"You are still you and we love you."
These are the words Dana Reeve tells her husband as he struggles to come to terms with his newfound reality in this moving and heartbreaking account of the late great actor. Features the likes of Robin Williams, who was a dear friend of his till the end, so it's a double whammy. Explores Reeve's origins as a serious theater actor taking on a blind audition on a whim, even while being ridiculed by his peers. It became the role that eclipsed everything else in his life and he was unable to escape the shadow of Superman, even as he became paralyzed later on in life. It tells a very sad, yet humbling story about how he became a real-life hero inspiring other people with disabilities and humanizes him by showing that everything wasn't perfect behind the scenes, although he always put on a brave face. It reminds us of how fragile the human condition is and to always cherish what you have—if you have the means to, anyway.
3 children passing on his legacy out of 5
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