Concussion (2015 film)

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Concussion is a 2015 biopic drama of the American sports biography directed and written by Peter Landesman, based on the "Game Brain" display by Jeanne Marie Laskas, published in 2009 by > GQ Magazine . Set in 2002, Will Smith's film star as Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who fought against the National Football League tried to suppress his research on chronic traumatic brain encephalopathy (CTE) degeneration suffered by professional football players. It also stars Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Albert Brooks.

The film premiered on AFI Fest on November 11, 2015 and released by Columbia Pictures on December 25, 2015. The film grossed $ 48 million.

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Plot

In 2002, former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster was found dead in his pickup truck, after years of mutilation and homelessness. Before his death, a football player, Justin Strzelczyk, came to him, and confessed that he was beginning to lose his memory, that he was saying strange things to his children, and almost threw his wife to the wall. A troubled Webster waved his anxiety, and naggingly told him that the most important thing was "to finish the game," which he said in his speech at the Hall of Fame.

Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist with Allegheny County Coroner's office, Pennsylvania, handles Webster's autopsy. He wonders how a man, if not healthy, and quite young, can degenerate so quickly, and make it a point to find out why he died of a heart attack at only fifty. Omalu scrutinized Webster's brain microscope slides and found that he had severe brain damage. He eventually determined that Webster died as a result of the long-term effects of repeated blows to the head, a disorder which he later called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). With the help of former team doctor Steelers Julian Bailes, fellow neurologist Steven T. DeKosky and regional coroner, Cyril Wecht, Omalu published a paper on his findings, which was initially rejected by the NFL.

Over the next few years, Omalu discovered that three other former NFL players, Strzelczyk (died 2004), Terry Long (died 2005), and Andre Waters (died 2006), had symptoms very similar to Webster. He eventually persuaded newly appointed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to allow him to present his findings before the player's security committee. However, the NFL did not take it seriously, and he was banned from committee meetings, forcing Bailes, a former NFL employee, to give presentations in his place. However, the meeting was set up, in which the NFL claimed that the head trauma of the player was due to a past injury, had nothing to do with football. As he leaves the meeting, the former NFL Player Association executive, Dave Duerson, angrily faces Omalu and tells him to "return to Africa".

Omalu is faced with considerable pressure to withdraw from his efforts, as football is a well-loved sport in Pittsburgh, after giving jobs and allowing men to go to college. Wecht is subject to politically motivated prosecutions for alleged corruption, and Omalu is forced to leave Pittsburgh soon afterwards, lest he be deported, or sent to jail on minor charges as punishment for tarnishing the NFL. Before leaving, he urged the NFL to tell the truth. Omalu's wife, Prema, suffered a miscarriage after being followed. Omalus was forced to leave their dream home outside Pittsburgh. They moved to Lodi, California, where Omalu worked in the San Joaquin County coronary office.

Three years later, Omalu was proved when Duerson committed suicide because of growing cognitive problems. In a suicide note, Duerson admits that Omalu is right. Omalu is allowed to handle NFLPA conferences in concussion and CTE. She told them that she had hoped she never knew Mike Webster, but by knowing her, she had a responsibility to inform NFL players about the true risks they were taking by playing. He says that he has no grudge for the NFL and tells them to forgive themselves and make peace. Amid growing scrutiny from Congress, the NFL was forced to take the issue of a concussion more seriously, and in 2011, NFL players demanded the league for not informing them of the risks of CTE. Omalu was offered the job as head of the medical examiner for the District of Columbia, but as described in the closing title card, rejected him, remained with Prema and his two sons in California, where he became a US citizen in February 2015.

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Cast

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Production

Development

Ridley Scott's idea of ​​an NFL concussion was inspired by Dr. Bennett Omalu about former NFL stars Junior Seau and Dave Duerson, both of whom committed suicide after suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Scott is set to direct after his movie Exodus: Gods and Kings , while he and Facio are looking for an A-list writer. In November and December 2013, two more NFL concussions are under development, first the Game Time Decision with writers/directors and former NFL trainees, wide receivers Matthew A. Cherry and Isaiah Washington actor and film others. League of Denial with producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. Landesman has based his script on GQ 2009's Game Brain by Jeanne Marie Laskas. Smith and Marsan previously performed together in the 2008 superhero movie Hancock . He received $ 14.4 million in film tax credits from Pennsylvania.

Filming

The subject of photography began on October 27, 2014, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was filmed there until mid-January. One of the film's key scenes was taken at Altius Restaurant at Mt. Washington Section of Pittsburgh. Other area scenes shot at a church in the Pittsburgh Hill District, Braddock Carnegie Library, and in downtown Pittsburgh.

Music

James Newton Howard compiled a score for the film. Klayton (frontman of Celldweller) provides synth programming to get the score. R & amp Singers B Leon Bridges gave a new song, titled "So Long".

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Release

The first trailer was released on YouTube on August 31, 2015 by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony released the film on December 25, 2015. Marketing includes ads for movies aired during NFL games.

Concussion was released on Digital HD on March 15, 2016, before being released two weeks later on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on March 29, 2016.

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Reception

box office

The brains earned $ 34.5 million in North America and $ 14.1 million in other regions with a total of $ 48.6 million worldwide, with a budget of $ 35 million.

In the United States and Canada, the film opens on December 25, 2015 with Father's Home , Joy , and national expansion The Big Short . At the opening weekend, the film is projected to reach $ 8-10 million from 2,841 theaters. It eventually grossed $ 10.5 million, finishing 7 at the box office. Because of Smith's star status and production budget of $ 35 million, the film is considered a disappointment at the box office.

Critical response

At Rotten Tomatoes, the film earned a 60% approval rating based on 180 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's consensus reads, " Concussion landed a powerful and good blow to the subject matter very timely, even if the traditional sports drama structure is a bit too safe to deserve complete dance in the final zone. "At Metacritic, the film has a score of 55 out of 100, based on 39 critics, showing" mixed or average reviews ". In CinemaScore, viewers give this movie an average rating of "A" on a scale of A to F.

Will Smith's performance was praised for being "sensitive and sensitive" by The Denver Post, while Alec Baldwin's accent was the subject of ridicule.

Accolades

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Controversy

Family member Dave Duerson, a former NFL player who suffers from CTE, claims the film depicts Duerson in a bad light. In one scene, Duerson's character is called the Omalu character as a "shaman" in addition to telling him "to return to Africa" ​​and "away from our game." In another scene, Duerson was shown mocking former NFL player Andre Waters when he applied for profit in connection with a head injury he suffered while playing in the NFL. A member of the Duerson family called this scene wrong. In response, Landesman, the film's director, stated that the film was "emotionally and spiritually accurate along the way".

Science writer Daniel Engber, skeptical of the relationship between CTE and the deaths of players found to have it, called the film inaccurate in other ways, for example showing that Wecht's arrest for corruption allegations was motivated by Omalu's paper, when in fact it was published three months later. "[The film] became a pervasive myth at the national discussion center on football and head injuries," he said. In particular, he cites the 2012 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studies showing that soccer players, on average compared to the population as a whole, live longer and generally healthier, although the study also shows, as indicated by Engber, that soccer players are also more likely to suffer, and die, than neurodegenerative diseases.

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See also

• League of Disclaimers: NFL Concern Crisis
• Head Game: Global Concussion Crisis
• Concussion in American football

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References

External links

• Official website
• Konkusi on IMDb
• Konkusi in Box Office Mojo
• Konkusi at Rotten Tomatoes

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