This movie was an excellent example of the horrifying discrimination many people with AIDS are exposed to. At first, the message of the movie was very unfair, but at the end, I found that the real message was excellent; we all have to learn to not discriminate people because of their condition or sexual orientation. The moral of the movie was impressive. It made me understand how blessed I am to not have to deal with those kind of problems.
It's really very frightening to realize, that even our legal system can be discriminating. I agree with the message of the movie. I strongly believe that people need to understand that Beckett's sexual orientation and condition are not reasons to isolate him. The moment I love the most of this movie was
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Nobody should go through a situation like that. People in the same room looking at you and getting away from you like you were some kind of freak. That right there was the worst part of the movie, that moment of Beckett's life was just the worst.
People always should tell their employers if they have some contagious or fatal disease, so they could take every legal measure in that matter. Employers have the responsibility to keep the work environment, as it should be. But dealing with that kind of situation can be very stressful, because the employer has to keep the integrity of the employee and at the same time, try to warn the others about the situation, without initiating any awkward environment.
In this particular case, the law turns to the employee, for his rights. That's what the Declarations of Human Rights tell us: No one could be discriminate for their condition, sexual orientation, culture, believes, etc. That being said, the laws can be applied at the work place for someone who has Beckett's condition. In Beckett's situation, the illness didn't affect the way he did his job or how well he did
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Beckett was in the library and his Miller was there and saw everything that was happening, although he was hiding behind a pile of books. I guess this is when he realized Andy needed him to help protect his rights. So they start to become friends and sharing histories of each other. Miller took the book Beckett was holding in his hand to demonstrate to the librarian he was not even a little bit afraid of getting the disease by touching something Beckett had touched. I can even imagine how relieved Mr. Beckett felt when that happened. He finally had someone on his side. Someone was going to help him, someone really was with