what dreams may come
You may have seen Robin Williams in a movie called “What Dreams May Come.” It’s a sad story about a family that faced terrible tragedy. First of all, the two kids were killed in a car accident on the way to school. Then, a few years later, their father, Chris (Robin Williams), is killed in an accident too. His wife, Annie, finding herself alone, can’t cope with all the pain, so she commits suicide. This is only what happens here on earth. The movie is mainly about what happens after that; the afterlife. When Chris dies, he finds himself in Heaven. It’s a beautiful place, (thanks to a lot of cool special effects work) where all his dreams really do come true. His dog was there, his children were there, and even his house was there, but there was still something missing. You see, when Annie committed suicide, she went to Hell. She is separated from her family and is lost in this dark pit of despair. There is no way out for her. Chris can’t accept this. He decided to go down into the fiery pits of Hell to try to rescue Annie. It’s a horrible, difficult journey. Eventually, Chris does find his wife, but there is a problem. He only has a few minutes to rescue her, or he to w
Another church teaching the movie goes against, is the idea of reincarnation. At the end of the movie, Annie and Chris decide to be reincarnated to see if they truly are ‘soulmates.’ This is a big no-no according to church teachings. It is clearly stated in the Catechism that “when the single course of our earthly life is completed, we shall not return to other earthly lives: It is appointed for men to die once. There is no reincarnation” (paragraph 1014). I don’t think this could be said anymore clearly. In this movie, the teachings of Jesus are constantly being broken and at times followed. In Hebrews 12:14, it talks about how it is necessary for the soul to be purified before it can enter Heaven. When Chris died, he went to purgatory to be cleansed so he can enter Heaven. When he finally realized that all his dreams could come true if he just believed, he put all of his trust into God and was finally able to enter Heaven.
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