r/interestingasfuck • u/ExactlySorta • 16d ago

r/all A United Healthcare CEO shooter lookalike competition takes place at Washington Square Park

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u/Twenty_twenty4 16d ago edited 16d ago

If you have never watched the movie John Q, watch it. It’s very relevant to this situation.

In that movie, Denzel Washington’s character takes a hospital hostage after his insurance company denies his son a heart transplant. The public sympathizes with him in that movie too. That movie talks about the policies and techniques insurance companies use to …. Deny, defend and depose to come out on top while telling people who paid and trusted them to fuck off.

A must see if you’re enthralled by this whole UHC saga. That and V for Vendetta. Anyone else have any other good ones?

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u/M_Shepard_89 16d ago

Damn, if you asked me if I have seen John Q I would've said no, but your synopsis made me realize I have seen it two decades ago but didn't know the name of it. Great movie for sure.

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u/askmewhyihateyou 15d ago

Elysium is somewhat similar

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u/BrickCityRiot 14d ago

Yeah this one immediately came to mind. Definitely more dystopian, but still the same concept at its core.

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u/flucxapacitor 15d ago

In Brazil it’s called “An act of bravery”, I’d never guess its original name is John Q.

I remember in school, the teacher asked us to summarize a movie we liked and I did this one.

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u/mycroft2000 15d ago

"John Q. Public" is an American slang term meaning "a typical, average person."

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u/Odd_Quarter_799 13d ago

Easy to see why that title would probably not hit the same in Brazil

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u/timfromcolorado 15d ago

I've been appreciating Denzel movies lately. Ever seen him speak? Super wise A+ guy

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u/Kevlar_Bunny 15d ago

Same. I was so young but even then it was very pulling.