After a gymnastics accident leaves her paraplegic, 18-year-old Anna Morgan returns to high school. Because of time lost due to her injury and rehab, she is repeating her junior year, with her sister Beth. The film covers her adjustments to her new life, and her classmates' problems in dealing with her wheelchair. In a series of small vignettes, it also gives a picture of her family, good and bad, and her parents' efforts to support their kids while dealing with their own fears.
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I got this film out because, well it looked interesting with a decent storyline, however from the start to the finish the only highlight of the movie was when I fell asleep at the end. It reminded me of one of those t.v programs such as Dawson's creek or one tree hill etc, except the only difference was this went on far too long. I didn't sympathize to the main character, instead she irritated the hell out of me. and not being rude, but realistic, how can someone with those breasts actually do gymnastics? if anything that was the cause of her accident. Overall this film bugged and bored me, the plot was going no where, the acting was cliché, this movie doesn't even deserve to be called a movie.
I Hired this movie because i thought it's subject matter provided an excellent opportunity for a powerful and moving film. I watched it with three other people and we could not believe how poor it was. It had some ridiculously corny lines and the main character, who happened to have the biggest breasts ever for a gymnast, was barely bothered about her new disability other than a one line complaint to God each morning before getting out of bed. The other story lines were equally poorly handled. I have searched my memory and I can not remember ever watching a worse film.
Anna's Dream is a film about Anna, a high school senior who is coming to grips with her new life as a paraplegic, after a fall during a gymnastics competition. The movie really seems to deal more, with how Anna's family and school friends try and deal with their own awkwardness around Anna. There are a few funny scenes where Anna's friends embarrass themselves by trying to be too P.C. Unfortunately this film could have been so much better if it had of stuck with telling the story of Anna. But I feel that it is some what distracted by the subplot of Anna's brother and his porn fetish/addiction. Which in it's self would make a funny movie but it really has no real relevance to Anna's story.To sum it up, Anna's Dream is one of those films that isn't going to be everyones cup of tea. But if you liked 'Amelie' I am sure you will like this one.
There is so much going on in this movie, it would be hard to capsulize everything, so I won't even try.Lindsay Felton does an outstanding job as the newly paralyzed Anna Morgan, and as the movie's narrator. She comes across as a real person, with hopes, fears and frustrations like everyone else. The film spends time introducing her family, and, quietly, subtly and intelligently showing us a bit about each person, in a realistic way.Perhaps my only quibble about this movie would be, Anna is described as a champion gymnast before her injury. Having seen what sylphs most female champions are, it's hard to believe someone as abundantly endowed as Anna...OK, stopping now.It's an excellent little slice-of-life movie, with a fairly realistic portrayal of dealing with paraplegia (eg, the constant shifting of weight in the wheelchair, to avoid pressure sores and circulation problems). Perhaps the movie's strength is, the wheelchair is only part of the story. The family is the main story.OK, if that's not clear, just watch it for yourself. It's not syrupy or Disneyfied, just honest, gentle storytelling.