Can someone explain to me how life is created? Does existence of a human being inflict life upon it? Is life that which thrives through our veins and keeps our senses alive? Or is it just blood?
The true story of two brilliant surgeons (of which one is "colored"), set mostly in the first half of the twentieth century, impresses through the fact that it doesn't waste time on themes which weigh heavily, but have been handled over and over again - such as the issue of racism, especially at those times - but places the whole situation into context, making it feel natural, absolving itself of the need to state words and phrases which would simply be a burden. The film graces the passion for work, it emphasizes the value of heart - both literally and metaphorically.
Given that Blalock and Thomas were pioneers in the so sophisticated domain of heart surgery, "Something the Lord Made" denotes, with great subtleness, that connecting things together and connecting people goes beyond what the eye can see and that these connections are as divine as they come. In addition, Joseph Sargent compellingly portrays the relationship between two people, so different considering their place in society, that this unavoidably affects the way they relate to one another.
Both Rickman and Def slip into character with great authenticity, obviously being what they are supposed to be: different and yet so similar. What binds them is their common love for life. Caring for the other has never felt so real. Despite some small issues, such as the rather curious visualization of the character's aging process, "Something the Lord Made" is a convincing and emotionally loaded picture in motion, saying what it's got to say about the world.
The true story of two brilliant surgeons (of which one is "colored"), set mostly in the first half of the twentieth century, impresses through the fact that it doesn't waste time on themes which weigh heavily, but have been handled over and over again - such as the issue of racism, especially at those times - but places the whole situation into context, making it feel natural, absolving itself of the need to state words and phrases which would simply be a burden. The film graces the passion for work, it emphasizes the value of heart - both literally and metaphorically.
Given that Blalock and Thomas were pioneers in the so sophisticated domain of heart surgery, "Something the Lord Made" denotes, with great subtleness, that connecting things together and connecting people goes beyond what the eye can see and that these connections are as divine as they come. In addition, Joseph Sargent compellingly portrays the relationship between two people, so different considering their place in society, that this unavoidably affects the way they relate to one another.
Both Rickman and Def slip into character with great authenticity, obviously being what they are supposed to be: different and yet so similar. What binds them is their common love for life. Caring for the other has never felt so real. Despite some small issues, such as the rather curious visualization of the character's aging process, "Something the Lord Made" is a convincing and emotionally loaded picture in motion, saying what it's got to say about the world.