I enjoyed the movie Awakenings. It is one of those movies that humbles you and makes you realize that you should live your life to the fullest everyday. Robert Deniro character Leonard has no limitations besides the physical disease that he has. Although he is viewed for many years by doctors as a vegetable with no real thoughts, he really is a intelligent and fearless man. Robin Williams plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer who believes that Leonard and the other patients are able to think and understand. He says "What I believe is these people are alive inside." He tests a drug on Leonard and it is a success. The other doctors are shocked and it is viewed as a great achievement. He wants to give it to all the patients but the head doctor says "you underestimate the effect that Mr. Lowe has on people doctor. Where talking about money." Then everyone from around the hospital chips in their own money Dr. Sayer is able to give all the patients the drug. There is great excitement for these people who seem to have come back from the dead. Everyone is amazed that they are intelligent and normal. Leonard starts to rebel against the doctors office and wants to leave and be a free person, the doctors committee look at Leonard as if he is still in a crippled state. Leonard can't understand why he can not have freedom and he acts out more and more. Leonard says "people forgotten what life is all about they've forgotten what it is to be alive. " Eventually the medication does not work anymore but Leonard fights to the very end to sock up as much life as he possibly can.
             This movie shows how society is quick to dismiss people who are not considered normal. The patients in the hospital where basically locked up to die. All it took was one person (Dr. Sayer) to see the truth and believe in something that wasn't considered possible. Dr. Sayer was not afraid to speak what he thought and that grew o...