I watched a short clip of this movie some hours ago and it reminded me of a hidden gem I found, a special story that I had watched long ago. A movie that is based on a true life, a story of true inspiration, of someone becoming more than what anyone imagined except one trusted in God.
I remember how a few scenes made me feel so emotional watching this movie. Now I realized I've always loved biographies because of how real the stories feel and getting inspiration from them feels more intense and right. This is one of those biography that I'll call someone lived a great life, a life of inspiration and determination.
"Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" is a biography, medical and drama movie released in the year 2009 starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ben Carson and Kimberly Elise as Sonya Carson. The movie was directed by Thomas Carter and written by John Pielmeier. It's medical movie worth seeing for many reasons which I will share.
First of all, I'll say a bit about the over all story. It is the story about a little boy who is struggling with his studies and tagged as dull but his mother who is single-handedly raising him sees more in him than what people say about him. Sonya, his mum gives him the courage to see the great things he can achieve as she supports him.
Amidst the many difficulties in his childhood, he works hard to become a doctor and faces a challenge where he have to operate two Siamese twins linked by the skull. The challenge gave him experience, built his faith and his brilliance gave him the power to change lives with that success.
My most memorable scenes were the ones in the clip I saw today, one where little Benson was mocked at in class when he failed all his answers. He got into a fight and his mother was summoned. Instead of fighting his wrong actions, his mother uses inspirational words to make him see that he isn't dull as they say, that he's smart.
That advice led Ben Carson into thinking more positively, putting in the work to study and he graduated as the best student then went to college to study medicine. One more scene I can not forget was where the devil wanted to use his anger issues to stop him from following his dream. He almost killed someone and learned.
How he chose to fight his anger issues, follow his dreams and become a doctor who did the first surgery of separating a Siamese twin successfully. He made a name for himself while changing the world with his brilliance. To think that this is based on a true story is a true inspiration, I'll recommend it if you're yet to see it.
Images used are from Imdb.
Rating: 95/100
