John Q is an emotionally charged film based on the evil effects of the private healthcare system, starring Denzel Washington. The film focuses on concerns surrounding the healthcare system in lower- and middle-class families in the United States. It also affects the least empathetic individuals in hospital administrations and insurance companies. Denzel plays a father who can't afford a heart transplant for his son, after learning that his son has an enlarged heart. The couple receives little or no sympathy or help from the attending physician and hospital administrator. All the stress leads him to snap and hold a group of people hostage in the hospital emergency room. This film also depicts the frustrating problems that people who cannot afford healthcare go through. It also shows the callous and selfish ways in which doctors handle medical care towards less fortunate individuals. John, a struggling father trying to make ends meet, quickly discovers the downsides of having limited healthcare. Despite financial difficulties, he and his family live a loving and happy life. The film begins with an accident in which a young woman dies. It also features Michael, John's son, and Denise, his wife, watching Michael collapse while playing baseball. After rushing him to hospital, it is revealed that John's son has an enlarged heart. It is announced that Michael will need an immediate heart transplant to survive. A heart transplant can usually cost around $300.00 or more depending on the patient's status. The hospital administration immediately informs John that his insurance does not cover that type of surgery and that a $100,000 payment will be required just to get his son's name on the donor list. She administers it... center of paper... son, but Dr. Turner shifts the conversation to another topic, which angers JohnJohn Q is a film that touches on the effects of the private healthcare system. He addresses the problems with HMOs, as he points out that Mike's problem could have been detected earlier if proper testing had been done. This is one of the biggest problems with the health insurance industries. Although John's actions in taking emergency room patients and hospital staff hostage were completely wrong, it could be argued that the doctors' method of delivery was very poor. Dr. Turner and Rebecca played a smaller role in John's anger because if they had been a little supportive and more understanding of the whole situation, he wouldn't have been so angry. This film further brings to light the suffering and efforts that people go through on a daily basis to obtain decent medical care.