Nice acting, bad content

Rating: 1/10 (14 November 2016)

The actors do a wonderful job in their roles and portray their different walks of life very well. The hard thing about this movie is, the people are nice, the story line is plausible but the ending is totally unrealistic, pie in the sky, unrealistic fantasy. This movie created a huge tension at the end, one that most people would want to see end in a different way. The message this movie conveys is raunchy bad because of the ending. Those of us who have lost a loved one to suicide don't have purely happy memories of one who took their own life. Losing a loved one to suicide is like surviving a terrible car crash, there are scars and wounds that never go away. It is absolutely ridiculous to think that this lovely young lady lives her life "at peace and happy" after having her heart won by this charming young man who chooses to end his life. Another reason the content is raunchy is because it gives a horrible message to those facing such a dilemma with their life circumstances. It doesn't offer them an alternative or hope. Come on, get real! Such hard circumstances require answers that are outside of our self!
A massive clash of values is expressed by this movie. For those who do not value life and see Humanism as their religion and framework to live by, the movie expresses it extremely well. Summed up, Humanism is, after all, all about me and what I want and what I don't want; don't tell me what to do or do anything to impose your limitations on what I want to do with my life, I am, after all, the captain of my fate.
In real life, a lovely young lady went through a heart wrenching experience when she was seventeen and became a quadriplegic. She has been so courageous, gracious and vulnerable to share her struggles, her pain, her hope, setbacks and successes. She has written a book: Joni: The unforgettable story of a young woman's struggle against quadriplegia & depression. It also became a movie. She shares her suicidal thoughts, anger, frustration, etc.. Her accident happened in 1967. She has persevered and touched hundreds of thousands of lives for the good. Her life message touches & challenges those of us who have the use of all our limbs as well as those who have physical limitations. She has accomplished far more in her wheelchair than most of us without one. She is a positive example of how someone with quadriplegia can live, overcome, and reach out on a daily basis.