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Why always shown laying (lying?) down ?


Why is the main character almost always shown lying down? Couldn't his cot tilt, or show him in a wheelchair? I think I would have liked him better if I wasn't distracted by always looking at him sideways.

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exactly...

they tried him to look like prof. Stephen Hawking...
that's annoying.. at least sombedoy, give him a decent pillow, right?

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Well, considering the film is based on true characters, I have to assume that Mark couldn't sit upright. Some people who are paralyzed pass out when they're put in a seated position because their blood pressure drops.

Imagine how hard it was for Mark to see the world sideways.

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