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Should non-disabled people act disabled?

The casting of Cranston to play a disabled character was controversial. According to Statista, the percentage of characters with disabilities shown on broadcast television dropped from 3.5% to 2.8% in 2022. Of those few portrayals of disabled people, 95% were played by non-disabled actors. Cranston is a well-known actor, though casting a disabled actor could have provided a breakthrough role in a challenging industry while lending greater authenticity to the part. "Blacking it up" was once used to describe white actors in blackface. Men have been cast to play women, white people to play black people, and non-disabled actors have been "crippling it up" playing disabled roles.

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Cranston defends his casting as a performance. Media could more accurately portray disability by considering disabled life experiences. Every industry has standards. But it's unlikely there are no talented disabled actors. In

The Upside, the story lacked nuance around socioeconomic and racial issues in favor of singling out disability. If a film focuses on disability, why not cast a disabled actor?

"The acting chops of certain cast members were also clearly underutilized. For example, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman played Yvonne, Phillip's Harvard University-educated business manager, yet her role was plain and her character unexplored. Despite her impressive educational background, Yvonne essentially played a glorified assistant who mainly served as a love interest to Phillip." (Brunjes, 6). Yvonne was just "the White Lady" to Dell. And Phillip struggles to see dating as a possibility at all because of his disability. The story is simply about Phillip being guided by Dell on how to live a whole life. There's nothing inherently wrong with the message. The problem is with the casting. Disabled actor-writer Mat Fraser, who played "crippled" Richard III last year, summed it up:

"Ideally, anybody should be able to play anybody, but only when there is a truly level playing field of opportunity." (The Guardian)

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Brunjes, Alexandra. "Cranston Shines in Remake of 'The Upside'." UWIRE Text, 18 Jan. 2019, p. 1. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A570116350/AONE? u=nysl_oweb&sid=sitemap&xid=0f5ad4e9. Accessed 1 Jan. 2023.

Pepper, P. (2019, January 9). Is it ever OK for non-disabled actors to play disabled roles? The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2019/jan/09/is-it-ever-ok-for-non-disabled-actors-to-play-disabled-roles

Statista. (2022, February). Share of characters with disabilities on broadcast TV from the 2010-11 season to the 2021-22 season. Statista.com. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698132/tv-characters-with-disabilities/

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ked-r · 3 years

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wrt the antidepressant post you reblogged i wanted to let you know that several of the sources are right wing weirdos and antivax pseudoscience pushing people. in case you didnt read through them

Ok so I'm gonna start this with saying that I'm on my phone so I can't do the most detailed research and also to say that just because something is published and peer-reviewed doesn't mean that it's free from bias.

The first source is an anti med psychiatrist (probably antivax but I can't tell from a short look over) so definitely take her with a grain of salt but the other sources that OP mentions are actually what they say they are and are worth taking into account.

The second source is Mad in America, which is part journal part blog and opinion site. I read a lot of work from there in academia (in my Disability Studies and Mad Studies courses) and also for fun because I'm critical of the medical model of "mental illness". This is not a right wing publication, but it has an anti medical model bias.

The third source is from NewScientist, which I've never heard of before but mediabiaschecker lists it as pro-science and high in factual reporting.

Phillip J. Cowen is a professor of psychopharmacology at the University of Oxfard, his research is all about depression and how different drugs affect depressed brains.

Jeffrey Lacasse is a professor at the Florida State University department of social work who does research on psychiatric medication and social services

K.A. Smith, Philip Cohen, and Christopher Fairburn have all done extensive research on psychiatry and psychiatric drugs (this particular study was written while affiliated with the University of Oxford, which for some people adds legitimacy bc of the prestige of the university, you can decide on your own if prestige affects your interpretation)

N. Risch, R. Herrell, T. Lehnder have also done extensive peer reviewed work in the field of psychiatry.

Earo Castren is a professor at the Univeristy of Helsinki who has also spent years researching psychiatry and psychiatric treatments

So the only (probably) anti vax right wing one is the first one? Mad in America is also biased but not in the way you listed. All of the others are peer reviewed researchers, I'm not going searching for their social media accounts to check on their political leanings because....that's a lot of work....but these aren't some joe schmoe off the street reactionary hicks but rather experts in their fields studying the impacts of psychiatric medication.

Please correct me if I'm wrong and I've missed a glaring evidence of bias somewhere, I would really like to know.

The neurotransmitter theory of mental illness is a theory that is treated as fact. It is not fact. You should be critical of anyone who says that it is 100% true.

Mental illness is socially constructed. You cannot remove a mental illness from the environment it came to be in. If depression was just something that happened to people because of biology, there would not be an uneven distribution of mental illness. An example that I researched in uni was depression in homosexual women vs depression in heterosexual women. If depression is just a happenstance of biology, why are lesbians so much more likely to be depressed that heterosexual women? It's because social factors are at work.

Anyway if meds work for you, congrats! That's great! I'm so glad that you've found a treatment that works for you. But you have to be critical of why the individualistic medical model has been pushed as the primary understanding of psychiatric treatment for decades now, because maybe just maybe creating a group of people to be consumers for life is done less in the interest of mentally ill people and more in the interest of the companies that make medication.

Sorry for typos or anything weird, I'm on mobile and my phone kinda sucks.

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thisiskristin · 5 years

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allthefilmsiveseenforfree · 5 years

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The Upside

January’s such a weird time for movies. Is it Oscar bait? Is it the studio flushing its old stash down the toilet? Is it somehow trying to be both? The last question might be what some people are asking themselves about The Upside, a shiny #inspirational tale that’s based on a true story of Phillippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou (here renamed Phillip Lacasse and Dell Scott). Phillip (Bryan Cranston) is a quadriplegic man who is still grieving the loss of his wife and his past life to the point where he has essentially lost the will to live. Dell (Kevin Hart) is a parolee looking for a job so he can pay child support and get in his ex’s good enough graces to be allowed to see his son. When these two wacky kids get together, what could possibly happen? Well...

They meet and are like, “huh, that guy was weird,” and then never see each other again for the rest of their lives.

J/k j/k, they grow and learn and become best friends in a heartwarming display of the fundamental connection at the root of the human experience!

Some thoughts:

I’m such a giant Bryan Cranston fan that even in a movie with a concept this cringey, I can’t help but love him and his performance. He always seems to have a well of deep vulnerability, anger, and pain running just below the surface, and his chemistry with Hart is off the charts.

Speaking of, this might actually be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen Kevin Hart in. That’s not necessarily a testament to the film so much as a need for him to better edit his own material (I’m lookin at you, Night School) and realize that when it comes to his particular schtick, often less is more. His performance here feels like it’s rooted in something genuinely human and flawed, and it’s the most interesting he’s ever been.

I appreciate that the film doesn’t lean too hard into a story of racial differences being overcome to teach us all something about racism; instead, the real illumination stems from matters of class and socioeconomic status (not that those issues aren’t inextricably tied to race, but you see what I’m saying). I guess the titles Rich People Have Problems Too and Black Men Can Thrive When Given Access to Opportunity and Economic Stability were already taken.

Why is no one caring for Phillip’s mental health? Considering how much money he has to pay a “life auxiliary,” as well as a personal chef, a physical therapist, and Yvonne (Nicole Kidman) who just kind of...runs things? Does anyone know what she actually does? Anyway, it’s mind-boggling to me that all this support staff is there while there is absolutely no accommodations being made for some fucking THERAPY. What do quadriplegics who aren’t billionaires DO? How do they afford round-the-clock care, wheelchair accessible home improvements, personal chefs - how do they even afford to survive? I know the main takeaway from this movie should be about the power of friendship and the meaning of life, but it just throws into stark relief the incredible wealth disparity in this country and the ways in which wealth, more than anything, determines who has the right to live and who does not.

I’m not sure how I feel about a movie that’s so clearly glorifying and not dealing with the consequences of ignoring a patient’s advance directives. Like yeah, Yvonne really cares about Peter and all but you can’t blatantly disregard someone’s legally binding wishes regarding their care and I’m pretty sure Yvonne would have been fired AND sued for doing so.

The “I don’t hear disability” line was a particularly funny dig at faux-inclusivity and tolerance.

A couple stray Nicole Kidman observations - she’s like a foot taller than Kevin Hart, which makes for some great staging. Hearing her say “I’m not your boo” is a delight.

Why is one of Yvonne’s strikes against Dell NOT the sexual harassment of Maggie in the workplace?

I will say the film does one good thing in that it highlights tiny moments of advocacy that I think are a powerful reminder to the audience how often disabled folks are ignored, overlooked, or simply rendered invisible. When Dell takes Phillip to get hot dogs and the guy behind the counter says “And for him?” Dell replies, “Don’t do that man, talk to him.” It’s a small moment but it’s one that reinforces Phillip’s humanity and gently corrects behavior that it’s all too easy for able-bodied folks to fall back on.

Is this what rich people parties are like? Hiring opera singers to stage your own private concert? God I’m so glad I don’t know any rich people.

This is one of those movies that works in spite of itself, mainly from the strength of the two leads. The strength of Dell and Phillip’s friendship feels real and earned, and in spite of some rather problematic approaches to problem-solving (did you know hang gliding both causes AND cures depression?), I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one.

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pulp-diction · 5 years

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On the plus side, "The Upside" will surprise you.

Often, movies released in January fall into two categories: Oscar-potentials, finally getting a wider release and expanding the pool of buzz, or pure crap that studios release hoping their chances won't be too dismal among the box office Goliaths out there.

"The Upside" is the best the latter has to offer; funnier and more charming on its face than it needs to be, with strong chemistry between a bunch of relatively high-profile and talented actors.

It does, after all, have some engine behind it: Based on "The Intouchables" (which itself is based on the real-life Philippe Pozzo di Borgo), the movie is about how the unlikely pairing of Phillip Lacasse, a wealthy quadriplegic seeking a new "auxiliary aide" to help him with daily activities, and Dell Scott, the parolee who gets the job despite having no experience. The French "Intouchables" would go on to become the highest-grossing non-English film worldwide; "The Upside" is just the third translated adaptation of the story.

None of this is to say that the story itself is all that creative. "The Upside" is a lot of shallow inspiration porn, bumping into heavier topics and simply wheeling around them. Serious societal contributors are brought up passively and dropped, the final act far too simple, the entire story a superficial exercise in smoothing things over.

Which is how "The Upside" comes out on top, where it does: The writing is clunky, the arcs unfulfilling, and almost every single character underserved -- but the comedy, well, that often works out.

For those who aren't fans of Kevin Hart's comedy (and certainly a scene where Dell has to remove Phillip's catheter and refuses to say "penis" won't help Hart's recent run of defending homophobic jokes), he puts on a pretty full showcase of comedic prowess beyond his usual schtick, with his best jokes feeling grounded in sincere chemistry and serious turns.

Bryan Cranston builds on his bifurcated career by marrying the cantankerous dramatics with comedy that feels lived in and committed to. Neither of these performances are all that far out of the actors' wheelhouse, but the way they run up against each other manages to build from it nonetheless.

The movie tends to swing too big in its "deeper" moments; scenes that were a bit more natural in "The Intouchables" become rote and overwritten. But the easy connection between Cranston and Hart makes the jokes within their friendship actually feel solid. That gives the movie more of an anchor that it might otherwise have, or than its January release would suggest.

Perhaps that's why at first this movie wasn't intended to come out during such a bad time. Originally picked by the Weinstein Company for a March release (even premiering at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival), the movie got shelved in the wake of the allegations around Harvey Weinstein. It's only now being released because a new company owns the library of the Weinstein Group.

The superficiality of the story itself is, unfortunately, baked in, but it's possible that even if "The Upside" isn't worth a January trip to the movies, there may still be life for it down the line. And unlike other January releases, that may not be a downside.

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miscellaneouscelebheights · 3 years

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bookreviewsco · 3 years

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schoolofrockgr · 7 years

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Τώρα πήραμε χαμπάρι πως ο Kevin Hart θα παίξει στο remake του Intouchables

Πραγματικά δεν ξέρουμε πόσο καιρό είναι γνωστό το αποτέλεσμα αυτού του casting, αλλά σοβαρά τώρα… Ρε Hollywood, πάλι κάνεις τα δικά σου; Παίρνεις μια από τις πιο «ζεστές» και όχι φτηνά συγκινητικές ταινίες, το γαλλικό Intouchables και δίνεις τον βασικό ρόλο στον Kevin Hart;

Η αμερικανική εκδοχή της ταινίας θα λέγεται The Upside και δίπλα στον Kevin Hart, θα παίζει ο Bryan Cranston. Και για να εξηγηθούμε γιατί δεν μας αρέσει αυτή η επιλογή· δεν είναι μόνο οι μέχρι τώρα ρόλοι και το κωμικό στοιχείο του Hart, καθώς είναι γνωστό ότι οι καλοί κωμικοί είναι σχεδόν πάντα, άριστοι δραματουργοί. Το θέμα είναι πως δεν πείθει για το βασικό χαρακτηριστικό του ρόλου.

Στην γαλλική εκδοχή, ο Dell, πρώην φυλακισμένος που είναι σε πρόγραμμα για να βρει δουλειά, βοηθάει στο σπίτι τον εκατομμυριούχο Phillip Lacasse, αναπτύσοντας δεσμούς πραγματικής φιλίας ακόμα και με την οικογένεια του. Το θέμα είναι πως αρχικά, ο πλούσιος ανάπηρος Γάλλος, επιλέγει τον Dell επειδή είναι δυο μέτρα και δυνατός, κατάλληλος για την δουλειά να τον προσέχει και να τον κουβαλάει πέρα-δώθε.

Ο Kevin Hart με τα 1.63 εκατοστά του, πως θα πείσει ότι μπορεί να κουμαντάρει τον Bryan Cranston που είναι 1.80; Όσα μαγικά κι αν κάνουν με τις κάμερες, θα μπορούσαν απλώς να κάνουν καλύτερο casting.

Αρχικά, η γαλλική εκδοχή της ταινίας βασίστηκε σε πραγματική ιστορία και έβγαλε το απίστευτο ποσό των 400 εκατομμυρίων ευρώ για τέτοιου είδους ταινία και μάλιστα στη γαλλική γλώσσα, ενώ στην hollywood εκδοχή της εκτός από τους Bryan Cranston και Kevin Hart θα πρωταγωνιστήσουν οι Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, Aja Naomi King, Jason Blumenthal (Southpaw), Todd Black (Fences).

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sharingleadership · 5 years

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Upside

A Reel Leadership Article. The Upside, starring Kevin Hart as Dell Scott and Bryan Cranston as Phillip Lacasse, is a heart-warming tale. Phillip became a quadriplegic after a tragic paragliding accident. With his wife having passed away from a battle with cancer, Phillip wants to give up on life. This is why he chooses to hire Dell as his life auxiliary. […] The post Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Upside appeared first on Joseph Lalonde.

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i-can-sea-asciena · 5 years

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capableism · 1 year

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The Upside (2019) tells its’ disabled story through able-bodied saviors

The Upside focuses largely on the able-bodied characters as saviors. While the characters grow together, both deal with discrimination and stereotypes. Dell references Philip's white and economic privilege throughout the film and assumes he's being racially profiled. The first meeting with Philip's assistant involves her saying she doesn't like Dell being hired because "As powerful as Mr. LaCase is, he's a vulnerable man. So does it scare me to think of him in the wrong hands? Yes, it does."

Dell is not seen as less capable for the role because of race but because Philip is fragile and needs a suitable caretaker. Philip needs more than physical help; he needs an attitude adjustment, and Dell does that better than any candidate because he doesn't walk on eggshells in response to Philip's disability. Dell holds Philip accountable for his actions.

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Dell is held back by his past as an ex-con who was "welcomed home" by his father when he arrived in jail. Dell is fighting to change that future for his son. When a resident brings up Dell's past, and Philip says it doesn't matter, the resident responds

"Philip, I get second chances, but how many chances has this man had? He's done real-time, and you have him working in a building we all work in."

Philip says, "which is my right." The resident's emphasis on "We all gotta live here." is an issue of profiling.

It is unclear if it is influenced by race or by Dell's record.

Dell learns to take care of other people and show compassion; and Philip finds love with his assistant, who doesn't see his disability.

Through the course of the film Dell learns how to take care of Philip and becomes a savior; .

Philip is stereotyped as a burden and self-pitying. He's not the ideal disabled person, but the type that needs to be "cured" of a bad attitude.

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milliondollarbaby87 · 5 years

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The Upside (2017) Review

Ex-con Dell Scott is struggling to find a job with his record and everything changes when by chance he ends up interviewing for a job for Phillip Lacasse who is a quadriplegic. The difference in backgrounds creates a new lease of life for both men.

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hihihehevn · 5 years

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Một bộ phim lọt vào mắt xanh của Hollywood để remake thì phải cực xuất sắc mới làm được điều đó. Nhưng không phải sản phẩm nào do kinh đô điện ảnh remake cũng được đánh giá cao bằng bản gốc (thực tế thì hầu hết đều bị chê thậm tệ). Và không quá bất ngờ khi Trợ Lý Hết Ý (The Upside) là một trong nhiều bộ phim rơi vào trường hợp đó. Bài review phim Trợ Lý Hết Ý (The Upside) không tiết lộ nội dung phim.

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Phim Trợ Lý Hết Ý (The Upside) dựa trên câu truyện có thật và được truyền cảm hứng từ bộ phim The Intouchables ra mắt vào năm 2011 của điện ảnh Pháp. The Upside vẫn kể câu truyện về hai người đàn ông đến từ hai đỉnh đầu danh vọng trái ngược nhau trong xã hội. Phillip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston) là một doanh nhân thành đạt không may gặp tai nạn trong lúc nhảy dù. Kể từ đó ông bị liệt tứ chi và mọi sinh hoạt đều phải nhờ người khác.

Trong khi đó, Dell Scott (Kevin Hart) – một gã tù tội vừa ra khám đang cố kiếm việc làm, vô tình vượt qua hàng chục ứng viên sáng giá khác để trở thành “trợ lý” cho ngài Phillip và dần dần trở thành bạn thân của ông ta.

Trợ Lý Hết Ý (The Upside) đáng lý phải là một bộ phim nhẹ nhàng, vui tươi, đầy ắp tiếng cười đúng như bài học và tinh thần của bản gốc muốn truyền tải. Nhưng không, với việc thay đổi tính cách và câu chuyện của một vài nhân vật đã làm bộ phim trở nên nghiêm túc quá mức cần thiết. Tuy có làm kịch bản trở nên gọn gàng và phù hợp với bối cảnh ngày nay hơn nhưng suốt hơn hai tiếng, vừa vui tươi được một chút thì bỗng dưng biến thành một tấn drama rồi phải tiếp tục giải quyết tiếp chuyện đó thì thật sự không phải là điều mình mong đợi. Chưa kể việc nhạc nền trong phim cực kì hạn chế nên đã nặng nề lại càng nặng nề hơn.

Mặc dù thua xa so với bản gốc nhưng nếu xét riêng dưới góc nhìn một bộ phim độc lập thì The Upside có chất lượng tạm ổn. Vẫn giữ nguyên được nét tương phản giữa hai con người và sự bù đắp lẫn nhau. Philippe cần một người thẳng thắn như Driss bên cạnh mình bởi đa số những kẻ khác đều coi ông như tên tàn phế cần lòng thương hại. Còn với Driss, Philippe đưa anh bước vào một thế giới, một xã hội hoàn toàn lạ lẫm mà anh chưa từng trải nghiệm. Hai con người như mặt trái dấu của nam châm, càng ở gần lâu càng dính liền với nhau và không thể tách rời.

Mình biết remake là việc chẳng dễ dàng gì khi phải tạo điểm nhấn khác biệt so với bản gốc, nhưng thay đổi đến mức này chắc chắn không phải là điều nên làm. Nói gì thì nói, The Upside vẫn là một bộ phim xem được nếu không quá khắt khe, nhưng nếu bạn nào đã coi qua bản gốc như mình thì nên cân nhắc trước khi ra rạp.

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walsingham-academy-blog · 7 years

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Academic Competition Results: February

Catholic Math League

The third Catholic Math League Challenge was given on February 2. The highest scoring students are:

Grade 3

1st Place: Gene O’Hallarn

2ndPlace: Mary Clemens

3rd Place: Owen O’Connor

Grade 4

1stPlace: Phillip O’Connell

2nd Place: Joshua Powell, Nick Primich

3rd Place: Liam Raftery, Jaylen Romero

Continental Mathematics League

The fourth Continental Mathematics League Challenge was held on February 1. The highest scoring students are:

Grade 5

1st Place: Alana Fiscella, Jule Heinemann, Jason Park, Alyson Pellei, Grace Terry

2nd Place: Sallie Brooks, Ava Garrett, Natalia Hanks, Bryce McHose, Isabella Kennedy, Max Lubsen

Grade 6

1st Place: Dash Ough

2nd Place: Ian Howard, Clara Riggs, Silin Yi

3rd Place: Chris Clemens, Scarlett Sullivan, Gus Strawn

Grade 7

1st Place: Elias Carr, Everett Digges, KA Hamner, Catherine Lageman, Joshua Morris, Emilee Pellei

2nd Place: Caleb Chamblin, Joshua Desimone, Michael Hudson, Cooper LaCasse, Jack Plifka

WordMasters Challenge

This activity involves learning 25 challenging words and then solving 20 analogies using them. There are three “Challenges” during the national analogy competition, which means that children who participate in this enrichment activity will learn 75 new words as well as 16 different types of word analogies during the school year. The second Challenge was given on February 14. The highest scoring second and third grade students who participated are follows:

1st Place: Gene O'Hallarn

2nd Place: Allison Niles

3rd Place: Ella Powell

Congratulations to all students!

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capableism · 1 year

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The Upside (2019) misses opportunities to explore beyond physical discrimination

"Starring Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart, 'The Upside' (2019) recreates the story of its 2011 counterpart 'The Intouchables: Cranston's Phillip Lacasse, a wealthy quadriplegic, employs Hart's Dell Scott, a former convict, to be his caretaker, or 'life auxiliary.' The pair soon form a humorous and heartwarming friendship that ultimately changes their lives." (Brunjes, 4)

The film was far from critically acclaimed, earning scores in the 40s on MetaCritic and Rotten Tomatoes. The film missed many opportunities to explore complex racial and socioeconomic inequality issues. It focuses solely on disability. The plot is set in motion because Philip needs a full-time caretaker. Because of his wealth, he has many qualified applicants to choose from. Dell Scott, an ex-con, was not meant to be a candidate. He is searching for a signature to satisfy his probation officer and to avoid serving more time.

"He stops at a luxury Park Avenue apartment building for a janitor position, but by luck and inattention ends up in the penthouse awaiting an interview to be a live-in life auxiliary for Phillip." (Brunjes, 4).

Dell's first scene with Philip starts with him barging in on a candidate interview, saying, "relax, it's not a hold-up." He surveys the room and immediately goes to Philip, who he addresses as the boss, and demands a signature.

Philip asks Dell, "how would I sign it?"

Dell responded, "I don't know, slowly?”

"Phillip, a billionaire seemingly accustomed to blind obedience and an infantilizing sensitivity to his disability, is attracted to Dell's brazenness" (Brunjes, 4).

Dell declines Philip's offer by saying,

"Look, I think your plantation is bananas, but unfortunately, I don't wanna be nobody’s servant.”

Everything Dell says here assumes Philip and his assistant Yvonne are racially profiling him before he speaks. Dell's egocentrism and experience with racial discrimination help him win Philip over by treating him as "everyone else."

The similarity between Dell and Philip's experiences with discrimination is addressed through a scene where

Dell corrects a cashier when he tries to ask him what Philip wants. "Look, man, don't do that; talk to him."

The cashier apologizes, and Philip thanks Dell, saying, "Thanks for speaking up. I get treated with such (he pauses and does not complete this thought and continues)

“Or I’m invisible. Unless they know I have money." Dell responds, "Welcome to my world, except for the money."

Dell’s response is a hint at socioeconomic issues. The film chooses to remain surface level by only referencing physical attributes of race and disabilities.

Source

Brunjes, Alexandra. "Cranston Shines in Remake of 'The Upside'." UWIRE Text, 18 Jan. 2019, p. 1. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A570116350/AONE? u=nysl_oweb&sid=sitemap&xid=0f5ad4e9. Accessed 1 Jan. 2023.

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