Sight movie true story a human triumph brought by ‘angels’
Angel Studios, which brought forth emotional film powerhouses Sound of Freedom and Cabrini, has done it yet again – in the poignant new Sight movie true story.
Based on his 2016 memoir From Darkness to Sight, this is the astonishing true story of Dr. Ming Wang, whose family fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution in China during the 1970s – primarily so he could become the world-renowned eye surgeon he is today.
Literally haunted by his teen love Lili, who disappeared in the clutches of radicals who also tormented and conscripted him, Wang fights language and racial barriers in the U.S. to excel in college and medical school – then fights despairing self-doubt in a battle to bring sight to two young immigrants.
Sublimely portrayed by Canadian actor Terry Chen – and well-grounded by his sidekick played by the always-appealing Greg Kinnear – Wang illuminates the dark and dismal path from servitude to serving. It’s an often sullen journey, ultimately made triumphant by a miraculous little girl from India and her beautifully incongruous joy and contagious faith.
Wang’s story, though, is really about what he has wrought: which is “an innovative technology that has restored sight for millions of visually impaired people.”
The resulting Sight movie true story is another Angel Studios triumph that will have you in tears and prayers.
Our cynical friends in the movie critic business won’t be moved like they should be, offering up a good but shortchanging 68% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes; in this case, believe the audience reviews, which give the film a wholly deserved 98%.
It’s this kind of movie that makes it truly the “moving” picture industry.
