Racial Politics

Beyond the less than veiled critique of the American medical insurance industry, this film wrestles with the question: How far will a desperate person go for love? Starring as “John Q” Denzel Washington offers the viewer one answer to this question. Directed by Nick Cassavetta, John Q relates a beautiful story of a desperate father, unable to pay for expensive medical treatment for his gravely ill son, who feels driven to take extreme actions.

The movie starts with us meeting John as he gets one of his two cars towed. Although John is employed he does not earn enough money to sufficiently support the expenses incurred by his house and two-car lifestyle.

The next instalment of the plot’s development depicts the collapse of John’s son Mike during a strenuous baseball game. This collapse comes without warning as John and his wife Denise have had not reason to believe that Mike has been anything but the picture of health. At the hospital they learn that Mike ...