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A very uplifting story of a surgeon attempting to restore sight to a young Indian girl. He's a Chinese immigrant who lived through difficult time during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. He has some very bad experiences in China, and great challenges as an adult.

Some critics have found cuts between his childhood and adulthood disconcerting. They seem obvious to me and created the narrative of the story.

This movie is oriented towards adults. While dealing with some difficult topics, it does it with sensitivity and optimism. This is the kind of movie that Hollywood lost interest in years ago. While I enjoy comic book movies, it's very refreshing to see a movie that uplifts you. It's well worth a couple hours to enjoy.

This film chronicles a doctor's struggles with both his past and present. Dr. Ming must face the task of healing a little girl's blindness, while finding his way through the memories of his dark past. It demonstrates how sometimes the miracles of God are not necessarily ones of physical healing but that of the love and strength born out of adversity. I believe the actors did the film justice and thought the little girl who played Kajal was just adorable. An inspirational story worth watching and one based on a true story. This is the kind of content I wish to see represented more in theaters nationwide.

A pioneer in his field, Dr. Wang restores eyesight to patients who were told it was impossible by others. When he decides to take a pediatric patient from India, who lost her sight brutally, a ghost from Dr. Wang's past reemerges. As he journeys to find an appropriate treatment for his patient, he struggles to come to terms with the past and live in the present. In the end, it is the patient who helped Dr. Wang see clearly how living in the present and far more healing than being tormented by reliving the past.

Another Angel Studios production, this movie shares the story of Dr. Wang, who pushed the limits of science and developed new techniques and technologies to help restore his patients' eyesight. With the runtime clocking in at one hour and forty minutes, the story is balanced but has some scenes that could have been adjusted to streamline the story and compress the time. The story focuses more on Dr. Wang's life history and the method, procedure, and research he developed, with just a touch of religion. The movie is emotional, inspiring, and heartfelt. This is a solid movie to catch in the cinema for those looking for something less mainstream and a great watch at home; either way, it should be watched.

This could have been a 10 were it not for the pace in several places. I was also a bit put out by the music. There were scenes involving a traditional Chinese instrument being played, that were overshadowed by accompanying European strings. It was very odd. Still, I recommend the movie for the interesting true story and inspirational facets. My wife really enjoyed it, and says it was an 8 for her. If you've ever seen some leftist propaganda on campus or the news, and thought to yourself "we should give that a try in the USA," this movie will enlighten you to the deadly folly that actually is. Recommended viewing for 13 and up.

Dr. Wang's story is inspiring, but the movie is poorly made. Most of the cast can't act, and their Mandarin sounds way off! It's weird, especially since part of the movie is set in China in the 60s and 70s. The transitions between the present and the flashbacks are awkward and disjointed, making it hard to follow the story. The flashbacks weren't even filmed in Hangzhou, probably because they were on a tight budget. Plus, the history is not right. No one during the Cultural Revolution would call it an uprising or riot so straightforwardly. The director could have paid more attention to these details. It's such a waste of a good original story.

I rarely give movies a 9 but I was very impressed at the production value and pacing of the film. It's not too long of a movie (about 1 hour 40) but goes into great depth of the life of Dr Wang and his past.

The movie flips back and forth between time periods but not in a way that's jarring and is generally well-placed and adds to the story and understanding of the character.

One issue with these types a movies is that it can sometimes feel slow/drag but I never lost interest or drifted over the film's duration, even after working 10 hours earlier in the day and being awake since 2am then watching a 7pm showing.

So I definitely highly recommend this film to everyone I know.

We have seen several Angel Network movies, so we were looking forward to seeing SIGHT. I bought 4 tickets a month in advance for my husband, myself and 2 friends. After the movie all 4 off us went to lunch together. The overall opinion was SIGHT was just OKAY. Unfortunately, it did not compare to the trailers or advertisements.

I have had several people ask my opinion and I ask them what type of movie are they hoping for...?

If you want a documentary, you might enjoy this movie.

If you want a truly inspirational and uplifting movie, this will fall short.

All four of us agreed this is not a movie we would purchase for our online library or even stream again.

Dr. Ming Wang (Terry Chen) is an eye surgeon in Nashville. Dr. Misha Bartnovsky (Greg Kinnear) is his work partner. Sister Marie (Fionnula Flanagan) brings them Kajal from the slums of India who was blinded so she can beg better. There are many flashbacks showing Ming Wang's life in China especially his trauma during the Cultural Revolution.

This biopic is sincere and inspirational. I can't knock any of that. It gets quite emotional as it leans harder on the religious. My problem is that the first half isn't that dramatic. The China stuff has good material, but it's not dramatic. China would be more dramatic if he goes back there to find Lili. The movie needs to find more drama somewhere. It definitely needs to start the movie with Kajal begging in India. It needs to play on the religious more and maybe more with Sister Marie.

The story itself is good but it, unfortunately, is not presented well. The technical production - music, sound, lighting, cinematography, costume - all are excellent. The dialogue and shaping of the characters was good for 90% of the movie. A frequent use of flashbacks is very effective for setting the tone for the modern-day character struggles. I started this review with 8 stars.

So what goes wrong? The dialogue is shallow and obvious. It doesn't reveal characters, it comes right out and tells you. We, the audience, doesn't need to be told once we understand the characters. I would liken the dialogue to a cheesy primetime network pseudo-drama about fires, police, or hospitals. Review drops to 6 stars. Still watchable.

What goes very wrong? The last 10% got silly and I wondered why. The answer: it was a lead up to a QR code on the Big Screen. Turns out the whole story was one large (and often well-done) infomercial.

Yesterday, I went to watch the movie "SIGHT" with my friends. It's based on the true story of a Chinese immigrant doctor, which makes it even more touching and inspiring! Despite focusing on the story of Chinese immigrants, everyone, whether Chinese, American, or second-generation immigrants from any country, feels inspired after watching it. Some are immediately motivated to become doctors, like a second-generation Chinese student at Yale who said it's her favorite movie. When a movie can influence both you and your children, that's a true mark of a great film! Although we haven't experienced as many hardships as Dr. Ming, we can see in the film how he and his family overcame numerous challenges, step by step, to achieve their dreams and continually pursue excellence with optimism, perseverance, and love. Highly recommend!

As I have stated in Ezra, it is often challenging to hit the correct emotional note in a film dealing with significant health issues concerning children.

In Sight, the virtuous are victims of circumstances, and even these unfortunate events are a benefit for them; in the worst-case scenario, they seek happy refuge in religion.

Even human failures are perceived positively as a result of heroic deeds.

The only negative characters are some Chinese revolutionaries, and they are quite dumb and awful. I nearly felt like I was in a Marvel Comics production... Ming Wang, transformed by doom into a superhero.

Failures and deficiencies are wiped out by positivism; he experiences psychological traumas from the past, but they only motivate him to strive for excellence.

The actors do an excellent job to render the tale convincing, and it has quite a few great moments of human values. Except that it is overly romanticised. It tries so hard to push on my lacrimal glands through emotional manipulation.

For what purpose ? Maybe not so unselfish as it looks... My brain has not lost its sight..

The Doctor's parents were humble people in China with high moral standards, and they remained so in the United States following immigration, considering their clothing. But we see nothing else of them, including their home and car. We don't know how the doctor lives, what car he drives, what his interests are, or whether he travels, where he socializes, what are his colleagues in private, what are his political views, who and what does he support.

Except he seems to drown his depressions in expensive whiskey.

No doubt, his operations must be costly, but his clients do not pay. So late in the movie, we learn of an organisation that raises funds to heal those who cannot afford it. Who are the chosen ones? Who selects? Visitors from underprivileged parts of the world remain in the United States even after completed medical acts. Who is paying for their stay? There are some disturbing moral issues of equal excess to medicine that deserved to be addressed.

So I examined the internet, and it gives me the general impression that enough seems never enough. Is this a kind of documentary marketing for the Doctor's cabinet?

I recommend that you investigate before promoting this film.

The abundance of 10/10 evaluations makes it even more suspect.

Anyway, it fails to measure up to the tactful quality and purity of the autistic son in "Ezra". Yet, "Ezra" got a good 7, but did not deserve the perfect note.

This true, moving story was so beautifully filmed and the acting was superb. Angel Studios just keeps hitting home runs! The movie had me in tears more than once. We need more movies which inspire, stir our souls, and make that human connection. We don't all have the same experiences, but human emotions are common to us all and it benefits everyone to share in these true stories of dedication, love, overcoming trials and injustice, perseverance, and triumph.

Bonus: stay to the very end and see video of the REAL doctor and actual old photographs of the characters you got to know during the course of the movie!

Go watch it and thank me later!

Inspiring true story. Well made movie.

There was a small part of the movie I considered a little slow, but this self reflective section turned out to be my daughter's favorite part!

So it is well worth watching for everyone!

Inspiring as we all work through hardships, buy not usually as hard as his. He went through a lot trying to learn/study in China and in the United States. Overcame many life challenges. Just go see the movie it wont make you regret you 2 hours as many movies do. I'm trying to send this review, but it is making me type more characters. But trust me, just go see it!!!!!!!

Interesting perspective on the Chinese cultural revolution. And an amazing story of the development of cutting edge laser eye surgery. It's definitely worth watching.

Heart warming tale about life and what matters most.

The journey is from a doctors childhood in revolutionary china where his childhood best friend and love interests father lost his sight through studying hard and perseverance he has become a laser eye surgeon who has done what many would consider impossible. This is set back about 20 years so you may even have been someone who used his technology and have improved sight today.

Today was the second time I watched this movie. I watched it a couple of months back at a local church when Dr. Ming Wang was taking SIGHT on a nationwide free pre-view tour for non-profit organizations. I personally heard him talk, interacted with him, bought his autobiography "From Darkness to Sight". And I watched several of his interviews and his speech when he received Nashvillian of the year award on Youtube.

The movie showcased Dr. Want's breakthrough invention. First of all, people who is not in medical research have no idea how hard medical research is. FYI: I had my MD and Ph. D in molecular biology in China before I came to the US to conduct stem cell research. It is even harder to translate the research findings from laboratory animals to human beings. What he has achieved is not a small deal at all. Second of all, the movie didn't cover some trivia about his medical breakthrough: after patented his invention, he donated his patent to the world. Not only that, he traveled to nearly fifty countries and taught thousands of eye doctors his technology for FREE. You heard it right. Contact lenses are multi-billion-dollar industry. Was he out of his mind? It seemed he was. For what reason? He simply wanted to pay back for the freedom and opportunities the US has given him. Patent has a price tag; freedom and opportunities are priceless. For most of Americans who were born and grew up here, they can never appreciate those as nearly as immigrants who didn't have them.

Secondly, the movie didn't' show how he was struggling between science and faith. Dr. Wang became a Christian over time in the US. When he was contemplating the hypothesis that something in fetus has the biological ingredient to repair wound without scar, his faith initially constrained him from using fetus to do his research and therapy. It was when he was searching hard for the common ground between faith and science he came up with the solution seen in the movie. He has ever since become an advocate that faith and science are friends instead of foes. He authored book "The Common Ground Bible Study: Becoming a Peacemaker in a Polarized World" with Rice Broocks and has been teaching faith and science. For that he received an honorary doctorate degree from Trevecca Nazarene University, a Christian University.

Thirdly, Dr. Wang gave his cell phone number to every patient so they can access him when they need him post-surgery. Think about that.

"SIGHT" is a legendary piece about a person that is larger than life. I encourage you watch the move again with a new perspective. There is more to "SIGHT" than you saw.

This movie both touched my heart & stirred my spirit! I felt the pain of his past loss & also celebrated his overcoming victories. I think this is a story all should see & children should be watching movies like this I'm school to understand & build appreciation for history, for the sacrifices immigrants (who came legally) have made to make a life in America as a free person! Not a dry eye during certain scenes. Big kiddos to the cast, crew & production team who made this film.

This story is the exact kind of life that those, who we honor on Memorial day for their ultimate sacrafice, died for!!

I always love movies based on true stories. This film particularly appealed to me because it is based on a very touching true story about a Chinese immigrant who grew up in turbulent era in China and overcame all odds to come to the the United States and became a successful, world-renowned ophthalmologist.

The strong use their own abilities selflessly to help the weak. I also love the moral I learned from this film: The present is made possible by the past. This inspires those who have a bad past to face it. This kind of movie that promotes good people and good deeds dserves our support and recommendation.

A dramatic, inspiring & exhilarating portrayal of Dr. Ming Wang's most human of epic journeys & tenacious spirit.

Coming of age during China's Cultural Revolution, yet launched from the solid foundation of a grandfather's, father's & mother's positive, personal examples & deep & lasting love & care.

Merged with the support of family, friends, neighbors, teachers, colleagues & patients, in China & America, & from around the world.

All coalesce to create a recipe primed for success, yet humbly requiring the touch of the mighty but gentle hand of God.

Sight is a movie demanding to be seen. Come, my friend, come & see.