In the movie "Final Destination 5" Sam and a group of friends gather for a company retreat. During the bus ride to their destination, Sam has a premonition that his friends and the other people on the bus will die horribly in the bridge collapse. When his vision ends, the events he imagined begin to occur. Before anyone gets hurt, Sam guides everyone to safety before Death claims them. As the film continues, we learn that these unsuspected souls were never supposed to escape death, as death approaches them one after another, until fate successfully completes its cycle. The stimulus of “Final Destination 5” raises a number of questions such as; Are we free to avoid our fate? Furthermore, the stimulus asks the question whether humans are determined to act in a certain way or not? “Death doesn't like to be tricked” “You should die on that bridge… you shouldn't be here… You're short circuited” death. So you let death have someone else in your place” Word Count: 206 In the stimulus, Sam and a group of friends are on a bus to their destination for a company retreat. As the bus approaches a suspension bridge, Sam has a premonition that most of the people on the bus will die horribly in the bridge's collapse. At the end of his graphic vision, Sam takes everyone to a safe place and saves the people on the bus. As the film continues, we learn that these unsuspected souls were never meant to escape death, as death approaches them one by one, until fate successfully completes its cycle. This essay explores many theories regarding free will and determinism. Philosophers ask the question whether it is possible to make choices in our lives or whether every move we make is destined to happen. This essay will analyze hard determinism, whether… middle of paper… the event was predetermined, or whether he had free will to act that way. Looking at this hard determinism situation, famous people such as Clarence Darrow, John B Watson and John Locke argue that previous events determined Sam's decision and action. They would also argue that Sam's environment influenced him and finally Sam has no moral responsibility for what he did and cannot be praised, as the event was predetermined. The movie; Final Destination proceeds by killing all the people who were initially supposed to die in the bridge collapse, however escaped the event. A hard determinist would argue this, that it is not possible to escape death, since death has been determined for every person. However, on the other hand, libertarianism would argue that Sam's actions were free and that he is 100% responsible for his moral actions..