Darius Goes West Review 1

By Courtney Scoufis
M&M TIPster

Darius Goes West is a documentary about a 15 year old named Darius Weems who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). He goes on a road trip with his eleven best friends to California in order to try to get MTV to "pimp his wheelchair." Beside trying to get his wheelchair "pimped" he also tried to raise awareness of Muscular Dystrophy and how many places aren't handicapped accessible throughout the United States.

Darius lives in Athens, Georgia and had never been out of the county. When his brother of (DMD) he knew he had to do something to help raise awareness. He dreamed of being on Pimp my Ride and thought that being on the show would help his cause.

Darius took a road trip "West" to California (thus the name Darius Goes West.) Along the way the took many stops and did many things including visiting Panama City, The Grand Canyon, San Fransisco, riding in a hot air balloon, and going white water rafting. The documentary shows that even if your disabled you can still do normal things. The were some downsides too, however. Many places they visited were not handicapped accessible. These places included gas stations and the Gateway Arch. Many places on the other hand are handicap accessible. One of the most surprising places is Carlsbad Caverns.

This documentary is probably one of the best I have ever seen.This documentary opened my eyes to how we must make more places handicap accesible. Even if your handicapped you still deserve to be able to go into the same places as others. It also opened my eyes on what it is like to be handicapped, but how you can still enjoy life. Darius doesn't seem to let anything get him down, even a fatal disease. This documentary is probably one of the best I have ever seen.