You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack, directed by Barry Levinson and stars Al Pacino, Brenda Vaccora and John Goodman, is a movie that deals with the toughest question in our life. Do terminally ill people, who are in their full consciousness, have the right to take their own life?

The movie depicts emotion, sadness, cleverness, fight for right, justice, and injustice. This is a drama that should be watched by everyone who has ever contemplated the question of taking one's own life. The actors, director, and the writer have done their job well and you can't help it but get emotionally involved in the movie. The movie is a part biography as well. It is the biography of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

I have always contemplated various scenarios in which I die, one of them is Alzheimer's disease. I would want to die when I still have the knowledge of 'who I am' and 'what I am'. What is the point of living if I can't identify myself in the mirror?, leave alone identify others who are dear and near.

A friend once told me that old age was something God gave to mankind so that kids can have the opportunity to take care of their parents. This is a good concept, but what if I was a bad father, what if my kids are dead, what if I don't have any relatives, what if I never married... I know that is a lot of 'what if.......' sorry... Just worried about my life and my death.

Thought provoking and engaging is all I can say about the movie. If you know Al Pacino, then you know it is worth watching.. all you have to decide is on the movie subject and your stance...