To this day, euthanasia is a topic that can be brought up for discussion. I believe that both parties who agree and disagree can express their own strong arguments. I remember that there is also an issue of the famous online debate program "Qi Hua Shuo" with this theme: "The terminally ill patient in pain wants to give up her life, should I encourage her to keep going?" At that time, the opposite teacher Cai Kangyong relayed the views of his dancer friend, and I was deeply touched. She believes that life is a party, everyone has a moment to leave, as a good guest, you should leave happily and casually, while others, don't stop the party because someone leaves, but continue to enjoy the party.
Coming back to the film itself, this film is based on true events. In Europe in the 20th century, almost everyone believed that euthanasia was against the teachings. Their religion believed that human life belongs to God, and neither murder nor suicide, so Raymond's nearly 30-year struggle still failed. end. However, this kind of struggle will not be silently annihilated in history. Over the years, there are many people who have the same demands as Raymond. These voices finally gathered a force, making more and more people start to face this issue. question. Finally, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia in 2003, and the film was released in 2004, causing huge social repercussions.
The film is a straightforward narrative, an ordinary storytelling. If it does not involve this theme, it is similar to a simple daily life record. But it is this blandness that truly tells about the attitudes of different people towards death.
The first is Raymond's relatives, his sister-in-law, brother, father and nephew. Undoubtedly, his family loved him very much and sacrificed a lot for him. Although they knew that Raymond wanted to die, and acquiesced to Raymond to find a lawyer to sue him, they even helped him, but in fact they were all against it. And from the bottom of my heart, I also firmly believe that Raymond will not succeed. When Raymond got a little closer to success, the real emotions of the family were aroused. Raymond's father said: "The most tragic thing in this world is to have a son who wants to die." Raymond's brother said: "As long as If I live for a day, I will be the master of this family, and you cannot die." At the end of the story, when Raymond left the house, they may have guessed Raymond's plan, but they still did not dare to face the departure of their loved ones, and finally chose to escape.
In June 2018, Taiwanese celebrity Fu Daren performed euthanasia in Switzerland. Before his death, his family accompanied him. He said goodbye to the world and finally died in the arms of his son. For relatives, no one can judge which outcome is a better choice.
Julia is a lawyer. She came to Raymond because of her illness, because her illness would also cause her to lose her ability to move. Maybe she wanted to know about her future life, or maybe she wanted to determine her own mind. Help Raymond fight for his right to euthanasia. Their efforts failed, the court dismissed their petition, and Julia became more ill. In order to win the support of more people, they decided to publish a book for Raymond. In the process, Julia and Raymond fell in love, and Julia confided to Raymond. She was unwilling to bear the rest, so the two After waiting for the book to be published, they committed suicide together. Then on the day the book was published, Julia became timid. After all, she only lost her legs at that time. Anyone with a little hope would not die easily. At the end of the story, Julia lost her memory and the right to choose for herself.
Rosa is a single mother with a tough life. She first found her motivation to live in Raymond, and then fell in love with him. All along, she encouraged Raymond to live, but in the end, when there was no hope for Raymond, she chose to help him. I think Rosa has never agreed with Raymond's idea of seeking death, because she is such a determined woman, but because she loves him, she chooses to respect his choice.
The one who has always supported and helped Raymond in the play is the volunteer who has taken care of him for a long time. As a "bystander", she has deprived the bondage of family love and love. Under the circumstance of knowing enough about Raymond, she has always stood firm on his side.
Finally, there is our protagonist, Raymond, who can represent his point of view in a dialogue with the priest.
- Priest: "Freedom without life is not freedom."
-Raymond: "Life without freedom is not life."
Is this what we call "free or die"?
I think this film shows us that when faced with death, everyone has their own choices, and we can never judge other people's choices, and we can never know which choices we will make when faced with the same problem. What this film wants to fight for is that everyone can have the right to choose, including the right to end their own lives.
Does euthanasia legislation matter? This is undoubtedly the last dignity of a man who does not even have the ability to end his life on his own. But why are there not a few people who oppose it? Some people think that euthanasia legislation will facilitate some illegal acts; others think that legislation will lead to contempt for life, after all, the number of euthanasia in the Netherlands is rising rapidly every year, and now there are thousands of people every year.
This is a problem left to time to solve. There are many classic cases of euthanasia. David, a 104-year-old Australian botanist, Marek, a Belgian Paralympic champion, and Aurelia Brouwers, a 29-year-old Dutch girl, all have their own different lives. However, they chose the same end point. Compared with Raymond, they were much luckier.
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