Something the lord made | the movie spoiler | plot summary | movie synopsis. Something the lord made is an inspirational film that tells the story of Dr. Vivian Thomas. How a man who studied only up to high school made his valuable contribution to the field of medicine . The story of the film begins in late 1920s. In that era, the discrimination based on colour in America was at its peak . Young Vivian Thomas was working as a carpenter in an under-construction building. He was a high school student who wanted to go to college. He was working for his college tuition fees. His father was also a carpenter , taught him very well . One day his supervisor comes to him, pays his daily wages and says that you do good work, but I have to support the other workers too, as they have a family. He then fires him . Now a friend of Vivian tells him about a new job at a lab run by one young surgeon named Dr Alfred Blalock