Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

Simply A Masterpiece

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An Exercise In Nonsense

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Sometimes in life you don't expect some films to change your imaginations but it's true and it can be changed. Seeing that one little problem of disabled peoples can be that kind of difficult to dealt with you can assume you're so lucky to be not disabled. Of course you know that you are crippled but not in those ways they are. Maybe our emotions and minds isn't in its right place or maybe we forget in could been happened to all of us. Anyway I'm so happy that I saw "Inside I'm Dancing" it is an exceptional movie to watch even though it's rhythm is too slow but it's working here. The music is completely synced and perfectly suited and beside some of dialogs are so difficult to understand the writing and directing is good. 10/10.

Irish screenwriter and director Damien O'Donnell's third feature film which was written by Jeffrey Caine after a story by Irish writer Christian O'Reilly, is an Ireland-France-UK co-production and was shot in Dublin and the country town Wicklow in Ireland. It tells the story about Michael Connely, a 24-year-old man with Cerebral palsy who lives at a Residential Home for the Disabled called Carrigmores nearby Dublin. Michael lives a quiet life and doesn't say much, but his life is turned upside down the day Rory O'Shea arrives at Carrigmores. Rory's rebellious attitude and quick-witted humor awakens Michael's spirit, and when Rory let's him in on a plan that could get them both a place of their own he immediately agrees. Rory's plan works out fine and they move in together in an apartment in Dublin. Michael and Rory are pleased with their new life, but their friendship is conflicted when they hire a young woman named Sioban to assist them in their new home.Subtly and engagingly directed by Irish filmmaker Damien O'Donnell, this humane and humorous tale, draws a profoundly moving portrayal of a bonding friendship between two disabled young men who tries to find a way out of an institution in order to gain a certain degree of independence. While notable for it's naturalistic milieu depictions, the fine cinematography by Irish cinematographer Peter Robertson and the great score by English musician and composer David Julyan, this empathic and incisive drama depicts two in-depth and intertwining studies of character about two young men whose only wish is to experience the things other same-aged people do and who finds themselves in an afflicting dilemma when they fall in love with the same woman. This character-driven, dialog-driven and finely paced independent film which examines poignant themes, is impelled and reinforced by the heartfelt and impressive acting performances by Scottish actor James McAvoy, Scottish actor Steven Robertson in his debut feature film role and English actress Romola Garai. A compassionately written and memorable film which gained, among other awards, the Audience Award at the 58th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2004 and the People's Choice Award for Best Irish Film at the 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards in 2005.

This is a moving picture, in the sense of the audience being moved by the film. I got it from NetFlix without knowing much about it, and was blown away. Steven Robertson and James McAvoy as Michael and Rory turn in performances which can only be called exquisite. and Romola Garai, of whom I'd never even heard, is lovely and empathetic as the men's chosen caregiver. All characters were beautifully written, and the training Robertson and McAvoy went through in order to make their portrayals true was obviously quite comprehensive. The two main characters endure physical and emotional challenges which most of us can only imagine. As my wife said at the end, "See the problems we don't have?" This film should make everyone who sees it grateful to be able to stand up and talk. I'm not reviewing the story because others have already done that. I'm just here to say that watching this movie is a touching, and often quite funny, film experience.

Rory is a rebellious disabled person stuck in a home for disabled people. He hates it there and feels like a vegetable, being trapped in prison and rebels whenever he can. Here, he meets Michael, a young man with cerebal palsy and severe speech difficulties. Rory manage to understand him perfectly and the two strike up a friendship. They leave the home to live on their own in a flat and employ Siobhan as their carer.Michael has lived in homes his whole life and has no concept of independence so Rory teaches him how. The first heart-breaking scene is when Rory and Michael go and see Michael's father who has abandoned him so that they can afford a flat. Michael's father rejects his son as his responsibility, yet has a picture of his other son graduating. It is heart-breaking to see Michael's distress on seeing how little his father cares for him.When Michael refuses to go out and sits by the window, i was reminded of my brother who has disabilities and how he will not go out unless he has planned to, and merely sits and watches the world go by. A perfect portrayal of the way the disabled mind works.When Michael falls for Siobhan, Rory helps him to get over her as she decides she must leave. Rory shows him that he still has a future ahead of him. The two go out in the rain before returning to their flat.Rory's death is almost inevitable from the moment the two move in together, yet it is still shocking when he does fall ill from pneumonia and has mere days left. Michael is clearly shocked, not having considered this. He seeks out Siobhan's help to make Rory a free man before he dies, making a brilliant speech in front of the board in charge of independent living.When they return to the hospital it is clear Rory has died and when Rory's father hugs Michael it is a surprising yet touching scene. At this point i was in fits of tears. The inevitability still did not prepare me for the pain of it. Rory's funeral was painful to watch as, with a lot of disabled people, he died far too young.When Michale returns to the flat, Rory's empty wheelchair is sitting in his room. A stark show of how empty a life can be when someone with disabilities dies. He hears an echo of Rory's voice and goes out into the world alone.A truly beautiful film that damn near broke my heart, with excellent acting from the two lead roles that perfectly portray the stance and emotions of disabled people. I am truly grateful that the world has changed since and that there are more possibilities for disabled living instead of full time care and no care. Let's hope the world will change it's view on disability in the future.