This is a movie that needs to stop and watch. The film explores the issue of euthanasia—how to allow those who want to die but cannot kill themselves to die with dignity, a topic that has been discussed for a long time. Humans are born free, which of course includes the freedom to freely dispose of their own bodies, but at the same time, traditional ethics also limit this freedom, such as the Confucian saying of parents who are affected by the body. So your body is yours but not yours, especially when your loved ones are still around. Therefore, Buddhists say that the mind is free from hindrances, and it is a kind of happiness. If you have no worries, you will naturally not have many worries, and you will have a lot of "freedom" in doing things. But when you're tied, it's hard to be free, and even if the life in front of you is of no quality to you, you have to consider the negative impact of your actions on the people you care about. The protagonist of the film is paraplegic in a high position, lying on the bed, except for the head that can be turned, other parts can't move. It is conceivable that such a body, such a life, can mean anything? Therefore, after suffering for more than 20 years, he finally made up his mind to seek a dignified death, but the request was rejected by the court, and his family did not want him to be euthanized...
If it was you, what would you do?
To die is probably one of the most painful things.
If it were me, I would probably try a hunger strike.
Fortunately, in the end, the male protagonist got his wish—with the help of his friends, he drank potassium cyanide—to say goodbye to the inflexible skin completely.
A common opinion among Chinese people is that it is better to die than live. This concept has been mentioned in many movies and books.
But what's the point of living at that point?
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