死亡医生

与《深海长眠》、《爱你长久》和《野蛮人入侵》不同，本片更直接——人是否有“死亡权利”？没有遮遮掩掩，本片在一部部曲折的前作之后，终于直给了。似乎有必要澄清几个点：Jack kevorkian医生作为所谓的“斗士”是有自己的原因的，片中Susan Sarandon的角色在临终前两人惜别的时候，医生说出了心底的隐秘。此处的笔法是非常典范的好莱坞式，人的情感真相是支撑他行动必须的理由，而这个理由又是令人无法拒绝的（未免剧透就点到即止）——观众和舆论都需要，甚至本人。若非根据kevorkian医生传记改编，还着实戏剧化。另外，关于本片网上流行着的一些只言片语的介绍是有偏差的。kevorkian医生所以在古稀高龄入狱8年并非因其此前协助130多名病人自杀，而是因他刻意挑战了美国法律。在最终使其获刑的案例中，kevorkian医生是亲手先给病人注射完安眠药待病人失去知觉后再直接注射致死药物，因而这个行为被定性为“安乐死”；而此前是医生利用装置由病人本人自己完成注射药物或释放毒气，因而那些案例被定性为“自杀”。区别在于法律本身，而情与法的界限被主审女法官最后陈辞点明。得说，kevorkian医生是激进的立法推动者，而本片的高明却不在于描写一个“斗士”，而在于让我们看到了这个先行者的孤独——名利在死亡面前毫不值钱，他是个真正的医生，他了解生命所以着迷于死亡。

- He's out of time.- Yes.- You invited yourself here to make a final stand. Our nation tolerates difference of opinions, because we have a civilized and non-violent way of resolving our conflicts. We have the means and methods to protest laws with which we disagree.You can criticize the law, Lecture by the law, Speak to the media or petition voters, but you must always stay within the limits provided by the law.You may not break the law, or take the law into your own hands.No one's unmindful of the controversy and emotion that exists over end-of-life issues and pain control.I assume the debate will continue in a calm and reasoned forum long after this trial.And your activities have faded from the public memory.But this trial was not about that controversy. This trial was about you, sir.You've ignored and challenged the legislature and Supreme Court.Moreover, you're defied your own medical profession.This trail was about lawlessness, about you disregard for a society that exists and flourishes, because of the strength of our legal system.No one is above the law.You had the audacity to go on national television, show the world what you did, and dare the legal system to stop you.You publicly and repeatedly announced your intentions to disregard the laws of Michigan.Because of this, I am imposing the maximum sentence of 10 to 25 years.You may now, sir, consider yourself stopped.