John Q (2002)
- Information at Internet Movie Database
- Cinema in Focus, a social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
- Movie Parables review.
- Hollywood Jesus visual review.
- Themes
- Crucifixion,
Resurrection, Redemption, Sacrifice, Conversion, Repentance, Abraham
- This movie depicts the plight
of a father (Denzel Washington) willing to lay
down his life for his son and therefore should be cross-referenced under
Abraham and Issac and Cross and Resurrection in the sense of the
suffering of God through the evil of Jesus death.
As a social commentary, it pricks our conscience about a society
with medical services for those who can afford
them and death for those who cannot.
As redemptive drama, it also shows the metanoia or reversal of
thinking in several characters who broker the
power of the HMO medical system but in the end
ultimately side with the powerlessness of John Q. and his
son. (Dr. Barry A. Woodbridge,
Orangethorpe Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
Fullerton, CA)
- This movie depicts the plight
of a father (Denzel Washington) willing to lay
down his life for his son and therefore should be cross-referenced under
Abraham and Issac and Cross and Resurrection in the sense of the
suffering of God through the evil of Jesus death.
As a social commentary, it pricks our conscience about a society
with medical services for those who can afford
them and death for those who cannot.
As redemptive drama, it also shows the metanoia or reversal of
thinking in several characters who broker the
power of the HMO medical system but in the end
ultimately side with the powerlessness of John Q. and his
son. (Dr. Barry A. Woodbridge,
Orangethorpe Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
Fullerton, CA)
- Crucifixion,
Resurrection, Redemption, Sacrifice, Conversion, Repentance, Abraham
