[nabs-l] Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes Movie

[Ryan Silveira]

Kaiti, you are right about the ending, but it's Hollywood.  Why would
anyone buy a movie that ended badly?  It wouldn't sell.  Still, it's a
very powerful movie.

Ryan

On 2/7/14, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Or, if you want to be legal about it, you could always check it out
> from a video store or library.  Netflix or some other video on demand
> service should have it too.
>
> Also, it is noteworthy to mention that the end of the movie isn't
> exactly accurate.  The hollywood gurus make it sound like it was all
> hunky dory, but Lorenzo did actually continue to deteriorate, and
> eventually die of his disease.  The oil prolonged his life, but by the
> end for the last few years he was hospitalized and a vegitable.  That
> is what my high school biology teacher told us after we watched the
> movie, so looking up what really happened to him and comparing it to
> the depiction in the movie might be good too.
>
> On 2/7/14, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Helga.  Please send me an email at louvins at gmail.com, and I'll be
>> able to get you Lorenzo's Oil.  I'll have to convert it to mp3 first,
>> but that shouldn't be a problem.  Glad to help.
>>
>> On 2/7/14, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Helga, anothe! option is to look up the movie online.  I know
>>> this is cheating a little bit, but for many books and movies,
>>> sparknotes or cliffnotes can provide a very detailed, accurate
>>> summary.  You could read the story as if it were a book and then
>>> write your 10 lines.  I do that a lot for school movies because
>>> even when we watch it as a class, I often miss stuff.
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
>>> To: "louvins at gmail.com" <louvins at gmail.com>,National Association
>>> of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 07:20:00 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes Movie
>>>
>>> Hi Joshua, this is Helga.  I just wanted to ask you, do you know
>>> where can I find the movie Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes even
>>> though it doesn't have any descriptive audio? I'm just wondering,
>>> since probably my mom can watch it with me, and she could
>>> describe it to me! I actually would like to watch it this
>>> weekend! And also, do you know how long is the movie? just
>>> curious!! I will really appreciate it a lot, if you could help
>>> me, and give me some suggestions regarding this.  Hope to hear
>>> from you soon.  Thanks so much and God bless!! :)
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>  On Feb 7, 2014, at 6:59 AM, Joshua Hendrickson
>>> <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hi Helga the movie Lorenzo's Oil isn't available as descriptive
>>> as far
>>>  as I know.  You're lucky you only have to write 10 lines, when I
>>> was a
>>>  freshman in high school, I had to do an entire paper based on
>>> the
>>>  movie.  It is a very good but somewhat sad story.  The ending of
>>> the
>>>  film is positive though.  I think you'll enjoy it.
>>>
>>>  On 2/6/14, helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
>>> <helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  Hi guys, this is Helga! How are you all? I just wanted to ask
>>> you, have you
>>>  ever watched the movie Lorenzo's Oil and Peroxisomes? It is
>>> actually a true
>>>  life story! And if you did, do you know where can I find it as a
>>> descriptive
>>>  movie? I'm just wondering, since I need to watch it for my
>>> Biology class, I
>>>  need to write 10 lines about what I think of the movie, and how
>>> the movie
>>>  impacted me for extra credit.  I tried to find it in youtube,
>>> but I wasn't
>>>  able to do it.  My Biology Professor told me that this is a good
>>> movie, and I
>>>  would like to watch it! I will really appreciate it, if you
>>> could help me
>>>  with this and give me some suggestions regarding this.  Hope to
>>> hear from you
>>>  soon.  Thanks so much and God bless!!
>>>
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