Many movies elicit backlash and fierce criticism, but one heartbreaking romantic drama that captured the hearts and minds of audiences around the world on its way to becoming a hit story grossed $208 million at the box office on $20 million. . budget doesn’t sound like one of them. And yet, the opposition to the 2016 me before you it was fierce.

Emilia Clarke stars as Lou, who takes a job as Will’s caretaker from Sam Claflin, a wealthy banker left quadriplegic after a car accident. The latter has largely given up on life, but the former’s exuberant demeanor softens his cynical exterior, and she’ll get no prize for guessing how his connection develops from there.

However, disability advocates criticized the film for perceiving people with disabilities as a burden to their nearest and dearest, while others called it exploitative, and there was more fury directed towards the casting of able-bodied actors, with countless celebrities and activists. weighing on the speech. Not only that, but protests were held in countless cities around the world, even if it didn’t prevent me before you to convert a gigantic profit.

It appealed directly to the target audience, then, with ill-fated stories designed to tug at heartstrings as bulletproof as it is when it comes to making money from multiplexes around the world. me before you it has also continued to dodge more fire on streaming, having become a Top 10 hit on Prime Video in half a dozen countries over the weekend, according to FlixPatrol.