This film tells three parallel stories about people affected by death in different ways; George, a reluctant psychic, Marie, who survives a near-death experience during a tsunami and Marcus, a British boy who wants to communicate with his dead brother, Jason.
The central character is George(Damon) and how his psychic abilities have affected him and his relationships. With his abilities to contact people in the afterlife he can bring joy to some people and stir up bad memories in others. As a result he shuts himself away from the world and tries to suppress his visions with medication. Will he just have to live alone for the rest of his life or will he meet someone who understands the afterlife?
Directed by Clint Eastwood this film looks amazing. Its a very difficult story to tell and it does drag at some stages leaving you wishing something would happen. That said however, it is thought provoking, definitely worth a watch.
7/10
2 responses to “Hereafter”
Just watched it! Well, not bad at all but corny old music and stoopid ending!
Love a bit of Matt Damon (said in Scott Mills style) though, he played a good psychic!
Don’t read this if you plan to watch this film….
I thought the ending was ok. George gets some closure so he can continue with his life. Something he would never have had without knowledge of the afterlife. And I wondered if when George first touches Marie perhaps he could only read her up until when she died so he’s not getting all the other memories from her life so he can have a normal relationship with her. I also liked how the final scene was shot, some great shots of London town.