Loading ...One of the films you will find everyone talking about recently is 50-50. The theme revolves around a young man who has developed a form of spinal cancer that is rare. In these tough times, he has his friends and acquaintances that he turns to and they help him through this hard time. The cast [...]
One of the films you will find everyone talking about recently is 50-50. The theme revolves around a young man who has developed a form of spinal cancer that is rare. In these tough times, he has his friends and acquaintances that he turns to and they help him through this hard time. The cast includes Joseph Gordon Levitt who plays the role of Adam Lerner from Seattle and struck with cancer, Bryce Dallas Howard as Rachel, Seth Rogen as Kyle and Angelica Huston as Adam’s mother and Anna Kendrick starring as Adam’s therapist who is helping him cope with the change he is going through.
Adam is twenty-seven years old and works as a writer of radio programs. He has been suffering from back pains for some time and when he goes for an examination; he discovers that he has a form of spinal cancer that is rather rare in nature. Ever since he has come to know about his condition, there are various phases that he goes through with regards to coming to terms with his disease. There is also a psychologist at the Cancer Center who is helping him go through the changes in his life and come to terms with his disease and do his best to beat it. While he is unable to accept the reality of his condition in the beginning, with the passage of time, he moves from denial to accepting his condition, going through the various phases and is determined to struggle for his life and beat the Cancer.
The doctor tells Adam that his chances of surviving the caner are 50-50 and that is the element reflected with the title. The best aspect of the storyline is that it approaches and handles the serious issue of Cancer very delicately and in a very subtle manner such that even in the funny scenes, which are many, there is no chance of any offense to the seriousness or gravity of the disease.
During his journey through the disease, there are various aspects of his life that we see right after he gets diagnosed with the cancer. On one side, there is his friend Kyle who is irrepressible and insists on bringing happy cheer to Adam and drops by his place every chance he gets. Then there is his girlfriend who is distressed and is willing to take care of her sick boyfriend, even if that lasts for a little while. Another aspect is in the form of the much older patients at the Cancer Center where Adam goes for getting his chemo treatment. And last but not the least, there is the inexperienced illness counselor, who is supposed to get Adam through his illness and keep him motivated and determined to fight the battle. This is where a flirtation of sorts develops between Adam and his illness counselor. Between all of these aspects, Adam is coming to know new things about life and people around him with every single experience and interaction.
One comes to appreciate the way Adam gradually accepts his condition and the fact that he has his friends and family by his side, people who care about him and who are ready to help him through it. At this time, all he has to do is to bring that struggle into him so that he can beat cancer and enjoy life again. From the point of being in straight denial and being really scared, he comes to the point where he not only accepts his condition, but also is ready to talk about it in a funny context and joke about it.
The element of fun combined with the sweetness and vulnerability in this movie is incredible. This is true not just in case of Adam, but each of the characters associated with him and those who care about him are vulnerable in their own unique way. It is especially sweet the way Adam accepts his disease and decides to fight it and take all the aspects of the disease in a relaxed manner so that they don’t get overwhelming, like trying to gain the sympathies of girls by telling them he has cancer. Then there is his panic mode because he finds that the illness is not budging or losing its grip.
50-50 is a beautiful film with the theme of learning about the best things in life and valuing these things and making the best of them while you still can. While cancer is a serious issue to be dealing with for a person, 50-50 approaches it in a very comedic manner and portrays all the important things beautifully with humor so that it triggers happiness and realization of all things valuable in life. The way this movie plays out and the little moments shown in it about the little valuable aspects of life that we don’t care about is really touching and at the same time funny.
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