Flowers for algernon 19665/31/2023 ![]() ![]() The script is very good, and the cinematography is extremely intelligent. But it is so "true." From early on you like Charlie, the character, and from then on you don't want to miss a moment of his struggle. I won't tell you this is an easy movie to watch. Grégory Gadebois's was too moving to miss a moment of. I could not leave my chair for the duration of this movie. I can't remember the last time I watched a movie without leaving my chair at some point to do something. We feel as if we are watching someone who is actually going through this. Grégory Gadebois's performance never seems like acting. It is the story of a mentally simple man who undergoes an operation, becomes very intelligent, and then, slowly, sinks back into simplicity again - except that he knows he is literally losing his mind, or at least his intelligence. Everything you need for every book you read. Keyes gives Charlie Gordon a voice that conveys the full range of emotions Charlie experiences before and after the operation. His performance in this movie is astounding. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Upgrade to A + Intro Plot Summary Summary & Analysis Themes Quotes Characters Symbols Theme Wheel Teachers and parents Struggling with distance learning Our Teacher Edition on Flowers for Algernon can help. Flowers for Algernon is the journal of Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded adult who becomes a genius after undergoing a brain operation. The actor who plays the one and only part in this movie, Grégory Gadebois, should be given every acting award on the planet. I give this movie a 10 only because that is as high as the ratings go. ![]()
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