Analysis Of The Film 'The Intoucables'

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“The Intoucables” is a French comedy movie filmed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache in 2011. The plot of this film is based on a true story in between a wealthy disabled old man, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, and his caretaker Abdel Sellou (In the film, Abdel’s character is named as Driss). The story of Philippe and Driss is inspiring. As a student who is learning to be a qualified volunteer, I think there are several things that we can learn from the experience of these two men. Thus, in this paper, I am going to explore what abilities should a good volunteer have, referring to the process of Driss taking care of Philippe. In my opinion, I feel that Driss is an extraordinary caregiver since he usually uses unconventional methods to look …show more content…

In fact, it cannot be said that Philippe is tolerating Driss, since they associate with each other very friendly. The reason behind their excellent relationship is Driss always showing the most sincere side of himself to Philippe. He takes care of all the ways Philippe needed and participate in every moment of his life after he is hired. Philippe once stated the intention of employing Driss in a conversation with his friend Antoine. Antoine originally suggests Philippe to fire Driss because he went to jail for robbery before. Even though Philippe notices Driss’s criminal record, he does not follow his friend’s wish. He clarified that the largest difference between Driss and his former caregivers is, he will not show any mercy to him regardless of his infirmity. For example, when someone phones Philippe, Driss will not pass him the phone as he sometimes forgets his illness. In addition, Driss will play tricks on Philippe (placing a hot water bottle on his legs) in order to test whether he does not have any sense. Just like what I mentioned in the above paragraph, ordinary people probably consider Driss’s behaviors are insane, but I guess most of them just neglect the real needs and the genuine feeling of Philippe. Moreover, I insist this is the reason why the movie is named as “The Intouchables”, as no one has ever touched

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