John Q

I saw this movie two weeks ago. This movie describes a father's love. I already had heard a lot of other stories about mother's love that impressed me. After the movie finished, I cried. I felt alot of different emotions during this film. John Q's love torwards his son was not only impressive, but deeply sad. His facial expression eventhough he tried to conceal his sadness struck my heart. I think that men's tears seem more sorrowful than women's.

John had a son who wants to be a bodybuilder. Despite being poor, he was intelligent and outgoing. John's family was not rich, but they seemed to be the happiest family.

One day, John's son fell down while playing baseball. The name of his disease was cardiac insufficiency. It was heart failure. The doctor said that if he did not undergo a heart transplant surgery that he would probably die sooner than later.

But John's family couldn't afford to be operated on. It was possible to be operated when the name is written on the list. John begged doctor to put his son's name on the transplantation receiver list, but he was refused.

John worked more than 20 hours for a day to earn a surgical operation fee. But the doctor released John's son and had him leave the hospital. Finally, He lost his reason and committed crime. He held the doctor and some patients as hostages in the hospital. The hospital was surrounded by the police. He didn't kill the hostages but used them to protest against the actual fact that the poor people are never guaranteed affordable healthcare. Security and welfare were provided for only the people who have lots of money. The citizens started to protest together. Because they sympathized with John Q.

In spite of his protest, the government and the police didn't accept his proposal that I will stop if you put my son's name on the list. So he decided to commit suicide to give his heart his son. On the point of killing himself, fortunately the donor was found.

If you didn't watch this movie, I recommend watching "John Q".