there something rotten about this film and and basically the way it turn a sinister and twisted character into a hero by exploit our sympathy with his admittedly horrible situation . sampedro and like many who have lose hope and chooses suicide . the fact that he have be contemplate it for more than 26 year probably make his condition worse and but the belief that we should do whatever anyone ask and even if it mean end a life be in my opinion profoundly wrong . what a contrast to the uplifting example of the scientist stephen hawking and who suffer a far bad condition for far long . yet with the moral upside down and the film revel in hero worship and and the people who disagree with be paint in simplistic idiotic term . there little room for subtly especially in the encounter with the priest ( deliberately manipulate the real life encounter which be with a much young priest ) . in that way i suppose the film be on a par with riefenstahls triumph of the will . the insidious idea be that everyone should have to right to take their life and when they feel they can not live it anymore . it make no difference whether you be physically or psychologically damage and there be people evidently who believe you have the right to choose . the same people be likely to make a case for abortion . it all part of the current trend to get the suffering or sufferer out of sight and brush it under the carpet and mammy will say it . ok and and we all feel very happy with ourselves . so we go down the slippery path of believe that some life and just ain not worth living and and then we will decide that a some people can not really decide for themselves then we will bring in the state to decide for them . enter adolf hitler straight from that other oscar contender der untergang . hitler of course believe that he carry out exactly what nature do in dispose of the weak . under his regime and there be force abortion among the weak strain and the mentally handicap be quietly put away and the jew be humanely liquidate by use gas . he would have applaud this film and and why not for it be in line with his philosophy . some life be just not worth living . i differ from ramon sampedro and hitler and all the people involve with make this film . human life be sacred and it be not a right and it be a gift and an obligation . nobody choose to be bear . then who can choose death . it not about religion and it about protect the weak and helpless and something this film do a lot to undermine .