'Concussion' film starring Will Smith shows the downside of the fun the players of NFL are experiencing.
According to foxnews.com, Will Smith plays the role of a forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on former Steelers center Mike Webster. He then discovers a degenerative disease of CTE or chronic traumatic encephalopathy in Webster's brain that became wake- up call for the players of what dangers of constant blows in their head while playing can cause.
The film also brings hard truths for the players as they use data that shows the connection of constant blows to the head with dementia and other problems mainly in the brain or head.
The movie premiered on Tuesday at AFI Fest in Hollywood and attended by its main stars, Will Smith and Alec Baldwin. The wife of Justin Strzelczyk, a Steelers offensive lineman killed in a car crash and the family of Junior Seau, a Hall of Famer lineback who shot himself, both attended the premiere of the film. It was later learned that Strzelczyk had brain damage while Seau had CTE.
The movie used real names of NFL players and actual NFL game footages to realistically present how damaging the blows of a player can get in a single game. Smith's character, Omalu was accused of fraud and the NFL demanded that he take back his CTE findings. Omalu received threatening calls and his wife was being followed by unknown people.
In a report by variety.com, Writer-director Peter Landesman defends the essence of the film and said they are, in any way, not against the sports organization. They simply want to focus on those who are affected and want to show the "truth about a human interest story." "The idea that we softened it to placate the NFL is nonsense. Anybody who sees the movie will see that's actually a laughable subject matter and this is a movie that shoots the NFL between the eyes on that subject," he said.
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