Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the soul exists in the blood. Blood is a gift from God, and if you mix your own blood with the blood of others, you contaminate your own soul. Jehovah's Witnesses who receive blood transfusions will be alienated by the Presbyterian Church. The claims of Jehovah's Witnesses have been shown in court by the hospital's lawyers' questioning of the boy's father. If the boy is an adult, there is no doubt that he has legal autonomy, and the hospital should respect the free will of the patient and not force the patient to receive treatment. If the hospital still insists on blood transfusions for critically ill patients, it would be like returning to the era of paternalism, leaving the patient's life and dignity in the hands of doctors, ignoring the patient's human rights, free will, and legal autonomy.
But the title of this film is The Children Act, or a translation of the Children's Act, and the goal of the court is the well-being of children. Considering the immaturity of children's mental development, in order to prevent parents from violating children's due rights, the hospital side and the boy's parents will appear in court. The boy later pointed out that in all similar cases, the judge will rule in favor of the hospital. In front of the boy's hospital bed, the heroine also discovers his vision for the future, his passion for guitar, and the infinite possibilities of youth. I don’t think the court’s decision violates the tradition; that is, children’s courts will protect children’s rights and give priority to protecting children’s lives in similar cases, and it is very reasonable, because boys will only passively accept those rigid dogmas, and at the same time, they will be very sensitive to the vivid The content of the film also shows that after the verdict was made, the boy survived and embraced the larger world; it is true that the boy's beliefs are also crumbling, and the worldview has collapsed, but these can be gradually stabilized as the boy matures, provided that it was the boy's life that was saved.
For adults, we should fully respect their personal will; for minors, the court should give more consideration and consider the well-being of children. There are two lines in the whole film: Fiona and Adam. The Fiona line is a cliché, a midlife crisis, a common plot in films and novels. Adam's line is also commonplace, with patients of faith requesting no blood transfusions, which can be life-threatening. The first half of the story is a little dull, but the soundtrack and Fiona's costumes are the highlights. The collision of the two lines is very interesting. Fiona provides Adam with the mature sentence and the larger world, and Adam provides Fiona with the wild and free she requires. The climax is not outstanding, the plot is slightly mediocre, and the value, in my opinion, is to show the inner world of an elite female judge. And to the question that the film may really wish to ask about the conflict between faith and life, I already have the answer in my heart.
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