My New Brain Documentary

My new brain, explores the difficulties, of a 20 year old man, who fell off a 20ft wall which incidentally caused damaged to his brain,of recovering after the accident. From start to finish you instantly feel sorry for him and sympathise what has happened and his recovery process. Whether he is in rehab or back at home with him family, he is still trying to learn the basics skills, which once were easy things which never used to face him. This documentary is different to the 'Winnabago man' it's more of a observational documentary as the film maker is out of the shot and seems no where to be seen. The film is purely filming and following Simon and his family and how his recovery process goes. The use of a tracking shot for most of the film, makes you feel as if you are personally following Simon on this journey to recovery. Also the use of abstract scenes when he returns to Newcastle (where the accident took place) makes that scene deep and emotional for the viewer to watch. Both films seem to make the viewer feel sorry for the characters and make you want to carry on watching, to see the end result, as you feel you are now part of the film. Simon goes through many challenges that once before where everyday things that never bothered him. When he returns to his job, the camera steps back allowing Simon to take control of the scene, making it look as if the camera isn't there and adding sympathy to the scene. Personally i felt as if i wanted to go and help him serve the dishes, as it seemed as if he was on his own. I was shocked to see a fast recovery from Simon and how his family thought about the situation, they kept referring to the 'old Simon' as if a part of him was always going to be lost. Simon knew what happened to him and that he would never go back to the way he was and i think this reality made the viewer feel as if they knew Simon and were urging him to be happy and get better as soon as possible. Overall i feel that the film maker wanted you to feel for Simon and wanted you to follow his journey to recovery as if you were a part of his life, so you could experience and see the reality of mistakes that can change your life.

Below is a link to the trailor:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d7PK49BdME&list=SL&has_verified=1