Tuesday, April 17, 2018

10 Film About Life After Death

What's on your mind when speaking of the supernatural world ? Maybe some of you are very interested to talk about it, or maybe some of you do not really like to discuss it. But what if we discuss about life after death. Probably about Heaven and Hell, about special people who can see another world, about reincarnation or ghosts hanging around for a reason. Here is a list of films about afterlife and films depicting the afterlife in a unique way.




1. The Lovely Bones (2009)





In 1970, there was a 14-year-old girl named Susie who lives in Pennsylvania. She was killed by a neighbor and her body was hidden by the murderer. The spirit of Susie began to wander in a place between Earth and Heaven. There she could see her family and the people who were nearby. They tried to give up Susie's departure and try to find Susie's missing body. In this movie there is also an indigo child who can see Susie's spirit while her spirit still wander around.





2. What Dreams May Come (1998)





After Chris Nielsen died in a car accident, he was guided by his spirit guide named Albert to go to the afterlife. There Chris goes into a beautiful new world and all Chris's hopes can come true. Even the children are there. But, when his wife, Annie, committed suicide and was sent to hell, Chris ignored Albert's warning and went to hell to save his wife. Upon arriving there, Chris realizes that saving Annie is not as easy as he imagined.





3. Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)





This is a comedy movie. When Zia broke up with her boyfriend Desiree, she decided to commit suicide. Then Zia woke up in a place similar to the afterlife, but it contained people who are suicide victims. He started getting acquainted with the people who were there and got a job. When Zia finds out that Desiree, her ex-girlfriend also committed suicide, Zia decides to look for Desiree. Can Zia find Desiree?





4. If I Stay (2014)





Mia had to face the hardest decision of her life, choosing between pursuing her dreams or following her boyfriend's dream. But everything changes instantly when an accident happens. Mia is trapped between life and death where her spirit can get out of the body and walk everywhere during her coma. Mia starts going around meeting the people around her to decide whether she's going to leave everything, or wake up from a coma and live a life that is far different from before.





5. Heaven Is for Real (2014)





A little boy named Colton Burpo claims that he has visited Heaven while he is being operated in hospital. He began to tell his father who is a priest. His father was shocked and disbelieving, but Colton could tell things that happened before he was born that was never even told to him. The father wanted to share his son's experience with others, but many oppose it. Even the church had oppose it, as well as the surrounding community.





6. The Shack (2017)





A father named Mack just lost his little girl. The child has been cruelly killed and her body was never found. It makes Mack wonder, if God really exists, why could this awful thing happen? One day, Mack gets a mysterious invitation to come to the location where his daughter was killed. It was then that Mack met God in a simple shack on the edge of the lake. A place that will change Mack's life forever.

For Christian friends whose lives are not too religious, try watching this movie. For you who are religious, try watching this movie. For you who are currently grieving, maybe this film can heal you. And for you who try to believe in God, maybe this film can answer it. But wait a minute. The Shack may succeed to help psychologically to many who read the book or watch the movie, but may be somewhat contrary to the Christian doctrine.





7. Flatliners (2017)





Five medical students are obsessed with what happens after death. They start doing a dangerous experiment that stop their heartbeats for a while to find out what's beyond the limits of human life. Each of them began to see the amazing things that existed after death, from which the students began to know and learn everything that exists in the afterlife and what will happen after the human dies.





8. Heaven Can Wait (1978)





Joe Pendleton is a football player who having an accident and nearly died. But a strange angel drew his spirit and sent him to Heaven. Since Joe is not ready to die, he wants to go back to the world, but his body has even been cremated. Eventually Joe was forced to use the body of another person who was a milioner who had just been killed. Joe bounced back and bought his football team and returned to play as a quarterback. At the same time, Joe is also in love with an environmentalist who does not like him.





9. Defending Your Life (1991)





This is a comedy movie telling the story of a man named Daniel Miller who died in a car accident and now he goes to the City of Judgment. The city is the waiting room for the next life. There, Daniel must prove that he has managed to control his fear during his life. But Daniel unexpectedly fell in love with one of the people in the city named Julia. The evenings are time for fun, but what fun can be found in the city?





10. After Life (1998)





After humans die, they have to spend a week choosing a memory that will be brought to the next eternal life. They must relay their memories to the officers who will show their memories by the end of the week. There were 22 people there that week, there were also 3 officers and a novice officer. There was a teenager named Shiori who was assisted to choose memories by the novice officer. But Shiori has a special feeling for an officer named Mochizuki.





BONUS: Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)





Based on the Buddhist scriptures, after people die, they will be faced with 7 trials in Hell for 49 days. If you can get through all the trials, then people will do reincarnation.

The main character is a poor man named Kim Ja-hong who works as a fireman. He is a good man who always works hard for his family. The film will follow Kim's journey to get through all the trials. Assisted by his 3 guards, Kim must prove himself innocent. But in every trial, Kim always gets a challenge. As the trial progresses, all the details of Kim's life will be unravel. A life full with sweat, tear, and laugh.





BONUS: Coco (2017)





From the beginning, Miguel looked different from the rest of his family. Although his family forbade Miguel to play music, he still dreamed of becoming a famous musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Miguel had been frustrated and confused to prove his talent, until one day Miguel trapped in a world filled with dead people but amazing and colorful. Miguel had to get out of that world before sunrise so that he will not to get stuck there forever.

Along the way, he meets a man named Hector, and together, they embark on an incredible adventure to unravel the true story behind Miguel's family history.




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