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What Dreams May Come is a 1998 American fantasy drama film directed by Vincent Ward and adapted by Ronald Bass from the 1978 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson.
Oct 2, 1998 · With Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow. Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
‘What dreams may come’ is an apt title for a film or novel dealing with life after death as it comes from Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy, ‘To be or not to.
Oct 2, 1998 · What Dreams May Come. Vincent Ward 's "What Dreams May Come" is so breathtaking, so beautiful, so bold in its imagination, that it's a surprise at the end to find it doesn't finally deliver. It takes us to the emotional brink but it doesn't push us over.
What Dreams May Come is a 1978 novel by Richard Matheson. The plot centers on Chris, a man who dies then goes to Heaven, but descends into Hell to rescue his wife. It was adapted in 1998 into the Academy Award-winning film What Dreams May Come starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Annabella Sciorra.
Despite its 2 hour runtime, I felt like What Dreams May Come really only contained 20 minutes of content. Maybe they avoided anything too plot oriented to avoid stepping on religious toes, but that doesn't alleviate my issues with the film.
Doctor Chris Nielsen meets his true soul mate Annie, marries her and has two children. The children die in a car accident, and Chris dies four years after that. Ending up in heaven, he is guided by friendly guardian angel Albert through the afterlife, and he is reunited with his dog and children.
