The guy is completely blind and carefully concealed it from others

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  • At a young age, a guy named Saliya lost 95 percent of his vision. But that didn't stop him from fulfilling his cherished dream.
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ความคิดเห็น • 231

  • @iam_gracia7580
    @iam_gracia7580 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    At first, I am afraid that Max would betray Celia in the end because most of the movies I've watched is like that, but instead he surprised me with his kindness and became one of the people that helped Celia achieve his dream. I am really glad for Celia and I wished I can find a friend like Max

    • @hugoumero9723
      @hugoumero9723 ปีที่แล้ว

      at least he is not became an horrible person like Dan stevens character

    • @beaverlog9537
      @beaverlog9537 ปีที่แล้ว

      VIII

    • @aa.r2588
      @aa.r2588 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm shooked too

    • @lukeallan6486
      @lukeallan6486 ปีที่แล้ว

      In real life its impossible to find a friend like that. In my case anyway. People will take advantage of people.

  • @Lunk42
    @Lunk42 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    Damn that was a pretty great and wholesome story. Man you can only wish to have a friend as great and loyal as Max.

  • @chaoticpizookie6204
    @chaoticpizookie6204 ปีที่แล้ว +950

    Ngl I feel bad for all the guy went through. It wasnt his choice to be partially blind yet he tried his very best to overcome his disability.

    • @lmg6831
      @lmg6831 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bro its a movie 💀💀💀

    • @lwazisomtsewu356
      @lwazisomtsewu356 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lmg6831 i thought it was based on a true story 🤣

    • @potocatepetl
      @potocatepetl ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lwazisomtsewu356 l would say loosely based

    • @Happiness1876
      @Happiness1876 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How u over come blindness

    • @ceilinglight1413
      @ceilinglight1413 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Happiness1876 seeing

  • @MegaRudeBoy69
    @MegaRudeBoy69 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    I actually know this man, in real life. he was a guest speaker, at a class i was taking and we became friends after that.
    He's a whirlwind of hustle and brilliant guy.

    • @boldgirl1172
      @boldgirl1172 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Wow! He is determined and I am so impressed.

    • @MegaRudeBoy69
      @MegaRudeBoy69 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He is such a character that he should have played himself, in this film.

    • @wonderman8537
      @wonderman8537 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MegaRudeBoy69 I am Max. I know all of Celia's friends and you aren't one of them. So, stop lying.

    • @MegaRudeBoy69
      @MegaRudeBoy69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wonderman8537 Ask him who gave him English lessons in Hamburg. Either he says Rudy or you don't know him and should STFU.

    • @jessicaf6416
      @jessicaf6416 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@wonderman8537 yet you didn’t spell his name correctly; Saliya
      Also who possibly thinks they know every single one of a persons friends?!

  • @annjepsen1621
    @annjepsen1621 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    The kindness of the ppl around him has me bawling

  • @ananthua.b17
    @ananthua.b17 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    This guy is a good example for determination

  • @mountainman6172
    @mountainman6172 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    This happened to a friend of mine. The most humble and absolute nicest human being I've ate to this day.

  • @taxol2
    @taxol2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    This is based on true character named Saliya Kahawatte. Movie tittle’s “My blind date with life”. The actor name’s Kostja Ullmann

  • @WealthNMe
    @WealthNMe ปีที่แล้ว +59

    This movie made me cry in excitement and happiness.

    • @biakthuamipachuau4073
      @biakthuamipachuau4073 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

    • @diamondp2722
      @diamondp2722 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Name?

    • @Davi.u_u
      @Davi.u_u ปีที่แล้ว

      @@diamondp2722 “my blind date with life” it’s a German film so that’s actually translated

  • @anerdwithglasses7429
    @anerdwithglasses7429 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    That reminds me of my childhood I couldn't see and my parents didn't care so I made my way around by feel and listened really attentively.
    I got glasses near the end of my teen years but I missed out on alot.
    Couldn't imagine having to be like that for my whole life

    • @sp3g56
      @sp3g56 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m so sorry you didn’t have the help you needed as a child 🤍

    • @manab.baruah
      @manab.baruah ปีที่แล้ว

      So sorry that you didn't get the help earlier. Hope you make lot of happy memories now.

  • @tennisgem
    @tennisgem ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a great story. It’s refreshing to see true acts of kindness for once.

  • @rokhayas
    @rokhayas ปีที่แล้ว +12

    what a gorgeous actor

  • @avijitpal1421
    @avijitpal1421 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Laura is a kind of girl who will left you in your wrost situation with miserable behaviour and come back when you're settled down .

    • @realglutenfree
      @realglutenfree ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I'm sorry but I can understand her leaving at that point. He endangered her kid by not telling the truth

    • @AthiusOnTop
      @AthiusOnTop ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@realglutenfree i get that, but funny how well timed she is, skipped right past the getting fried, drinking, and hospital, and went all the way to the i got my job back and passed my exam

    • @b2kzangelalwayz
      @b2kzangelalwayz ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You’re weird. This was a completely reasonable response to a situation. He didn’t disclose and hid it from her.

    • @rynfornow3411
      @rynfornow3411 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@b2kzangelalwayz Right! It a SUPER lucky they found her kid alive and safe. And how is it her fault and how was she supposed to know his dad was a douchebag and abandoned and took all their family’s money? And his family is penniless and struggling??
      “Sorry I lied through our entire relationship and endangered your kid. I completely destroyed your trust. Can you give me money, though?”

    • @queerlibtardhippie9357
      @queerlibtardhippie9357 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      why would she stay with him in his worst situation she literally just met him

  • @wesleytwiggs7687
    @wesleytwiggs7687 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    You can tell it’s an automated voice when he pronounced “résumé” that way.

    • @paddington1670
      @paddington1670 ปีที่แล้ว

      and invalid

    • @qua_xor3348
      @qua_xor3348 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ai voices are becoming very unnoticeable.

  • @shuu_39
    @shuu_39 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    At first I thought the voice was a text to speech voice because he said "resume" as in "let's resume the class" instead of "résumé". But then at the end he whispered to subscribe?! No way text to speech is THAT advanced!
    So now I'm realizing that he's just human, prone to mistakes as humans do... Or is he?

    • @shuu_39
      @shuu_39 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also this movie seems right up my alley. Definitely gonna try to look for and watch it. Thanks man

    • @rachellelouis-jacques6654
      @rachellelouis-jacques6654 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is text to speech but if the accents were left out on the letters than it won’t say résumé. So that’s the TH-camrs fault 😭

  • @Mortal209
    @Mortal209 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I love how he didn't shake the HR guys hand twice. Once after the interview was over and at the end when he passed certification.

  • @valzzu
    @valzzu ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The dedication of this man is awesome

  • @humilo3285
    @humilo3285 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i felt the emotions of the people who tried to handshake him

  • @dazzlingdexter5060
    @dazzlingdexter5060 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Max and salenias helping each other is so sweet

  • @siryukoncorneulius4986
    @siryukoncorneulius4986 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The title “ this guy is COMPLETELY BLIND “. 3 seconds in “ he is almost blind like 95%”

  • @killeing
    @killeing ปีที่แล้ว +52

    how the heck do you keep the fact you're hidden blind so well? Is everyone else blind too or just incredibly stupid???
    "How many fingers am I holding up?"
    Blind Person: "Uhhh.... a number!"
    "Ok, you seem fine to me~"

    • @Zanaan
      @Zanaan ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As someone who had untreated kerataconis for years (hard contacts used to cost 5000+ and were never covered by insurance) you learn to adapt.
      Now granted mine wasn't 95% blind, but anything part 6 inches was still a blur.
      Ngl once I was finally able to afford the contacts for the first time and was leaving the eye center I legitimately cried. It'd been years since I could do something as simple as read a menu at a fast food place.
      Thankfully now though the price of the contracts had dropped to 2k, and they're considered medically necessary.

    • @killeing
      @killeing ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Zanaan well i wrote the comment before the movie started, i didn't know he was only partly blind and not completely (nor did I know such a thing existed XP)

  • @yushikuang7877
    @yushikuang7877 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Youth is such a great thing...never see the limits and go straight forward toward your dream. 20 years ago, there was a blind student in my classroom in University (Canada)... software engineering. She got her diploma.

  • @wales3631
    @wales3631 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Laura rightly should be upset with Saliya, he should've told her about his sight when it was suggested he should look after her son.
    But let's not assume we don't know she came back because the market for a single mother is pretty slim pickings lol.
    "Laura came back...because she was lonely".

  • @guestonly1451
    @guestonly1451 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Why is no one talking about the “beautiful” singing voice-

  • @TheSandwichTV
    @TheSandwichTV ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you whispering at the end scared the shit outta me

  • @cengizsayar2868
    @cengizsayar2868 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    that women shook him off at his first sign of disability and his first failure while he stuck through everything she threw at him even while having a kid that girl is a walking red flag

    • @freyalunar3633
      @freyalunar3633 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and why make the woman come back at the end, the man deserve better love than her!

    • @queerlibtardhippie9357
      @queerlibtardhippie9357 ปีที่แล้ว

      women are supposed to have kids

    • @BB-fk1mc
      @BB-fk1mc ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think it was probably the lying & putting her kid in danger...

  • @manueldouglas3435
    @manueldouglas3435 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a beautiful movie

  • @TALHA-hr6xf
    @TALHA-hr6xf ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Retinal detachment typically presents with a falling curain appearance rather than blurry vision - painless falling curtains and then darkness. But still, an interesting movie

  • @roberthoward5015
    @roberthoward5015 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Groovy man… you pick good movies .. you’ve got a voice for radio man.. ever look into that..

    • @AArrad
      @AArrad ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s computer generated.

    • @kjc0517
      @kjc0517 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol well it was a nice thought

    • @PermaJeff
      @PermaJeff ปีที่แล้ว +2

      doesn't even sound like radio voice

    • @roberthoward5015
      @roberthoward5015 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is computer generated

  • @mikemaceda3222
    @mikemaceda3222 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    so many moments like 2:16, where you can't even have eye to eye contact with people. There are times when I squint out of habit and people think I'm mad-dogging them.

  • @boldgirl1172
    @boldgirl1172 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This brought tears to my eyes

  • @jabellatv3240
    @jabellatv3240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m literally blind like that in one eye and it’s so annoying but I still try to do my best at work and my supervisors always tell me how I work so hard ❤

  • @jean-marcpourrier310
    @jean-marcpourrier310 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Even in uhnw life styles their is heartfelt understanding.

  • @thatone42069
    @thatone42069 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You forgot the awesome scene in the restaurant (during the date) Celia just continued talking while beautiful girls walked by and everyone turned around. That's what made her so interested in him

  • @TheMijman
    @TheMijman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As soon as someone found out he was blind, he would have been fired.
    So dumb

  • @agentburningbutters3655
    @agentburningbutters3655 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whenever you are a person who perhaps, has a crush but is too shy to look at them. Just remove your glasses, or borrow some reading glasses. Problem solved! You will confidentially always face forward

  • @salvadorromero9712
    @salvadorromero9712 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Whoa the lead actor looks so much like Gael Garcia Bernal I still can't believe it isn't him!
    I loved the early wholesome twist that the irresponsible rich kid who's a rival candidate for the job ends up being his most loyal friend! No bad guys in this movie and it looks like a lot of fun anyway.

  • @potocatepetl
    @potocatepetl ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I assume they wanted to have some type of very positive movie, but I would have preferred a movie on his real/full life. It was way more dramatic and at times very hard. Portraying just the happy end lets people believe that if one works hard enough everything is possible and there is no need to change people's mentality and the legislation or open/continue the discussion about same rights for people with disabilities (although, the laws exist, the employers just jump through hoops to avoid complying with them).

    • @beatm6948
      @beatm6948 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He shouldn't have had to hide his blindness in the first place basically

    • @potocatepetl
      @potocatepetl ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@beatm6948 You are born after 2000, aren't you? The guy was born in the 60s, so he became blind in the 70s. At the time people with disabilities had little support/rights in most countries. They still have little support and rights in most countries nowadays if we are honest. Germany (he lived in the GDR at the time) is one of the countries where currently people like him have support (at least in theory), but that is unfortantely not the standard...

  • @sheebahkabanda8412
    @sheebahkabanda8412 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Mr. John your recaps always make me cry 😭😭😭😭

  • @GibbsVSTony
    @GibbsVSTony ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a very beautiful movie ❤

  • @chiefstonergaming
    @chiefstonergaming ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brings a tear to the eye

  • @schwif
    @schwif ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow that story was fantastic!

  • @rainbowprince5299
    @rainbowprince5299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can’t remember the last time I cried and even for a movie for that matter
    Great movie

  • @BibleNerd22
    @BibleNerd22 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a great movie🥹

  • @quelldieu7263
    @quelldieu7263 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    good thing he has a good alibi for not shaking hands XD

  • @draakonikihv
    @draakonikihv ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that movie! Went to see it when it came to the cinemas

  • @briannamedina2369
    @briannamedina2369 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What is the name if this movie.

  • @syedtawqeer1003
    @syedtawqeer1003 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brudda, you got a sub just because of that last line. Loved it XD.

  • @SilencedButNotForgotten
    @SilencedButNotForgotten ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "5 year old son"
    BRO, she is like 22. 💀

  • @TheWotsa
    @TheWotsa ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Ok so let me get this straight, he had surgery for his failing eyesight and the operation was successful but he lost 95% of his eyesight?? How does that make sense?

    • @nikkomax9721
      @nikkomax9721 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I think they just got rid of the disease and tried to salvage what they could

    • @nhatvinhnhatvinh7310
      @nhatvinhnhatvinh7310 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Whenever it comes to eye operation, there's always a risk of completely destroying the patients' vision.
      Even with some basic operation to get rid of myopia using LASIK technique, the doctor has to warn the patients about certain risks associated with the operation, including blindness.

    • @dustenekoes28
      @dustenekoes28 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Perhaps it was a degenerative condition that had progressed that far before it was stopped. You might think that if so much vision was lost it wouldn’t be worth it to do the operation, but every bit of vision counts.

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It doesn't, like half of this movie. How do you wait a table blind? Cycle down a mountain? Next he'll be driving

  • @penelopevee1684
    @penelopevee1684 ปีที่แล้ว

    im not crying your'e crying!😭 what a beautiful film

  • @DerHozzy
    @DerHozzy ปีที่แล้ว

    10:55 I'm waiting for like an asteroid to come into frame and ruin everything or something lmao

  • @lolwateva53
    @lolwateva53 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember watchin this movie just on sum random occasion and was completely surprised by it.

  • @ramakrishnant7784
    @ramakrishnant7784 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't know why I am getting nervous while watching this!

  • @smileyp4535
    @smileyp4535 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This high expectations nonsense in the hotel would be cool if the hotel was owned by the workers and not lazy people who make money off their hard work and high standards

  • @AladdinBinLaden
    @AladdinBinLaden ปีที่แล้ว

    *Woozie ?!*

  • @KS-cl8br
    @KS-cl8br ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is name of movie

  • @xamurai00
    @xamurai00 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it me or is Saliya hella handsome.

  • @spinastacca8946
    @spinastacca8946 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Where i can see this film?

  • @masterelisha
    @masterelisha ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What's the movie name

  • @SarahCharles18
    @SarahCharles18 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is the name of this movie?

  • @conniemartinez4618
    @conniemartinez4618 ปีที่แล้ว

    The movie is called My Blind Date with Life. Where can I watch it??

  • @TheThinker365
    @TheThinker365 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is what happens when US humans help each other out

  • @Rurush7
    @Rurush7 ปีที่แล้ว

    man I have something in my eyes

  • @steverossen2816
    @steverossen2816 ปีที่แล้ว

    The main moral of the story: DONT PUT YOUR DISABILITIES ON YOUR RESUME!!!

  • @javagamings
    @javagamings ปีที่แล้ว +1

    cant he wear like 2000 degree glasses to see 10% instead of 5%

  • @womanofvalor7
    @womanofvalor7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I thought max's father would own the hotel lol

  • @mubinakozimova5244
    @mubinakozimova5244 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is the name of this film?

    • @deadmeme9980
      @deadmeme9980 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its a german movie I think. "Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben".

  • @edgonzales5411
    @edgonzales5411 ปีที่แล้ว

    Comedy girl left till he got the job

  • @VaibhavShewale
    @VaibhavShewale ปีที่แล้ว +3

    so he never get new eyes?

  • @matthewgrobel5587
    @matthewgrobel5587 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Einer deutscher film

  • @itsme-hk2ph
    @itsme-hk2ph ปีที่แล้ว

    The audacity of that women

  • @emmagreen8088
    @emmagreen8088 ปีที่แล้ว

    What name of the movie?

  • @Karl._.sruh3
    @Karl._.sruh3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can someone tell me the name of movie?

    • @taxol2
      @taxol2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “ My blind date with life”. Based on true story of Saliya Kahawatte. Actor’s name is Kostja Ullmann

  • @sanjay.t.gowrisunkur4055
    @sanjay.t.gowrisunkur4055 ปีที่แล้ว

    Name of this movie ?

  • @kinman3051
    @kinman3051 ปีที่แล้ว

    Taxxol2 says this movie is "My Blind Date With Life"

  • @maanika19
    @maanika19 ปีที่แล้ว

    Movie name??

  • @wheee7356
    @wheee7356 ปีที่แล้ว

    Then What are spectacles for?

  • @sleepyash7585
    @sleepyash7585 ปีที่แล้ว

    guy and his friend was great but the girl dammmmmmmmmm son

  • @fridayaniwongsowinoto3779
    @fridayaniwongsowinoto3779 หลายเดือนก่อน

    same with me, i cant see anything .... after get illness

  • @dbdc5467
    @dbdc5467 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    cool video

  • @ashokkumarsingh260
    @ashokkumarsingh260 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sarah was a gold digger in the end

  • @doctormcnutty
    @doctormcnutty ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This story may make you feel good and think it's wholesome but I bet those employees that have to adapt are having to work extra to compensate for their blind guy

    • @jessicaaudate
      @jessicaaudate ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep. Huge insurance liability

    • @aliceinwonderland8314
      @aliceinwonderland8314 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      From what I've seen it's more the other way around. Having to spend the extra work constantly to familiarise himself with the stuff around him without the ability to see on top of doing the same work to the same quality as everyone else is very time consuming. The people around him taking a few minutes or maybe an hour to help aren't working that much extra to help him, especially compared to how much extra work he's doing himself on top of helping his friend back here and there.

    • @doctormcnutty
      @doctormcnutty ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aliceinwonderland8314 He presents a saftey hazard to those around him, remembering the scene when he fell into the cake? Broke all those glasses? He's unfit to work, accept it. It's like asking a sociopath to be good at social work, it's just not a good idea for anyone involved.

  • @youtubelover567
    @youtubelover567 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now you found a job now women came back.wowwwww😂

  • @pablotejano7461
    @pablotejano7461 ปีที่แล้ว

    arent there lenses that can help the vision?

  • @steverossen2816
    @steverossen2816 ปีที่แล้ว

    This hotel sure does engage in a lot of illegal employment practices.

  • @tinocleciasandramo6363
    @tinocleciasandramo6363 ปีที่แล้ว

    Name of the movie

  • @pelliorosh
    @pelliorosh ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why did you say "resooms" instead of "resume"? Is this an artificial narrator?

  • @obamalisa1439
    @obamalisa1439 ปีที่แล้ว

    man laura really pissed me offff

  • @ctk3316
    @ctk3316 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m watching this video 3 inches from my phone cause I don’t feel like putting my -20 prescription contacts on yet
    I think that’s a lil funny

  • @elizabethsonga
    @elizabethsonga ปีที่แล้ว

    This is me 😢

  • @cahayaketenangan3118
    @cahayaketenangan3118 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hotel in Germany paid well?

  • @pinkbirock343
    @pinkbirock343 ปีที่แล้ว

    bro saliya and max..

  • @yourhonorr5439
    @yourhonorr5439 ปีที่แล้ว

    tell me why im actually crying

  • @russellsakon8558
    @russellsakon8558 ปีที่แล้ว

    Title please

  • @Led_By_Christ
    @Led_By_Christ ปีที่แล้ว

    95% blind and he doesn’t wear glasses but uses a lense to read? Smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @just-someone99
    @just-someone99 ปีที่แล้ว

    name

  • @SilencedButNotForgotten
    @SilencedButNotForgotten ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Laura is toxic.
    Of course, she came back when he got the job... Skipping the depression, alcohol and injury...
    5 year old kid at like 22 was a red flag, lol.

    • @freyalunar3633
      @freyalunar3633 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She use him as a life boat and wait for the "better man"

  • @CamiM305
    @CamiM305 ปีที่แล้ว

    resooms

  • @pablotejano7461
    @pablotejano7461 ปีที่แล้ว

    this makes me anxoius