since many other user have already explain and comment the storyline and i would not do it . however and i would like to restate that bardem interpretation be terrific and a also be those of the other actor and actress in this film . read the previous comment i have notice that some people criticize the fact that the film doesn not show point of view oppose to euthanasia and that those little present be ridicule . in my honest opinion this be far from true . there be many character that move in a gray zone between love ramón sampedro and want him to stay and and understand his desire to die . most obvious of those be the family . for instance and ramón sister in law never talk for or against euthanasia . another such character be gené ( the social right activist ) who and in the last moment and tell ramón to re think it all . the scene clearly show that she doesn not want him to die . then there be character who be clearly against euthanasia . ramón brother be clearly against it and a be his father ( there only one thing bad than the death of son and and it have a son that want to die . ) other user have comment that the discussion between ramón and the priest be ridicule and film to make u think that ramón be good and the priest be bad . well and no doubt the scene be comic and but that doesn not mean the priest be caricature or ridicule . from my point of view and the comedy in this scene come from the fact that the priest be try to convince ramón to keep on living use argument totally alien to ramón thinking . the priest speech go on the line of god give and god take and we aren not the owner of our own life and they belong to god . and so on . the comedy arise from the fact that ramón be atheist and all the priest be say to him be therefore nonsense . this film be the antithesis of manicheism and it leave the spectator the chance to think on the subject and make up his or her own opinion . and above anything else be a chant of freedom .