Anyone who plays football knows how intensely athletes are putting their bodies at risk of serious physical injury that could impact their lives long after they stop playing.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is the degenerative brain disease being found in the brains of many deceased former professional football players. The discovery of CTE and the ensuing multitude of sleepless nights high ranking NFL officials have experienced as a result can all be credited to Dr. Bennet Omalu, the protagonist  controversial and combative film “Concussion”. While it is apparent to Omalu that Webster died of a heart attack, Omalu is compelled to look deeper into Webster’s cause of death and the physical condition of his body. After conducting several self-financed tests Omalu publishes his very unpopular findings in a scientific journal, commencing a back-and-forth battle between Omalu and the NFL. “Concussion” achieves two of its main goals. First, it effectively scares the viewer into understanding the violent problems CTE can cause, such as players completely losing control of their minds. The film’s second success is how it frames the NFL as an organization that only cares about making money, and Omalu’s discovery is going to ruin their incredibly lucrative product.
 

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