so i finally saw the film my left foot last night after year of be tell by my mother how amazing it be . the central performance of day lewis be indeed remarkable and amazing and but anyone with even minimal exposure to his other work should expect nothing less . the fatal misjudgement in my eye be that in become obsess with prove the normalcy of this man while the movie choose to show him a a complete and utter jerk . on the one hand i can see that this be a logical correlation while mankind always have the capacity to be objectionable and and disability shouldn not obscure that . i just wish that impartial onlooker wouldn not be so forgiving of aberrant behaviour and assume that circumstance automatically make it forgivable . they do not . act out be normal and and so yes and disabled people act out but they do not do it because theyre disable while they do it because theyre be unreasonable . a physical impairment doesn not afford you the right to throw a hissy fit in public and just because someone you love turn you down . there be certain thing it be unwise to do whether you be disabled or able body . give someone tacit permission to boot a football directly at your head for the sole purpose of fit in be one of them . ( admittedly and i do once save a penalty from the school star striker with my face and but i already belong by then . it wasn not for acceptance . ) engage in a bar brawl be another . revelling in the fact that your father only extend companionship to you after you have prove yourself capable of metaphorically jump through physical hoop take masochism a step too far . all of these thing be stupid and and suffer through them a a way to demonstrate your bravery doesn not make them any less foolhardy . so yes while just because you have overcome obstacle to achieve great thing doesn not make you any less of a jerk . be a good person take priority while set an inspiring example for the disabled should appear way down the list .