Heaven Is For Real (2014)
This
movie poses the question, how do you react if you child should visit
heaven, and comes back knowing things he couldn’t have known. That is
the context of this movie. Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear) is a preacher and
the church is doing rather well. However he has a bad back and kidney
stones, and a broken leg. He takes a break with his wife (Kelly Reilly)
and while vacationing the kids come home sick. Their son has his
appendix rupture. He barely makes it, and for a time there are real
doubts. He recovers in a miraculous fashion. However, he talks of
flying around and looking down on others. He sees his mother on the
phone, his father pleading with God, and expressing his anger. He also
meets people in heaven, his great Grandfather, his miscarried sister.
He also meets Jesus.
This
movie is about this family, and in turn the congregation of the church
coming to terms and accepting this story. They finally conclude it is a
message of love, as God loves us all.
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