MUCH; BUT CALMING STIMULATION OF MEMORIES GIVE BLESSED RELIEF!!
CHARLIE Burns has an EXTREME case of Dementia BUT it doesn't matter that he is famous or wealthy; EVERYONE WITH DEMENTIA FEELS THE SAME!
I got drawn in I am writing my own Review of this FILM to have it re-released to be a contender in EVERY AWARD CATEGORY FOR THE ACADEMY AWARDS BC THIS FILM/MOVIE IS SO IMPORTANT!