Gifted hands review

Gifted Hands was a made for television movie that aired in I hate that we waited so long.

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Rate this book. Ben Carson , Cecil Murphey. Gifted Hands by and about Ben Carson, M. Gifted Hands will transplace you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world, and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others.

Gifted hands review

Rather than settling in to a life believing he was inferior, underprivileged and discriminated against, Ben looked to God for help and became an astounding example, not just for black children, but also for everyone. The people who made this movie are to be commended for so clearly showing that God has the cure for self-doubt, anger and prejudice. It is the true story of a black child raised by a single mother who constantly encouraged him to use his God-given gifts. He grows from being a poor student to the top of his class and then to become a world-famous neurosurgeon. It would be hard not to be inspired by this movie. As the story begins, Ben played by Cuba Gooding, Jr. The movie then flashes back to show when Ben as a child played by Jaishon Fisher was such a poor student he failed to get a single answer right on a test. He is unmercifully ridiculed by his white classmates, one of whom he hits in the mouth. She also limits their television viewing and requires them to read. At an awards ceremony, his success is recognized, but a teacher berates his white classmates for letting a black child from a broken home do better than them. Ben begins to rebel.

Ithamar Enriquez Jose Gonzalez. He is not afraid to honour his belief in God. The book follows the story of Dr.

Sign In. Hide Spoilers. The Ben Carson Story never set out to a major film: this is obviously a film that appealed to Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr and he plays it very straight, and underacts, without underplaying. As I am deeply fascinated by all things neurological this was a really easy film for me to get into - but even if you have no real interest, the human side of this will really sideswipe you. It is incredibly and really frustratingly slow in places, but bear with me - the surgeries are amazing and very moving.

This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the real life and career of Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon who, despite his humble beginnings, uses his Gifted Hands to bless the lives of children suffering from brain disorders. Ben Carson Cuba Gooding Jr. Yet, the prospect of performing a challenging operation where he will attempt to separate a pair of twins who are attached at the head which comes with a high risk of losing one of the babies , has him pondering the path that led him to this place in his life. Who could have guessed a young black boy growing up in an impoverished neighborhood would one day be a world-class doctor?

Gifted hands review

It boasts near-flawless direction from Thomas Carter, a vivid teleplay adaptation by John Pielmeier and uniformly magnificent performances, particularly from star Cuba Gooding Jr. The surgical procedures are showcased in all of their bloody glory, but not so much as to cross the line into gratuitousness. Early on, we see Carson as a kid wracked with self-doubt and confusion in a household with a mother whose education stalled in third grade and a father who chose narcotics over the family.

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Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. In my older age- I've accepted my passion for children and issues with education. Search review text. As usual, Cuba Gooding was fantastic in this drama! He even added a chapter about how he controls his temper. It seems slow at some parts, but all the characters put out wonderful dramatic performances. Lauren Cecile. A movie about life, about the decisions you have to make from childhood to became something in your life. I was struck by his battle with his temper as a teen as his personality seems so far from that now. Torn between his loyalty to his skills as a surgeon and a lack of faith in himself made this film all the more realistic! But it bonds Ben Carson to excellence minute by minute. There were several times I had seen Dr. As the doctor tries to find out a way of saving both children the story flashes back to events in his life to show us how he got to where he is today.

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Ben's Mom's third grade education assured her the necessity of working three jobs to support her family. There is enough material in any one of those phases in his life for a full length feature. Fair enough. And it is already inside! From beginning to end, every shot is beautiful and the editing together is a work of art. Photos Ben Carson 53 books followers. Will beading it to the reading list for this summer reading challenge I hope to offer to the kids at my church this summer. It is interesting how Ben Carson was raised and how he was educated. Learning to live joyfully no matter what, AND, thereafter, attempting your "goals" so they can acquire fruition is the way! A surgeon's long journey from knife-wielding, street fighter in Detroit to master of the scalpel--a leader in pediatric neurosugery. Violence Kids making fun of boy; boy punches another, boy calls his brother dummy; mother discusses thoughts of suicide, boy buys knife, boy fights with mother and threatens her with hammer, boy loses temper; boy tries to stab another with knife, bloody sheets on a bed.