The Sea Inside

1. Watching The Sea Inside made me realize how sometimes you need to fight to survive; or for death. Ramon Sampedro's life was dramatically changed with one accident when he was in his early twentys. The area of the ocean by Ramon's house was tretchorous, and Ramon wasn't paying attention to the water when he jumped in, and it resulted in him being paralized. I think that any person should have the right to end their life if they're in the position Ramon was. His friends were willing to help him because i think they saw the pain Ramon was in (not physical, but emotional).
2. Ramon Sampedro and Jean-Dominique Bauby both were paralized, but i think they were having different struggles. Ramon was fighting to end his life, while Bauby was fighting for life. Bauby was trying to show people that he still had a fully functional mind, he just wasn't able to express it very clearly. Yet he still found a way to communicate with the outside world. He was a fighter, if you will. Ramon had decided he could'nt continue his life if he was paralized. He believed he couldn't simply love because of his condition. I believe the Diving Bell and the Butterefly was more powerful because Bauby kept fighting after his accident. He showed that life is a precious thing, and shouldn't be taken for granted.
3. In The Sea Inside I noticed that there were alot of close up shots throughout the movie. There were some different camera movements too, including panning. One scene that I noticed the camera angles was the scene when Julia is looking at the old picture of Ramon, before the accident. The camera shot is an extreme close up, and it really adds meaning to the scene. It seems to make it more dramatic.