The film John Q. was about a lower class family whose child gets very sick and will need a heart transplant. At the very beginning, the first thing that caught my attention was when Mike (the son) and John were saying goodbye to each other when he was being dropped off to school, he said “No goodbye, you know I don’t like goodbyes. See you later.” Whenever I hear something like that I feel something bad happens.
Unfortunately, this family isn’t covered by insurance so the hospital isn’t willing to help care for Mike. You can feel the thoughts flood your mind while your heart strings are being pulled when John is trying to figure out his insurance when he says “My son is dying and I’m broke. If I don’t qualify for Medicare, WHO THE HELL DOES?” But that doesn’t stop John Q. from fighting for his son’s life, like any loving father would do. He might not have gone about it the right way by bringing a gun into the ER and taking ‘hostages’ but his mindset was that “I AM NOT GOING TO BURY MY SON! MY SON IS GOING TO BURY ME!” After all of his efforts it paid off. A woman died in a car accident and her blood type matched Michaels and they were able to do the transplant. Because of everything John did for his son, fighting against the corrupt insurance system and not giving up, Mike can now live a long, normal, happy life which is what every parent wants for their child.
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