Movies don't show coma patients accurately

Movies are more powerful than you can imagine. The depiction of coma patients in movies is often inaccurate and can lead people to have mistaken beliefs about the condition. Coma patients are usually portrayed in movies with their eyes closed, so many people do not know that some people in comas open their eyes. These beliefs we pick up from the movies affect how we act in real life, and may have contributed to the whole Terri Schiavo controversy.