SPOILERS This is a film about forwarding the cause of assisted suicide eutha nazia and very little else That should be clearly mentioned in the wiki article Many think Eastwood is a nazi who wants all disabled exterminated just like the nazis did Shame it got 5 oscars I wonder what Mr Superman would say about this movie Eutha nazia Sorry anonymous but I think that this invented term is ignorant Euthanasia means gentle death and there was not very much gentle about the Nazi party Please do not trivialise such a sensitive issue There is absolutely no call to accuse Mr Eastwood of Nazism on the basis of this film Oh And by the way his name was Christopher Reeve The best I can do is to point you towards which features long articles discussing the controversy surrounding this film that can explain it better then I could Also remember that this film is a tragedy in the end there is little to be uplifted about one is dead the other will be haunted for life While we re at it let s attack Shakespeare for his support of witchcraft and regicide Religious fanatics It s wonderful that we the rest of the world are superior to you in any possible way I won t argue nor discuss anything with you as I m above all of you I pity you though