Fun fact, the movie isn’t based on a true story entirely but inspired by an event that took place in Toronto Canada. Although the perpetrator in Toronto was killed by police while John Q survived.
When things are not run for profit, I am guessing the incentive to innovate is lost. Like if all medicine was free but we stopped innovating at asprin.
@@jt8025 medical innovation will still occur so long as their are ailments and conditions to treat. And so long as people have the time to experiment with their passions.
The wife in this movie is so annoying. You know they would’ve divorced if John hadn’t staged a hostage situation because she was clearly going to blame him for “not doing something” if their son had died.
In the movie, John Q was moved from full time to part time job. Which made changes to his insurance, including not covering the cost of the surgery. In real life, here in the US, most people who have part time jobs, don't qualify for benefits like health insurance. An old man once told me to get a job that offers benefits, because that means you will have good healthcare. If you have good healthcare, they will put you first and give you the best, but if you don't, they will put you at the bottom, or at the end of the line.
My godmother passed away after a heart transplant from the surgeon, leaving some instruments in her chest. The hospital had to pay her daughter. They want your money to fix a problem, then they pay you money to forget their mistake, funny how that works.
Jane is correct, "Overqualification" for a job could mean multiple things. Like Jane said about her Bothers GF, Jobs may be hesitant to hire those with outstanding resumes out of fear of leaving the job as soon as they find something better. Another meaning behind overqualified is just another way of saying, "we're not willing to pay you for what you are worth", you cost too much for their liking. Then lastly, overqualified could very well possibly mean; the employer doesn't want to hire someone that knows just as much or more than they do as the case with (not all) most bosses/managers that have the need to always be in total control, in power and OVER everyone at all times; they certainly could not flex that same power with somebody that knows too much, ultimately making that person unmanageable or difficult to control compromising their authority of control which their egos and insecurities would not allow. It all sucks!
It’s the fact that any person has to do this for health care at all! Almost every developed country has some form of universal health care, except the USA. It’s actually so insane we put a middle man between us and our doctors and EVERYTHING is all about profits. Always. It’s sickening, pun intended.
I’m not gonna watch this reaction because I have no desire to cry hysterically for an hour tonight, but I love this damn movie so much I must give it a like! I can’t watch it again though lol
If you want a really interesting perspective, I would recommend you guys watch Holden & Jen Hardman's reaction to John Q. Holden worked in the medical claims field for a long time so he tells the whole truth about how the American Health Insurance system works. It will blow you away
Healthcare is leading cause if bankruptcy. Regardless of who you are or how "hard you work" we are all an accident or an unexpected diagnosis away from losing everything we've ever worked for just to get care
Health care in America is horrific. But in some states, you cannot be be kicked off without any health care because it's based on how much you make. And anybody in America can buy into the Obamacare exchange and with government subsidies it's usually cheaper than job related insurance. I know my plan is cheaper so I buy into the exchange instead of buying into my jobs plan. Some states in America run by certain people refuse to accept government subsidies so that everyone who wants to be covered can be covered, which is stupid. But there is no reason that if Canada has universal health Care and so does most of Europe than the United States should have universal health Care as well but certain politicians and the people who vote for them refuse to want to be covered fully.
No not based on a true story although inspired very loosely by true events in Canada. However there is a somewhat similar incident that happened in 2015
Heres my view of healthcare as an american, it sucks unless you're a millionaire or never have a serious health issue. It's all based on profit. The insurance companies fight you on every turn and will look for any reason under the sun to deny coverage if they can. People under Medicare and Medicaid have a far easier experience, but finding doctors who accept those is hard to find. But the care you get is generally good and there's little push back from the insurance companies. If you need a major operation or are regularly sick and are paying for insurance out of pocket. You can easily end up in debt, even if you make 100-300k a year. But, again, if you're healthy and never have an issue besides general checkups and whatnot, you just pay 500-1200 a month for nothing. Just in case though. It amuses me americans are fine with sending billions to other nations or spend billions on the military, but how dare we take care of each other. Capitalism has indoctrinated nearly all Americans, it's the only system they know and they've been told since childhood that any form of socialism is evil. It's a selfish, consumerism society. And yes, you will be thrown out on the street if you cannot pay for treatment. A lot of Americans don't get care they need because they simply cannot afford it. Eveything is absurdly expensive so paying out of pocket will destroy you unless you have 10s of millions. There's lots of videos online about our healthcare. Should check them out to get a deeper dive.
Great reaction guys to a great movie. DW is amazing in anything he does… if you want another great movie with him is Fences another great performances all around. Please check that one out and can’t wait to see the reaction.
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You asked, but I also want to say that it is a personal preference, so what do you care about someone else's opinion. I feel that the toned done colors suit you very well.
There are nuances to this but the general tax brackets for American (Federal) taxes for 2024 are: Tax rate Single filers Married couples filing jointly Married couples filing separately Head of household 10% $11,600 or less $23,200 or less $11,600 or less $16,550 or less 12% $11,601 to $47,150 $23,201 to $94,300 $11,601 to $47,150 $16,551 to $63,100 22% $47,151 to $100,525 $94,301 to $201,050 $47,151 to $100,525 $63,101 to $100,500 24% $100,526 to $191,950 $201,051 to $383,900 $100,526 to $191,150 $100,501 to $191,150 32% $191,951 to $243,725 $383,901 to $487,450 $191,151 to $243,725 $191,151 to $243,700 35% $243,726 to $609,350 $487,451 to $731,200 $243,276 to $365,600 $243,701 to $609,350 37% $609,351 or more $731,201 or more $365,601 or more $609,351 or moreax brackets
My dad was diagnosed with cancer and his medication was a little more $10,000 dollar per month, he died 3 months later because the health insurance didn’t cover the cost of the medication.
I saw this movie as a kid. Now as an adult, after having worked as a social worker in the Healthcare system for a time, it hits differently. The scenes of John getting denied at every turn, being shuffled to the next person and then to be told he did the wrong paperwork infuriates me. Its so crushingly realistic.
Guys, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I saw it when it first came out and I've always instantly loved it. The line "I'm not gonna Bury my son. My son is gonna bury me" is legendary. I love watching people discover it for the first time. It's hard not to cry watching it.
As to your question, average income tax in the US is 14%. Health care is still crazy expensive and most people have health insurance through their employer.
Fck Man on fire was an amazing underrated or more unappreciated movie.. and so was Malcolm X but we all kno why he didn’t win 😂 no need to explain iykyk.. I gotta watch hurricane again tho, haven’t seen it again since watching it in theaters as a kid..
@@firegod001 Right, that entire film should've got laced with Oscars for real. Denzel actually spent time with Malcolm's brothers and sisters, he learned to speak Arabic and took on a Muslim diet for that role.
Nobody does it like Denzel. I literally, went through a whole box of tissues watching this with you guys. Also, off subject, I love Jane's straw! I need one. Healthcare here in America, is exactly the same. They definitely tell you to go on welfare if you can't afford it. Even if you work hard and can afford it, you still end up paying out of pocket for certain situations (much like this movie). I stopped paying for insurance a long time ago when I found this out. Everything is a money grab. You guys are so blessed. I was paying 250/mth for mine, only to be told I needed to pay more after all my procedures and tests. Make it make sense. I still suffer but I'd rather die than allow some money hungry insurance companies take from me. There needs to be a change.
Unfortunately, this movie depicts perfectly what happens in the US especially California. Money before the health of others. An ambulance ride to the hospital will eventually haunt you when you get hit with a $2,500 or more bill for that transportation. My husband recently went to the doctors and just for his opinion and a recommendation to go to the hospital (literally nothing done for him), they sent us a $477 bill. This is with insurance.
While not strictly 'true' per se, it was based on a similar event that took place in Toronto, Canada, in 1999. Henry Masuka rushed his son to the ER because he was having an asthma attack. The receptionist told him that there was no paediatrician on duty so he would have to wait 45 minutes. Panicking Henry pulled a gun and took the doctor on duty hostage. In the end, after a standoff, he was shot by police and later died in police custody. So, not the Hollywood ending.
As a disabled American who is very sick, I can confirm that this is the reality we still live with. I am unable to work a traditional job and therefore don't get any sort of insurance through an employer, and can't afford it on my own. I don't get disability benefits either, because the government has ridiculous amounts of red tape and legal loopholes to avoid giving help to people who genuinely need it. The only help I get from the government is food stamps, otherwise I'm left to deal with my multiple conditions on my own even though I'm physically incapable of working a regular job. Fortunately I found a work from home gig that pays well this year, so my quality of life is improving, but I spent about 10 years barely hanging on with minimal treatment for my conditions and living off my family. It's been very difficult. I can't imagine how I would react to watching my child go through what I've gone through. I don't have any kids (because I didn't get treatment for years, I essentially missed out on the period of my life when I would have had children), but I imagine it would be unbearable to watch them suffer. To answer your specific question: if you don't have money or insurance, they absolutely will turn you away at the hospital. Like the guy in the movie said, they just have to stabilize someone and then they can kick them out. It's happened to me plenty of times. Last time was I for vomiting for days until I was so dehydrated that I was having seizures, they just gave me IV fluids to stabilize me and then kicked me out without treating the underlying problem of twisted ovarian cysts, which I'm still dealing with years later because I can't afford the surgery. I am in need of 2 surgeries and a biopsy but can't afford them. So, I just live with the symptoms. It's pretty crappy most of the time, to be honest. I try to stay positive and still enjoy life, but I do have some really rough days, and my good days are rare. Today's a pretty good day, though, so there is that! :) As for the movie, it's not based on a true story, but I believe it was inspired by a man who attempted to rob a bank to pay for his child's medical bills, which is absolutely heartbreaking. I think the movie didn't do very well, and was called "manipulative," but I think it's a great movie with a phenomenal cast. Everyone in it was awesome.
I had insurance and was still sent home with an ovarian torsion. Then had to be sent back as soon as my doctor got the report. They just monitored it instead of removing it. Ive had 37 documented cysts some smallish some the size of a tennis ball. I bled for 1 year straight. They did blood transfusion but never tried to find out why I was bleeding. I was bleeding because my IUD i begged for them to remove vecause I was in constant pain since it'd been implanted was suprise, implanted incorrectly. It was embedded in my service after being clamped onto it with the t part during insertion. So it held my cervix open the entire time. I've had 5 surgeries to remove cysts and growths in my uterus. They still won't do a hysterectomy because I'm 30. I've begged cried and pleaded. I have PCOS and endometriosis. I've had 2 kids and 5 miscarriages. They removed my tubes because of growths/cancer risks and said usually the cancer starts there but won't take anything else out. So whether you have insurance or the money or not the healthcare system here is HORRIFIC for women's health and I am so sorry you're going through that. Congrats on the job.
@@Valerie-co8th Thank you for telling us your harrowing tale, I couldnt imagine being shipped off like it was nothing like that im so sorry that anyone would be treated this way.
My story is similar to yours. I wasn't disabled I was able to work but my healthcare that I had through my job was horrible. I bled so bad on my periods for years..when I would go for my check ups I was told I had some anemia I told my doctor about my bleeding he sent me to a gynecologist who wanted to do some tests and a procedure because I was found to have cysts in my ovaries and in my phylopian tube that kept my uterus open which is why my periods were so bad but to have this done needed to be at a hospital. After they ran my insurance I was going to have to pay the hospital almost 5k upfront and my gynecologist almost 1k upfront to get this done. Of course I didn't have that kind of money so I didnt get the procedure done until 12 years later when I have a better job with better insurance coverage that I only had to pay $250 out of pocket. Needless to say because of my condition I could not get pregnant and now I am past child bearing years so I will never have children. My husband also had a brain tumor that they caught early when it was the size of a nickel when he was in the ER. But because they stabilized him it wasn't an emergency anymore and he didn't have health insurance coverage they released him and no other doctor would touch him without insurance his job didn't offer insurance coverage and it was more than we could afford on our own and too expensive for him to be on mine which sucked anyway his tumor grew to the size of a baseball and he almost died before it was removed. So yeah healthcare system is horrible
Many documentaries show that the privatization of U.S. health care including health insurance has inflated the prices of health care services, especially for surgeries.
In America, our taxes go to Healthcare for others, while those of us who don't qualify for that Healthcare, Obamacare subsides included, still have to pay for our own insurance.
I'm surprised how quickly people are ready to dismiss the US system without any nuance. Is it perfect? no, we live in a capitalist society. Also, from personal experience, when i was 22 i attempted to leave this world by smashing my car going 70-80mph into a tree in PA.. (I don't remember any of this due to head trauma, but was told by police who were able to determine my speed etc looking at the skidmarks my car had left). I ended up breaking nearly my entire left side of my body b/c my little VW Cabrio (top down), apparently hit the tree in a way where it ended up doing a barrell roll 2x ending up leaving me and my car smashed down leftside down. I broke my femur in 2 places, shattered the left side of my hip so badly where initial X-Rays looks like the left of my hip and femur are just broken pieces of white floating around. My leg had completely "broken" apart from my hip on the inside. Those were the biggest physical trauma.. not including breaking 4 ribs, a small crack in my skull (which luckily didn't swell), and then just scratched and bruised as you could imagine. As far as insurance, I was beyond the age of being covered under my parents excellent insurance as i had been before.. so I was only under my college insurance which only covered like 30K. I was in the ICU ward for 3 months requiring 5 MAJOR surgeries to put in a titanium rod into my femur, then 4 major surgeries cutting my hip apart just to slowly bind it back together using a billion screws and little plates etc.. and of course to reattach my leg back to my hip (something i was told that had i been in nearly any 2nd or 3rd world country, I'd have most likely lost the entire leg... The Doctors were excellent and the X-Rays today are crazy to look at). So when all was said and done, it took me a full year to even be able to walk again. As for my hospital bill.. I had one semester left to get my Masters with 0 loans taken out b/c I worked on top of school in order to never go into school debt. One moment of mental health lapse that was known about and i was medicated for, ended with a near 550k bill.. thats after the 30k my school paid. So i was 23 by that point, having spent my whole life working since 15 til my accident in order to pay for EVERYTHING myself, to suddenly owing 550 thousand dollars for something that happened due to a dissociative state i was diagnosed for/treated for/and cleared to drive for. I was thinking of literally fnishing my masters and moving out of the country. A few months later, my mother let me know that some charity group that i couldn't even tell you the name of, that was specifically working with the hospital for patients specifically with mental health issues, had literally footed my entire bill. We hadn't even thought about reaching out for help bc despite my parents insurance not covering me, they are wealthy.. and they would never have sought out for money that could have benefitted someone in a much more dire situation than my with lesser wealth. It's actually very strange how little info we were given about this group. But we were able to find out that they somehow work in a similar way as an insurance company where they are given the ability to negotiate down hospital bills, so they didn't need to pay 550k, but something closer to 150k, which is an extremely large amount to just donate to someone they felt deserved it. My point is, is there a problem? Absolutely. 550k for me, but only 150K for some adjacent specialty charity group who had the ability to negotiate hundreds of thousands of my bill down just to cover the actual essentials of my surgery plus, i hope, at least a passing amount of $ to the doctors and nurses who took care of me? that's absolutely insane. And I am extremely grateful to have been chosen for that charity i hadn't even asked for, after 6 months of being bedridden then 6 more to even attempt to add functionality back to my leg with all the muscle strength i had lost during that time to relearn how to walk again. However, it's also not as if my parents would've let me out to dry either.. so i do live with a sense of undeserving when i'm sure there are plenty of young adults with awful families who had also landed in a life/death situation without any money who maybe deserved my Case more than me. The part that bothers me about this movie is the celebration of John Q for going as far as he did and not once thinking of the thousands of other kids that mightve been on the donor list for so long, and maybe one of them was also on their last moments waiting for that B+ heart. The system did his family dirty, but the civilian patients just like his son aren't the system, and one of them could have lost their life due to John Q taking an entire hospital hostage and forcing his son to not only get on the list, but due to urgency of the threat, jump ahead of the entire line and receive the immediate next available heart he needed. IDK. I feel it's easy to root for the John Q character here and think that he did the right thing when the camera is diving deep into only his family and his son.. but not even showing or mentioning a passing glance about the other innocent kids with families, waiting patiently for that next B+ heart to come asap before they lose their life. IDK. i used to root for this movie, but now i feel a strange ick about it. I'm able to understand how corrupted hospital pricing is out of pocket.. but I also think it's important to remember the patients aren't the system.. They're just like you and me.
At this time this is EXACTLY what the health care system was like. It's just a tad better today and that's is because of Obama. You guys should really dig into Denzel's filmography. And i don't mean the same handful of movies that everyone else reacts too. I'll talking about the other stuff. He has so many gems. People just started reacting to this movie but we have been asking for YEARS. You almost can't go wrong with his filmsm he has a few duds really early on his career but his performances were always great. And why wouldn't you trek is what a great transplant would cost in Canada? We want to know that. You want us to tell you about USA but you won't share? Lol! Do your part!
52:16 it’s a nightmare. I have a heart issue and can’t even afford he medication to help with. So I just gets worse. And when I have a full time job with insurance, the cost will be higher because my condition will get worse while I can’t afford my meds.
@@robbinsnest6163lol he’s obviously exaggerating but he’s not too far off honestly.. for ex. Ambulances are forced to take you but the min. cost of alone is 7-8k without insurance. Hospitals are only liable to keep you alive and stable enough but will kick you out right after even if ur having difficulties standing. Theres 100s of stories about hospitals forcing ppl out or literally walk a patient off hospital property and drop them off.. it’s fckd up here in America man. Ps..You can research it too instead of being a sarcastic passive aggressive dik buddy
When most people mention Denzel movie catalog this movie is very under appreciated, I saw a lot of waterworks from y’all and I understood every reason why, the acting and emotion this film brought out was top tier
I don't normally comment, but when I first saw this movie, I saw it with my son, who was around 10 or 11. I hugged him for so long and so hard after this movie that he said mom I can't breathe 😂. Love you guys! Check out "The Hurricane " and "Antoine Fisher" people seem to forget about those amazing Denzel movies.
My grandmother has dementia and we tried to get a nurse for her since she can’t take care of herself anymore and insurance would only cover 5 hours a WEEK, not a day… we ended up having to put her in a nursing home and sell her house to cover the cost of the home.
I watched this movie when it first came out and I was newly pregnant with my first son. I was emotional then. But watching this after my middle son was diagnosed with cancer at almost 12 (brain tumor), this movie is a really hard watch for me. I also had a sit down meeting just like that basically telling me chemo was no longer working for my son and if he didn't have the brain surgery to remove the tumor he would die. But initially surgery was off the table because it was too risky. We needed to do chemo first to try and shrink the tumor and it did but at some point it stopped working. There were points I had to fight the system too for him because I'll do anything for my boys. I mean honestly, if a movie was based on our experience, I feel it would be just as devastating because so many things happened and went wrong that we thought we were going to lose him on multiple occasions. A collapsed lung that ended up requiring surgery, a breathing apparatus and xrays EVERYDAY for about 2 weeks. And they would take it out but not give him enough time to try breathing on his own and just put it back. I fought with them until finally I took it out and got him breathing on his own. Which in turn got him to eating on his own without an NG tube (feeding tube). My baby couldn't talk, walk, eat or do anything on his own after that surgery. And there was a chance he may never walk or talk again. Speech therapy wasn't working. But I put a lot of music on for him and one day I heard a little sound next to me. He was trying to sing and it was coming out. I kept my cool and cried to myself later. The stories I could tell are insane. But I'm happy to report my son is now 17 and will be hitting year 5 of being cancer free in October but he is forever changed as there are lifelong effects from brain surgery and treatments. His vision, speech, fine/gross motor skills etc. But I'll take my baby anyway he is because he's still here ❤ Please advocate for your children because the doctors are not always right. As I told them, "you are an expert on the disease, I'm an expert on my son"
I never liked and still don't like the fact his wife told him to do something, I understand she's emotional at the moment due to her son being in the hospital but Denzel character goin to jail was the best case scenario that could of went left real bad he could of been killed by the police like he almost did in the office and what would that have done if her husband was dead
"John Q" "Q' isn't just for his middle name. In the old days maybe 1930s & 1940s, an "average citizen" was considered and called "John Q. Public" It simply means that this could happen to any one of us and unfortunately it probably has.
This movie is what inspired..along with other activists..that helped push d for the Obama care/affordable Care act in America..b-4 2009- this situation was common in the US..if u didn't have the right $ or worked for right company..u just "die"- & ppl overall thought that was normal .as insane as it sounds..b-4 Obamacare..this was the "norm" group think in america..& it disproportionately affected black & brown ppl the worse in the US..main reason most even 2day dont do annual health checks with dentist or family doc .ppl just figured that could b $ saved..
Sadly this movie changed nothing. Obama care helped some people in some states, but not enough. Not nearly enough. You live in Canada which is a socialized health care system. You still need insurance etc, but it's not nearly as bad as it is here. Our taxes are MUCH lower than many advanced nations, but when you combine taxes, with the cost of maintaining health care, and your health over the course of your life, America is the most expensive place to live in the world (not including, super tiny crazy rich countries and has amongst the worth expected health outcomes of any advanced nation. Let me give you the story about what it was like living in America for me when I was 42 (back in 2012). I made 31k a year before taxes and I rented an apartment with my brother. My rent was $850 a month. My insurance was $250. Hospital visits cost $125, and drugs were between almost nothing and $25 for a 1 month prescription. My deductible was $7000, which means if my insurance needs to pay the hospital for anything non-basic, the first $7000 comes from me. To say that I could not afford $7000 would be a vast understatement. So unless I was literally bleeding out, or NEEDED urgent care, I just let it all slide. Then there is the maximum, which is the point at which the insurance company stops paying for something. Fortunately, I didn't need insurance badly for anything during this time. Here is another brief story. I was about 20 years old and I had a fever and was vomiting. I took my temperature and it read 95 (35C). I freaked and went to the emergency room. I didn't realize it at the time, but my thermometer was faulty and I just had a stomach flu. The hospital didn't bother to take my temperature, but instead ran test after test after test to try to figure out what was wrong with me. I stayed in the hospital 10 hours and was put me on two bags of saline solution. In the morning they told me I had stomach flu and sent me a bill for $32,000. I had to declare bankruptcy. American health care is a for profit system. Combining peoples well being and money has always, and will always be a recipe for disaster. I am sure you know what epi-pens are, but in case you don't, epi-pens or epinephrine is the drug that helps people of any age who have allergic reaction. With so many kids having so many problems regarding allergies, you might think that the price of an epi-pen would be something sacred to Americans. Recently, Pfizer bought out the company that had the license to manufacture and sell epi-pens in America. And the price to buy an epi-pen skyrocketed from $40 to as high as $600-$700 in some parts of the country for the uninsured. The cost to save some kids life is $700 and some people just can't afford that.
I make about 40k a year canadian. That's just as bit above min wage but its 1250 bi weekly. I pay about 28% taxes including pension cap and the other one. I have no issue with it because I've been hurt a few times... and I've never paid a cent. No surgeries but ER visits and iv and some best time. I will easily pay taxes to know my fellow human can do the same and not just bleed out. Or whathaveyou Zero issue paying for countrywide healthcare. Iant that why you build a country in the first place. If you want to extort me just stuff and do it.
Anticipating something bad is one thing but when you realize it’s the absolute worst possible thing that could ever happen 😭😭 what a parent will do for their child ❤
LOL over 70 percent in the US are religious and it's the same in Canada. Stop with the persecution complex please. Only a quarter of people identify as secular and that doesn't even mean they don't believe in god. Religious people can be secular as well. So it could be as little as 10 percent or less that don't believe in god. I don't even think I met another atheist face to face.
Ya know there is actually a true story similar to this...a father refused to let the doctors pull the plug on his son and was forced out by them then returned armed and bought time and just as he held his hand and begged for him to show he wasn't gone swat busted into the room and icu and his son squeezed his hand and as they tackled him and were arresting the father he screamed to them look and the doctors checked him and sure enough he was responding...he ended up saving his son's life the hard way.
Healthcare in America is atrocious. I got hit in the face with a foul ball during a baseball game. 4 hours in the Emergency Room. About 10 minutes of a doctor actually observing my nose, he said and I quote: “Well, that’s what I expected, it’s shattered so there’s nothing we can do.” And then we get a bill for around $1,000 yeah, for a doctor to say, “put some ice on it, it’ll help the swelling go down.” On another occasion a few years later, I was experiencing extreme pain on the left side of my back, it definitely wasn’t muscle pain. I tried to endure it for about 12 hours before I finally gave in and admitted that I needed to go to the hospital. The people at the hospital (the workers, not the other people there) basically looked at me and thought I was faking my pain to get pills. (It was in North Dakota where there were a lot of people coming into the hospital due to withdrawals so they basically pinned me as just another junkie) after 6 hours in the waiting room (I don’t call it the emergency room anymore) I finally get to a room. They asked me about 4 or 5 times what drugs I had taken. I told them the truth: “I smoke weed and drink on the weekends that’s it.” My mom was in the room and didn’t like my response but it was the truth, they then asked me, what other drugs have you taken and I aggressively responded with: “I don’t take pills! I smoke weed every day and drink at parties!” They still didn’t believe me. They eventually put iodine into my veins to see if there was a problem. And guess what they found. Yeah, my left kidney had swollen to 3-4x than it should have been. And that’s what was causing my pain. All they did was diagnose what was wrong with my kidney. And here’s a bill for $12,000 after we thought you were a junkie who just wanted pain meds. Side note: they didn’t even fix anything. It was $12,000 just to diagnose the congenital defect. (Meaning I was born with it)
I always imagined John Q would be safe and unhassled during his prison stay because I can picture the toughest, meanest inmates and gang leaders telling the other prisoners "Most of us wouldn't be in here if we'd had the kind of father would would go to the lengths John Q went for his son, so it's hands off this guy." I think he would have been respected and protected.
I think the lipstick looks lovely, Jane! It makes your eyes really pop. Great reaction from you both. This movie still pisses me off and guts me at the same time. I loathe our health system. This is a rich man's world we live in and everyone else might as well just be NPCs.
When i started as an electrician i got $11 an hour, but you have to guard your tools, if you even turn your back for a second you are loosing your drill instantly, they will take it right off your belt.
It's always a pleasure to watch the two of you and a special treat to have you react to my favorite Denzel movie. Btw @Jane: your darker lipstick may be a signature look on your channel but you do look stunning with your "toned down" look. 😊
im British and i thank god everyday that i am and for our NHS Open brain surgery to take as much as they could out. of a terminal brain tumour. then 40 sessions of rAdio therapy then chemo . and constant checkups. every 12 weeks i have a MRI SCAN . to make sure its still settled/paused . i also have a 24hour phone number incase of any problems which I have had to use numerous times. ive also now got glasses and have a smart hearing aid . because of my brain trouble . ALL OF THIS IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE❤️ and will be for life also McMillan cancer charity help with my mortgagee . and the state give me just about enough to get by. ive worked all of my life and payed into our tax and NATIONAL INSURANCE. and even if I hadn’t they would still take care of me for FREE the uk is by no means perfect BUT. america has a lot to learn when it comes to looking after those that need it . ❤
We need Bernie Sander's Medicare For All. We are the only industrialized nation on earth that doesn't have some sort of Universal Healthcare. Here in the Corporste States of America, you need a Go Fund Me if you get sick, even if you have insurance. And our working class pay super high taxes. Healthcare should not be for profit!!
I was lucky enough to see an advanced screening of this movie in late 2001. It was the first movie that I saw in theaters after 9/11. There wasn't a dry eye in the audience. But when it was released, it was a little bit of a dud. It made it's money back, but wasn't as big as expected. The critics hated it. I'm happy to see people reacting to it, because I still see it as one of Denzel's best performances.
It's election time folks can't wait till the candidates tell you there going to "save" us from everything yet they thrive on us hating, dying and suffering. Start equipping yourself to take care of your family, friends and neighbors.
Ma'am you are dazzling. What made me think so more than what you, wore, or make up or hairstyles is the sympathy you showed to the characters in this movie. This reminds me of some beauty advice given by Audrey Hepburn, who was a famous beauty, great actress, and wonderful humanitarian. "For Attractive lips, speak with words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day. For poise: walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone."
Damn so if you're Canadian and make $100,000 a year then you pay $40,000 a year in taxes just to have "free" Healthcare? That doesn't sound very cheap or anything close to free....
If anything, I think things have gotten worse since this movie - but it did help spark conversation about the problems. In the US, most folks’ federal taxes are either 12% or 22% (if you make 100k, it’s 24%). I used to work in medical insurance, and it’s as sick and corrupt as you can imagine. I can’t speak for other states, but in my state, there is a program to cover kids like the one in this movie (where the parents make too much money to get Medicaid but not enough money to afford private insurance), so the situation of a child going thru this in my state would be extremely rare. But if you’re an adult and you can’t afford coverage, you’re screwed. The ACA (aka Obamacare) helped a TINY bit, but not nearly enough 💔
Fun fact, the movie isn’t based on a true story entirely but inspired by an event that took place in Toronto Canada. Although the perpetrator in Toronto was killed by police while John Q survived.
When you think of it all stories in movies, sicoms, ect....are pretty much based on real life 😊
This is the disgusting nature of a healthcare system that exists as a commodity.
When things are not run for profit, I am guessing the incentive to innovate is lost. Like if all medicine was free but we stopped innovating at asprin.
@jt8025 tell that to the majority of civilized countries that have universal healthcare. 🙄
@@jt8025that sounds like Big Pharma talking points.
@@jt8025 medical innovation will still occur so long as their are ailments and conditions to treat. And so long as people have the time to experiment with their passions.
@pulser6248 yea that universal Healthcare cost some Canadians 40% of their yearly income yet its somehow free?
That speech his friend gives and says "I'm in there with you john" gets me everytime.
The wife in this movie is so annoying. You know they would’ve divorced if John hadn’t staged a hostage situation because she was clearly going to blame him for “not doing something” if their son had died.
Yeah, Kimberly Elise's performance really bought her character to life n this, really made you feel a way. Like, damn woman I'm doing my best.
In the movie, John Q was moved from full time to part time job. Which made changes to his insurance, including not covering the cost of the surgery. In real life, here in the US, most people who have part time jobs, don't qualify for benefits like health insurance. An old man once told me to get a job that offers benefits, because that means you will have good healthcare. If you have good healthcare, they will put you first and give you the best, but if you don't, they will put you at the bottom, or at the end of the line.
I'm glad y'all reacting to this alot of people don't
This is accurate to American "health care."
My godmother passed away after a heart transplant from the surgeon, leaving some instruments in her chest. The hospital had to pay her daughter. They want your money to fix a problem, then they pay you money to forget their mistake, funny how that works.
I’m just so happy to see this 5 minutes after it was posted!
This is 100% my favorite Denzel Washington film.
Eddie Griffin lol the comedian guy.
Undercover Brother lol
Justin you’re so sensitive! I love it! 🥹
Jane is correct, "Overqualification" for a job could mean multiple things. Like Jane said about her Bothers GF, Jobs may be hesitant to hire those with outstanding resumes out of fear of leaving the job as soon as they find something better.
Another meaning behind overqualified is just another way of saying, "we're not willing to pay you for what you are worth", you cost too much for their liking.
Then lastly, overqualified could very well possibly mean; the employer doesn't want to hire someone that knows just as much or more than they do as the case with (not all) most bosses/managers that have the need to always be in total control, in power and OVER everyone at all times; they certainly could not flex that same power with somebody that knows too much, ultimately making that person unmanageable or difficult to control compromising their authority of control which their egos and insecurities would not allow.
It all sucks!
Taxes in the U.S. are like 37% of our income.....
It’s the fact that any person has to do this for health care at all! Almost every developed country has some form of universal health care, except the USA. It’s actually so insane we put a middle man between us and our doctors and EVERYTHING is all about profits. Always. It’s sickening, pun intended.
I’m not gonna watch this reaction because I have no desire to cry hysterically for an hour tonight, but I love this damn movie so much I must give it a like! I can’t watch it again though lol
If you want a really interesting perspective, I would recommend you guys watch Holden & Jen Hardman's reaction to John Q. Holden worked in the medical claims field for a long time so he tells the whole truth about how the American Health Insurance system works. It will blow you away
A really great movie, Denzel greatest movie in my mind. I did not know you reacted to it.
Great Reaction guys. 🙌💕
2 of my all time favorite Denzel movies are "THE PELICAN BRIEF" AND "THE PREACHER'S WIFE."
It’s always so interesting watching non-Americans react to our healthcare system.
Healthcare is leading cause if bankruptcy. Regardless of who you are or how "hard you work" we are all an accident or an unexpected diagnosis away from losing everything we've ever worked for just to get care
John Q, as in John Q. Public, is a generic name people use to describe themselves as being an average Joe.
Health care in America is horrific. But in some states, you cannot be be kicked off without any health care because it's based on how much you make. And anybody in America can buy into the Obamacare exchange and with government subsidies it's usually cheaper than job related insurance. I know my plan is cheaper so I buy into the exchange instead of buying into my jobs plan. Some states in America run by certain people refuse to accept government subsidies so that everyone who wants to be covered can be covered, which is stupid. But there is no reason that if Canada has universal health Care and so does most of Europe than the United States should have universal health Care as well but certain politicians and the people who vote for them refuse to want to be covered fully.
This movie damn near broke me
I have lived this story
Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤
No not based on a true story although inspired very loosely by true events in Canada. However there is a somewhat similar incident that happened in 2015
Yes the Canada incident wasn't because of money though.
Heres my view of healthcare as an american, it sucks unless you're a millionaire or never have a serious health issue. It's all based on profit. The insurance companies fight you on every turn and will look for any reason under the sun to deny coverage if they can.
People under Medicare and Medicaid have a far easier experience, but finding doctors who accept those is hard to find. But the care you get is generally good and there's little push back from the insurance companies.
If you need a major operation or are regularly sick and are paying for insurance out of pocket. You can easily end up in debt, even if you make 100-300k a year. But, again, if you're healthy and never have an issue besides general checkups and whatnot, you just pay 500-1200 a month for nothing. Just in case though.
It amuses me americans are fine with sending billions to other nations or spend billions on the military, but how dare we take care of each other.
Capitalism has indoctrinated nearly all Americans, it's the only system they know and they've been told since childhood that any form of socialism is evil. It's a selfish, consumerism society.
And yes, you will be thrown out on the street if you cannot pay for treatment. A lot of Americans don't get care they need because they simply cannot afford it. Eveything is absurdly expensive so paying out of pocket will destroy you unless you have 10s of millions.
There's lots of videos online about our healthcare. Should check them out to get a deeper dive.
Just a fantastic movie 🍿
he was more emotional than she was XD
Health Care is a for profit business in the States. It sucks.
Great reaction guys to a great movie. DW is amazing in anything he does… if you want another great movie with him is Fences another great performances all around. Please check that one out and can’t wait to see the reaction.
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ya know what, normally pass on this amazing film, but I have had a shotty couple weeks. I could use a good cry :( LOL o boy, here we go! ...
I think yall should check out Marshall with chadwick boseman 🎉great performance from him
You asked, but I also want to say that it is a personal preference, so what do you care about someone else's opinion. I feel that the toned done colors suit you very well.
There are nuances to this but the general tax brackets for American (Federal) taxes for 2024 are:
Tax rate Single filers Married couples filing jointly Married couples filing separately Head of household
10% $11,600 or less $23,200 or less $11,600 or less $16,550 or less
12% $11,601 to $47,150 $23,201 to $94,300 $11,601 to $47,150 $16,551 to $63,100
22% $47,151 to $100,525 $94,301 to $201,050 $47,151 to $100,525 $63,101 to $100,500
24% $100,526 to $191,950 $201,051 to $383,900 $100,526 to $191,150 $100,501 to $191,150
32% $191,951 to $243,725 $383,901 to $487,450 $191,151 to $243,725 $191,151 to $243,700
35% $243,726 to $609,350 $487,451 to $731,200 $243,276 to $365,600 $243,701 to $609,350
37% $609,351 or more $731,201 or more $365,601 or more $609,351 or moreax brackets
healthcare in america is a joke. thats all you need to know honestly
Only a father would sacrifice his own life for his child. A mother wouldn't.
Health care in america sucks
Aw man, when little Mike flexes his arms at the end to his Dad, god that moment kills me every time.
This movie will break you. This shows how far a parent will go for their child.
It shows you how abysmal the US healthcare system is. It's sad this movie was made so long ago and it's only gotten worse since then. Tragic.
I've thought about this movie for my brother who is ill. I would do anything to protect him. Because our healthcare system is legal theft.
This movie hits differently when you grow up and have children of your own.
exactly this
John Q's Neighbor's Speech GETS ME EVERYTIME....Absolute Tear Jerker...And the Saddest Part is it gets more and more Relevant Every year.
My dad was diagnosed with cancer and his medication was a little more $10,000 dollar per month, he died 3 months later because the health insurance didn’t cover the cost of the medication.
10,000 f-- dollars just to save you 🤦🏾♂️. God would never. Only man.
I am so sorry! that is not right!! the health care system is messed up. sorry for your loss.
@@donnyouttheway4091 God is one of the leading causes of death because he doesn't exist.
😢😢 so sorry to hear that ❤️
I saw this movie as a kid. Now as an adult, after having worked as a social worker in the Healthcare system for a time, it hits differently. The scenes of John getting denied at every turn, being shuffled to the next person and then to be told he did the wrong paperwork infuriates me. Its so crushingly realistic.
Guys, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I saw it when it first came out and I've always instantly loved it. The line "I'm not gonna Bury my son. My son is gonna bury me" is legendary. I love watching people discover it for the first time. It's hard not to cry watching it.
As to your question, average income tax in the US is 14%. Health care is still crazy expensive and most people have health insurance through their employer.
Like I mentioned before, this should have been Denzel's Oscar. Training Day was not his best work at all.
Man on fire is my favorite but I have trash taste too lol
Malcolm X was top tier, as well. What an incredible actor.
Also his performance in Hurricane.
Fck Man on fire was an amazing underrated or more unappreciated movie.. and so was Malcolm X but we all kno why he didn’t win 😂 no need to explain iykyk.. I gotta watch hurricane again tho, haven’t seen it again since watching it in theaters as a kid..
@@firegod001 Right, that entire film should've got laced with Oscars for real. Denzel actually spent time with Malcolm's brothers and sisters, he learned to speak Arabic and took on a Muslim diet for that role.
Nobody does it like Denzel. I literally, went through a whole box of tissues watching this with you guys. Also, off subject, I love Jane's straw! I need one. Healthcare here in America, is exactly the same. They definitely tell you to go on welfare if you can't afford it. Even if you work hard and can afford it, you still end up paying out of pocket for certain situations (much like this movie). I stopped paying for insurance a long time ago when I found this out. Everything is a money grab. You guys are so blessed.
I was paying 250/mth for mine, only to be told I needed to pay more after all my procedures and tests. Make it make sense. I still suffer but I'd rather die than allow some money hungry insurance companies take from me. There needs to be a change.
Unfortunately, this movie depicts perfectly what happens in the US especially California. Money before the health of others. An ambulance ride to the hospital will eventually haunt you when you get hit with a $2,500 or more bill for that transportation. My husband recently went to the doctors and just for his opinion and a recommendation to go to the hospital (literally nothing done for him), they sent us a $477 bill. This is with insurance.
While not strictly 'true' per se, it was based on a similar event that took place in Toronto, Canada, in 1999. Henry Masuka rushed his son to the ER because he was having an asthma attack. The receptionist told him that there was no paediatrician on duty so he would have to wait 45 minutes. Panicking Henry pulled a gun and took the doctor on duty hostage. In the end, after a standoff, he was shot by police and later died in police custody. So, not the Hollywood ending.
As a disabled American who is very sick, I can confirm that this is the reality we still live with. I am unable to work a traditional job and therefore don't get any sort of insurance through an employer, and can't afford it on my own. I don't get disability benefits either, because the government has ridiculous amounts of red tape and legal loopholes to avoid giving help to people who genuinely need it. The only help I get from the government is food stamps, otherwise I'm left to deal with my multiple conditions on my own even though I'm physically incapable of working a regular job. Fortunately I found a work from home gig that pays well this year, so my quality of life is improving, but I spent about 10 years barely hanging on with minimal treatment for my conditions and living off my family. It's been very difficult. I can't imagine how I would react to watching my child go through what I've gone through. I don't have any kids (because I didn't get treatment for years, I essentially missed out on the period of my life when I would have had children), but I imagine it would be unbearable to watch them suffer.
To answer your specific question: if you don't have money or insurance, they absolutely will turn you away at the hospital. Like the guy in the movie said, they just have to stabilize someone and then they can kick them out. It's happened to me plenty of times. Last time was I for vomiting for days until I was so dehydrated that I was having seizures, they just gave me IV fluids to stabilize me and then kicked me out without treating the underlying problem of twisted ovarian cysts, which I'm still dealing with years later because I can't afford the surgery. I am in need of 2 surgeries and a biopsy but can't afford them. So, I just live with the symptoms. It's pretty crappy most of the time, to be honest. I try to stay positive and still enjoy life, but I do have some really rough days, and my good days are rare. Today's a pretty good day, though, so there is that! :)
As for the movie, it's not based on a true story, but I believe it was inspired by a man who attempted to rob a bank to pay for his child's medical bills, which is absolutely heartbreaking. I think the movie didn't do very well, and was called "manipulative," but I think it's a great movie with a phenomenal cast. Everyone in it was awesome.
I had insurance and was still sent home with an ovarian torsion. Then had to be sent back as soon as my doctor got the report. They just monitored it instead of removing it. Ive had 37 documented cysts some smallish some the size of a tennis ball. I bled for 1 year straight. They did blood transfusion but never tried to find out why I was bleeding. I was bleeding because my IUD i begged for them to remove vecause I was in constant pain since it'd been implanted was suprise, implanted incorrectly. It was embedded in my service after being clamped onto it with the t part during insertion. So it held my cervix open the entire time. I've had 5 surgeries to remove cysts and growths in my uterus. They still won't do a hysterectomy because I'm 30. I've begged cried and pleaded. I have PCOS and endometriosis. I've had 2 kids and 5 miscarriages. They removed my tubes because of growths/cancer risks and said usually the cancer starts there but won't take anything else out. So whether you have insurance or the money or not the healthcare system here is HORRIFIC for women's health and I am so sorry you're going through that. Congrats on the job.
@@Valerie-co8th
Thank you for telling us your harrowing tale, I couldnt imagine being shipped off like it was nothing like that im so sorry that anyone would be treated this way.
My story is similar to yours. I wasn't disabled I was able to work but my healthcare that I had through my job was horrible. I bled so bad on my periods for years..when I would go for my check ups I was told I had some anemia I told my doctor about my bleeding he sent me to a gynecologist who wanted to do some tests and a procedure because I was found to have cysts in my ovaries and in my phylopian tube that kept my uterus open which is why my periods were so bad but to have this done needed to be at a hospital. After they ran my insurance I was going to have to pay the hospital almost 5k upfront and my gynecologist almost 1k upfront to get this done. Of course I didn't have that kind of money so I didnt get the procedure done until 12 years later when I have a better job with better insurance coverage that I only had to pay $250 out of pocket. Needless to say because of my condition I could not get pregnant and now I am past child bearing years so I will never have children. My husband also had a brain tumor that they caught early when it was the size of a nickel when he was in the ER. But because they stabilized him it wasn't an emergency anymore and he didn't have health insurance coverage they released him and no other doctor would touch him without insurance his job didn't offer insurance coverage and it was more than we could afford on our own and too expensive for him to be on mine which sucked anyway his tumor grew to the size of a baseball and he almost died before it was removed. So yeah healthcare system is horrible
Denzel impression is top tier hahah
Btw (again) I'm surprised you guys haven't watched the Green Mile with Tom Hanks. You won't be disappointed.
Many documentaries show that the privatization of U.S. health care including health insurance has inflated the prices of health care services, especially for surgeries.
Y’all need to watch the negotiator. Great flick with Samuel l Jackson
American Insurance has actually become worse and more expensive. $800 just for an ambulance to drive you to the hospital.
This is one of those films that have perfect timing because it's relevant to how things are in America
I remember watching this movie before I was a father and it really didn't move me... I became a dad, saw this again and was crying so much lol
American health system is crazy with all their insurance. In my country it's included in our tax.
Yep ✌🏽💯💯💯
What country do you live in , if you don’t mind me asking?
In America, our taxes go to Healthcare for others, while those of us who don't qualify for that Healthcare, Obamacare subsides included, still have to pay for our own insurance.
There are a lot of Americans who can’t afford health insurance
22 years later and America is still the only industrial country in the world that does not have healthcare as a right of some kind for its citizens.
This is a fantastic movie. Really makes you look at some of the bad parts of medical insurance.
I'm surprised how quickly people are ready to dismiss the US system without any nuance. Is it perfect? no, we live in a capitalist society. Also, from personal experience, when i was 22 i attempted to leave this world by smashing my car going 70-80mph into a tree in PA.. (I don't remember any of this due to head trauma, but was told by police who were able to determine my speed etc looking at the skidmarks my car had left). I ended up breaking nearly my entire left side of my body b/c my little VW Cabrio (top down), apparently hit the tree in a way where it ended up doing a barrell roll 2x ending up leaving me and my car smashed down leftside down. I broke my femur in 2 places, shattered the left side of my hip so badly where initial X-Rays looks like the left of my hip and femur are just broken pieces of white floating around. My leg had completely "broken" apart from my hip on the inside. Those were the biggest physical trauma.. not including breaking 4 ribs, a small crack in my skull (which luckily didn't swell), and then just scratched and bruised as you could imagine.
As far as insurance, I was beyond the age of being covered under my parents excellent insurance as i had been before.. so I was only under my college insurance which only covered like 30K. I was in the ICU ward for 3 months requiring 5 MAJOR surgeries to put in a titanium rod into my femur, then 4 major surgeries cutting my hip apart just to slowly bind it back together using a billion screws and little plates etc.. and of course to reattach my leg back to my hip (something i was told that had i been in nearly any 2nd or 3rd world country, I'd have most likely lost the entire leg... The Doctors were excellent and the X-Rays today are crazy to look at). So when all was said and done, it took me a full year to even be able to walk again. As for my hospital bill.. I had one semester left to get my Masters with 0 loans taken out b/c I worked on top of school in order to never go into school debt. One moment of mental health lapse that was known about and i was medicated for, ended with a near 550k bill.. thats after the 30k my school paid. So i was 23 by that point, having spent my whole life working since 15 til my accident in order to pay for EVERYTHING myself, to suddenly owing 550 thousand dollars for something that happened due to a dissociative state i was diagnosed for/treated for/and cleared to drive for. I was thinking of literally fnishing my masters and moving out of the country.
A few months later, my mother let me know that some charity group that i couldn't even tell you the name of, that was specifically working with the hospital for patients specifically with mental health issues, had literally footed my entire bill. We hadn't even thought about reaching out for help bc despite my parents insurance not covering me, they are wealthy.. and they would never have sought out for money that could have benefitted someone in a much more dire situation than my with lesser wealth. It's actually very strange how little info we were given about this group. But we were able to find out that they somehow work in a similar way as an insurance company where they are given the ability to negotiate down hospital bills, so they didn't need to pay 550k, but something closer to 150k, which is an extremely large amount to just donate to someone they felt deserved it.
My point is, is there a problem? Absolutely. 550k for me, but only 150K for some adjacent specialty charity group who had the ability to negotiate hundreds of thousands of my bill down just to cover the actual essentials of my surgery plus, i hope, at least a passing amount of $ to the doctors and nurses who took care of me? that's absolutely insane. And I am extremely grateful to have been chosen for that charity i hadn't even asked for, after 6 months of being bedridden then 6 more to even attempt to add functionality back to my leg with all the muscle strength i had lost during that time to relearn how to walk again. However, it's also not as if my parents would've let me out to dry either.. so i do live with a sense of undeserving when i'm sure there are plenty of young adults with awful families who had also landed in a life/death situation without any money who maybe deserved my Case more than me.
The part that bothers me about this movie is the celebration of John Q for going as far as he did and not once thinking of the thousands of other kids that mightve been on the donor list for so long, and maybe one of them was also on their last moments waiting for that B+ heart. The system did his family dirty, but the civilian patients just like his son aren't the system, and one of them could have lost their life due to John Q taking an entire hospital hostage and forcing his son to not only get on the list, but due to urgency of the threat, jump ahead of the entire line and receive the immediate next available heart he needed. IDK. I feel it's easy to root for the John Q character here and think that he did the right thing when the camera is diving deep into only his family and his son.. but not even showing or mentioning a passing glance about the other innocent kids with families, waiting patiently for that next B+ heart to come asap before they lose their life. IDK. i used to root for this movie, but now i feel a strange ick about it. I'm able to understand how corrupted hospital pricing is out of pocket.. but I also think it's important to remember the patients aren't the system.. They're just like you and me.
At this time this is EXACTLY what the health care system was like. It's just a tad better today and that's is because of Obama.
You guys should really dig into Denzel's filmography. And i don't mean the same handful of movies that everyone else reacts too. I'll talking about the other stuff. He has so many gems. People just started reacting to this movie but we have been asking for YEARS. You almost can't go wrong with his filmsm he has a few duds really early on his career but his performances were always great.
And why wouldn't you trek is what a great transplant would cost in Canada?
We want to know that. You want us to tell you about USA but you won't share? Lol! Do your part!
52:16 it’s a nightmare. I have a heart issue and can’t even afford he medication to help with. So I just gets worse. And when I have a full time job with insurance, the cost will be higher because my condition will get worse while I can’t afford my meds.
America has the worst Healthcare
Fr they will kick you out the ambulance mid medical crisis it’s inhumane 👎
@@Hebrew_Israelite_Young_jedi evidence? Or do we just just take your word for it? Hyperbole in this way just makes you look like a liar
@@robbinsnest6163lol he’s obviously exaggerating but he’s not too far off honestly.. for ex. Ambulances are forced to take you but the min. cost of alone is 7-8k without insurance. Hospitals are only liable to keep you alive and stable enough but will kick you out right after even if ur having difficulties standing. Theres 100s of stories about hospitals forcing ppl out or literally walk a patient off hospital property and drop them off.. it’s fckd up here in America man.
Ps..You can research it too instead of being a sarcastic passive aggressive dik buddy
@@robbinsnest6163 He might have embellished, but he isn't completely wrong.
No we have the best it just cost money because we are the leader in the world for help
When most people mention Denzel movie catalog this movie is very under appreciated, I saw a lot of waterworks from y’all and I understood every reason why, the acting and emotion this film brought out was top tier
I don't normally comment, but when I first saw this movie, I saw it with my son, who was around 10 or 11. I hugged him for so long and so hard after this movie that he said mom I can't breathe 😂. Love you guys! Check out "The Hurricane " and "Antoine Fisher" people seem to forget about those amazing Denzel movies.
My grandmother has dementia and we tried to get a nurse for her since she can’t take care of herself anymore and insurance would only cover 5 hours a WEEK, not a day… we ended up having to put her in a nursing home and sell her house to cover the cost of the home.
I watched this movie when it first came out and I was newly pregnant with my first son. I was emotional then. But watching this after my middle son was diagnosed with cancer at almost 12 (brain tumor), this movie is a really hard watch for me. I also had a sit down meeting just like that basically telling me chemo was no longer working for my son and if he didn't have the brain surgery to remove the tumor he would die. But initially surgery was off the table because it was too risky. We needed to do chemo first to try and shrink the tumor and it did but at some point it stopped working. There were points I had to fight the system too for him because I'll do anything for my boys. I mean honestly, if a movie was based on our experience, I feel it would be just as devastating because so many things happened and went wrong that we thought we were going to lose him on multiple occasions. A collapsed lung that ended up requiring surgery, a breathing apparatus and xrays EVERYDAY for about 2 weeks. And they would take it out but not give him enough time to try breathing on his own and just put it back. I fought with them until finally I took it out and got him breathing on his own. Which in turn got him to eating on his own without an NG tube (feeding tube). My baby couldn't talk, walk, eat or do anything on his own after that surgery. And there was a chance he may never walk or talk again. Speech therapy wasn't working. But I put a lot of music on for him and one day I heard a little sound next to me. He was trying to sing and it was coming out. I kept my cool and cried to myself later. The stories I could tell are insane. But I'm happy to report my son is now 17 and will be hitting year 5 of being cancer free in October but he is forever changed as there are lifelong effects from brain surgery and treatments. His vision, speech, fine/gross motor skills etc. But I'll take my baby anyway he is because he's still here ❤ Please advocate for your children because the doctors are not always right. As I told them, "you are an expert on the disease, I'm an expert on my son"
I never liked and still don't like the fact his wife told him to do something, I understand she's emotional at the moment due to her son being in the hospital but Denzel character goin to jail was the best case scenario that could of went left real bad he could of been killed by the police like he almost did in the office and what would that have done if her husband was dead
This movie has me sobbing every time
"John Q" "Q' isn't just for his middle name. In the old days maybe 1930s & 1940s, an "average citizen" was considered and called "John Q. Public" It simply means that this could happen to any one of us and unfortunately it probably has.
This movie is what inspired..along with other activists..that helped push d for the Obama care/affordable Care act in America..b-4 2009- this situation was common in the US..if u didn't have the right $ or worked for right company..u just "die"- & ppl overall thought that was normal .as insane as it sounds..b-4 Obamacare..this was the "norm" group think in america..& it disproportionately affected black & brown ppl the worse in the US..main reason most even 2day dont do annual health checks with dentist or family doc .ppl just figured that could b $ saved..
Sadly this movie changed nothing. Obama care helped some people in some states, but not enough. Not nearly enough.
You live in Canada which is a socialized health care system. You still need insurance etc, but it's not nearly as bad as it is here.
Our taxes are MUCH lower than many advanced nations, but when you combine taxes, with the cost of maintaining health care, and your health over the course of your life, America is the most expensive place to live in the world (not including, super tiny crazy rich countries and has amongst the worth expected health outcomes of any advanced nation.
Let me give you the story about what it was like living in America for me when I was 42 (back in 2012). I made 31k a year before taxes and I rented an apartment with my brother. My rent was $850 a month. My insurance was $250.
Hospital visits cost $125, and drugs were between almost nothing and $25 for a 1 month prescription. My deductible was $7000, which means if my insurance needs to pay the hospital for anything non-basic, the first $7000 comes from me. To say that I could not afford $7000 would be a vast understatement. So unless I was literally bleeding out, or NEEDED urgent care, I just let it all slide.
Then there is the maximum, which is the point at which the insurance company stops paying for something. Fortunately, I didn't need insurance badly for anything during this time.
Here is another brief story. I was about 20 years old and I had a fever and was vomiting. I took my temperature and it read 95 (35C). I freaked and went to the emergency room. I didn't realize it at the time, but my thermometer was faulty and I just had a stomach flu.
The hospital didn't bother to take my temperature, but instead ran test after test after test to try to figure out what was wrong with me. I stayed in the hospital 10 hours and was put me on two bags of saline solution.
In the morning they told me I had stomach flu and sent me a bill for $32,000.
I had to declare bankruptcy.
American health care is a for profit system. Combining peoples well being and money has always, and will always be a recipe for disaster.
I am sure you know what epi-pens are, but in case you don't, epi-pens or epinephrine is the drug that helps people of any age who have allergic reaction. With so many kids having so many problems regarding allergies, you might think that the price of an epi-pen would be something sacred to Americans.
Recently, Pfizer bought out the company that had the license to manufacture and sell epi-pens in America. And the price to buy an epi-pen skyrocketed from $40 to as high as $600-$700 in some parts of the country for the uninsured.
The cost to save some kids life is $700 and some people just can't afford that.
The fact that the gun was on safety was also a point to show that he didn’t intend to harm anyone. Also healthcare in America is shit
IMO this was Denzel best performance of his career !!!
I make about 40k a year canadian. That's just as bit above min wage but its 1250 bi weekly. I pay about 28% taxes including pension cap and the other one. I have no issue with it because I've been hurt a few times... and I've never paid a cent. No surgeries but ER visits and iv and some best time. I will easily pay taxes to know my fellow human can do the same and not just bleed out. Or whathaveyou
Zero issue paying for countrywide healthcare. Iant that why you build a country in the first place. If you want to extort me just stuff and do it.
Duvall also really hood in “Falling Down” with Micheal Douglas
Current insurance system really sucks but HMO's were basically just a scam.
Anticipating something bad is one thing but when you realize it’s the absolute worst possible thing that could ever happen 😭😭 what a parent will do for their child ❤
Oh shoot. You guys are religious? That a rare breed these days. I’m proud
LOL over 70 percent in the US are religious and it's the same in Canada. Stop with the persecution complex please. Only a quarter of people identify as secular and that doesn't even mean they don't believe in god. Religious people can be secular as well. So it could be as little as 10 percent or less that don't believe in god. I don't even think I met another atheist face to face.
I love this movie.. So glad you guys reacted to this one..❤
Ya know there is actually a true story similar to this...a father refused to let the doctors pull the plug on his son and was forced out by them then returned armed and bought time and just as he held his hand and begged for him to show he wasn't gone swat busted into the room and icu and his son squeezed his hand and as they tackled him and were arresting the father he screamed to them look and the doctors checked him and sure enough he was responding...he ended up saving his son's life the hard way.
Healthcare in America is atrocious.
I got hit in the face with a foul ball during a baseball game. 4 hours in the Emergency Room. About 10 minutes of a doctor actually observing my nose, he said and I quote: “Well, that’s what I expected, it’s shattered so there’s nothing we can do.” And then we get a bill for around $1,000 yeah, for a doctor to say, “put some ice on it, it’ll help the swelling go down.”
On another occasion a few years later, I was experiencing extreme pain on the left side of my back, it definitely wasn’t muscle pain. I tried to endure it for about 12 hours before I finally gave in and admitted that I needed to go to the hospital. The people at the hospital (the workers, not the other people there) basically looked at me and thought I was faking my pain to get pills. (It was in North Dakota where there were a lot of people coming into the hospital due to withdrawals so they basically pinned me as just another junkie) after 6 hours in the waiting room (I don’t call it the emergency room anymore) I finally get to a room. They asked me about 4 or 5 times what drugs I had taken. I told them the truth: “I smoke weed and drink on the weekends that’s it.” My mom was in the room and didn’t like my response but it was the truth, they then asked me, what other drugs have you taken and I aggressively responded with: “I don’t take pills! I smoke weed every day and drink at parties!” They still didn’t believe me.
They eventually put iodine into my veins to see if there was a problem. And guess what they found. Yeah, my left kidney had swollen to 3-4x than it should have been. And that’s what was causing my pain.
All they did was diagnose what was wrong with my kidney.
And here’s a bill for $12,000 after we thought you were a junkie who just wanted pain meds.
Side note: they didn’t even fix anything. It was $12,000 just to diagnose the congenital defect. (Meaning I was born with it)
I always imagined John Q would be safe and unhassled during his prison stay because I can picture the toughest, meanest inmates and gang leaders telling the other prisoners "Most of us wouldn't be in here if we'd had the kind of father would would go to the lengths John Q went for his son, so it's hands off this guy." I think he would have been respected and protected.
I think the lipstick looks lovely, Jane! It makes your eyes really pop. Great reaction from you both. This movie still pisses me off and guts me at the same time. I loathe our health system. This is a rich man's world we live in and everyone else might as well just be NPCs.
When i started as an electrician i got $11 an hour, but you have to guard your tools, if you even turn your back for a second you are loosing your drill instantly, they will take it right off your belt.
The line "IM NOT GONNA BURY MY SON, MY SON IS GONNA BURY ME!!! Broke me
"Obama care tried" 😂😂😂
It's always a pleasure to watch the two of you and a special treat to have you react to my favorite Denzel movie. Btw @Jane: your darker lipstick may be a signature look on your channel but you do look stunning with your "toned down" look. 😊
im British and i thank god everyday that i am and for our NHS Open brain surgery to take as much as they could out. of a terminal brain tumour. then 40 sessions of rAdio therapy then chemo . and constant checkups. every 12 weeks i have a MRI SCAN . to make sure its still settled/paused . i also have a 24hour phone number incase of any problems which I have had to use numerous times. ive also now got glasses and have a smart hearing aid . because of my brain trouble . ALL OF THIS IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE❤️ and will be for life also McMillan cancer charity help with my mortgagee . and the state give me just about enough to get by. ive worked all of my life and payed into our tax and NATIONAL INSURANCE. and even if I hadn’t they would still take care of me for FREE the uk is by no means perfect BUT. america has a lot to learn when it comes to looking after those that need it . ❤
You two want another great thriller. Watch The NEGOTIATOR. Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Super underrated. One of the best movies of the 90s.
We need Bernie Sander's Medicare For All. We are the only industrialized nation on earth that doesn't have some sort of Universal Healthcare. Here in the Corporste States of America, you need a Go Fund Me if you get sick, even if you have insurance. And our working class pay super high taxes.
Healthcare should not be for profit!!
I was lucky enough to see an advanced screening of this movie in late 2001. It was the first movie that I saw in theaters after 9/11. There wasn't a dry eye in the audience. But when it was released, it was a little bit of a dud. It made it's money back, but wasn't as big as expected. The critics hated it. I'm happy to see people reacting to it, because I still see it as one of Denzel's best performances.
It's election time folks can't wait till the candidates tell you there going to "save" us from everything yet they thrive on us hating, dying and suffering. Start equipping yourself to take care of your family, friends and neighbors.
Ma'am you are dazzling. What made me think so more than what you, wore, or make up or hairstyles is the sympathy you showed to the characters in this movie.
This reminds me of some beauty advice given by Audrey Hepburn, who was a famous beauty, great actress, and wonderful humanitarian.
"For Attractive lips, speak with words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry
For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day.
For poise: walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone."
Damn so if you're Canadian and make $100,000 a year then you pay $40,000 a year in taxes just to have "free" Healthcare? That doesn't sound very cheap or anything close to free....
If anything, I think things have gotten worse since this movie - but it did help spark conversation about the problems.
In the US, most folks’ federal taxes are either 12% or 22% (if you make 100k, it’s 24%).
I used to work in medical insurance, and it’s as sick and corrupt as you can imagine.
I can’t speak for other states, but in my state, there is a program to cover kids like the one in this movie (where the parents make too much money to get Medicaid but not enough money to afford private insurance), so the situation of a child going thru this in my state would be extremely rare.
But if you’re an adult and you can’t afford coverage, you’re screwed.
The ACA (aka Obamacare) helped a TINY bit, but not nearly enough 💔