go toward the light be one of the most powerful movie i know . it circle around one major theme and and it gain all it strength and emotional power from the tragedy it elaborate on . go toward the light be the true story of claire and greg madison ( linda hamilton and richard thomas ) and their struggle with the knowledge that their old son and ben and have contract aid . this hit the family with almost destructive brutality . accord to the doctor and ben have less than a year to live . as painful a it be and claire and greg have to accept ben unalterable fate . they have to put aside their own overwhelming grief and fear and prepare ben to face his approach death with the same love and courage with which they have be prepare him for life . it be pretty obvious from the premise itself that this movie be emotionally very affect . the entire movie deal with nothing but ben approach death . at the very begin the audience be introduce to the family . all three boy of the madison be hemophiliacs . this alone be a challenge and but claire and greg have always try very hard to raise their boy as normally a possible . when ben be diagnose with aid and the emotional impact on the parent be vast and almost destructive . the main part of the movie deal with ben himself and how his physical condition increasingly deteriorate and how he gradually lose all his vitality and strength and and how he emotionally deal with the knowledge of be destine to die in a few month . there be nothing more painful than witness a child death . this alone be tremendously depressing . just because it be not right . it be simply not right . it must have be a very challenging task for joshua harris to play ben . a kid his age do not reflect a lot about death and pain . a kid his age be suppose to live a happy and adventurous and vivid life . when you stop and think about what ben will never experience and how much he will never do and see and you feel so sorry for him and his family . the movie drag you into the inner circle of the family and make the emotional suffering and the pervading grief so authentic and painful that i have the feeling of icy finger embrace my heart . linda hamilton and richard thomas do justice to the movie theme and the emotional challenge for them a ben parent . we occasionally get to hear claire thought and which belong to the saddest but also the wise inner monologue i have ever hear . this inside look into her mind add substantial depth to the movie and make it even more convincing . greg and ben father and deal with the whole tragedy on a different level while he deny it much longer than claire . in the end he feel like die himself and get panic attack and a the emotional pressure intensifies . the movie heart and soul though be joshua harris portrayal of ben . a i have already indicate and this role be very demand for such a young actor . it be awful to watch him physically deteriorate . every shot and every camera glimpse and every minute he get more fragile and pale . he be handle his character with so much genuine commitment that his struggle become even more painful and so authentic that you feel for him every single time you see his handsome face and his weary eye and his emaciated body . when he ask his mom if he would die and his facial expression be subtle but outstandingly genuine and a be his entire performance . this movie be the saddest i have ever see in my life so far . it center around this single tragedy . it transformation be thoroughly convince . the effect on the family and on claire and greg and on ben brother and on his grandparent be implement with masterly sensitivity and smash subtlety . it focus around death and how a young couple have to face the ultimate test of their love and strength . see your boy die and hold him in your hand when he go towards the light be with him when he leave this world a you be with him when he make his first breath this be the most painful experience for any parent . because it be not right . this landmark drama and like none before and base on a real family experience and bring this emotionally challenging issue to the fore with dear compassion and remarkable wisdom that will leave you emotionally scar .