The Diving Bell and the Butterfly uses locked-in-syndrome in many different forms to show the complexity it gives people. Locked-in-syndrome is a medical condition that is usually caused by a stroke that causes patience to become paralyzed from the head down with only muscle control in the eye. In this movie we see Jean-Do, a man has come to fate with locked-in-syndrome as well as how others experience their own version of locked in syndrome. Throughout the entire movie we see the struggle that Jean-Do goes through as well as his body before his stroke. From the stroke he became paralyzed from the head down, lost all muscle control in the right eye and lost the ability to communicate without someone. During clips when people are repeating the alphabet to him his eyes will focus to different body parts of the person or the clip will move to a scenery that he is in for example the ocean. During the first part of the movie we learn the things that he is unable to do for himself it is edited to show us his perspective. When he is getting bathed the editing shows us how the water moves when they are moving him as well as how his body parts move without the guidance of his brain giving commands. We see the mise en scene of the movie to be in a hospital where Jean-Do will continue to live until last breath. …show more content…
He is ninety-two years old and is unable to use the stairs to leave his apartment leaving him stranded in his apartment. His mise en scene is only his apartment, meaning whenever you there's a scene with Papinou he is in his apartment. From the use of editing the only features that viewers see of Papinou is him in a seated position from his waist up showing the limited mobility that he has. By having very limited mobility the only way that he is able to express his feelings is through his words and facial expressions. Leaving him as a man of