The Miracle Worker

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Audience Member a Disney TV movie that teaches us about love, acceptance, integrating with others, and understanding even with the a person who has special needs. Based on the play by William Gibson. The true story of Helen Keller in the early 1900s who was born deaf, verbally challenged, and blind. Anne Sullivan played by Allison Elliot has the task of teaching Helen to interact with the world in more ways than one. She theorizes that if her mind is impaired she can unhinge it and have Helen communicate to help her comprehend using more social skills. Allison uses a combination of sign language teaching her the meaning of words. Helen's brother is always contempt for her and there might be a reason why he's unhappy. Hellen's parents are just about to give up hope but Allison is willing to help Helen in their most dyer need. This is one of the rare features from Disney able to tackle subject matter like this; it's not always easy to show people with disabilities and to accurately portray it in a particular manner. But the movie earns points for making something like this feel the more real and at times difficult to watch. Pity doesn't help, most people would rather feel sorry for someone than actually learn or teach someone who's having trouble, to have pity is a waste of energy feeling sorry for ourselves is worse, is it better to teach others to look after themselves?, sometimes rewarding bad behavior seems like the easy way out The scenery is terrific, the costumes and set designs for the time period ring authenticity, Eisenberg's performance is a winner, and Elliot is so wonderful. This will move viewers while also helping them gain a bigger perspective on those less developed than us can be taught, loved, and treated equally like the rest. Eisenberg and Elliot breathe such life into these two characters that you'll be captured by their striking bond. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review jon c a Disney TV movie that teaches us about love, acceptance, integrating with others, and understanding even with the a person who has special needs. Based on the play by William Gibson. The true story of Helen Keller in the early 1900s who was born deaf, verbally challenged, and blind. Anne Sullivan played by Allison Elliot has the task of teaching Helen to interact with the world in more ways than one. She theorizes that if her mind is impaired she can unhinge it and have Helen communicate to help her comprehend using more social skills. Allison uses a combination of sign language teaching her the meaning of words. Helen's brother is always contempt for her and there might be a reason why he's unhappy. Hellen's parents are just about to give up hope but Allison is willing to help Helen in their most dyer need. This is one of the rare features from Disney able to tackle subject matter like this; it's not always easy to show people with disabilities and to accurately portray it in a particular manner. But the movie earns points for making something like this feel the more real and at times difficult to watch. Pity doesn't help, most people would rather feel sorry for someone than actually learn or teach someone who's having trouble, to have pity is a waste of energy feeling sorry for ourselves is worse, is it better to teach others to look after themselves?, sometimes rewarding bad behavior seems like the easy way out The scenery is terrific, the costumes and set designs for the time period ring authenticity, Eisenberg's performance is a winner, and Elliot is so wonderful. This will move viewers while also helping them gain a bigger perspective on those less developed than us can be taught, loved, and treated equally like the rest. Eisenberg and Elliot breathe such life into these two characters that you'll be captured by their striking bond. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d a good not great version with really good performances. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent retelling of this beautiful story. Much more realistically portrayed than previous versions. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most hopeful biographical movies ever made, The Miracle Worker shows that we should never let disabilities bring us down, without pandering to people with aforementioned disabilities. An amazing tribute to the legacy of Helen Keller. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member True story about what patience and perseverance can do. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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