An Aesop: It's okay to be afraid, so long as you don't let it sway you from happiness.Lena presents it as an example of Daniel's fear not letting him speak, while Bob states he'd have used the same clip to demonstrate Daniel's courage (despite being pushed on stage by his co-worker.) Lena counters that Daniel never spoke in front of a large group of people again. A perfect example is Daniel being thrust to speak in front of a large audience, but never speaks thanks to a timely gas leak evacuation.
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Alternate Character Interpretation: In-Universe and invoked, as the trial tries to determine whether Daniel's actions were fear motivated.Afterlife Express: In the form of studio tour buses.If you pass Judgment, Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence.
Afterlife Antechamber: Judgment City, which tries so hard to be like Earth that it has suggestion boxes. Bob chuckles when Daniel says he met a woman he likes, essentially saying, "You met Miss Right after you died.". Daniel manages to make his judges chuckle and smile at his jokes, proving as Julia says that humor has no relation to brain size. The question of whether Daniel was conquering a fear of death or just showing a survival instinct is the argument. Action Survivor: Daniel crashing in his snowmobile, breaking his leg in two places and dragging himself three miles to get help. Julia and Daniel quickly hit it off, but while Daniel asserts he has no more fears and he's ready to move on, his romance with Julia begins raising some doubts. Daniel then meets Julia (Streep), who led a loving and fulfilling life, but died an untimely death. Here, he is given a defense attorney, Bob Diamond ( Rip Torn), who informs him that he will have to defend Daniel's life by presenting Daniel's past in a trial over whether or not Daniel can Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence or if he should be sent back to face his fears. Although I hear Los Angeles is getting pretty close.Ī 1991 fantasy Romantic Comedy written/directed by/starring Albert Brooks and co-starring Meryl Streep.ĭaniel Miller (Brooks) dies in a car wreck and finds himself in a very Earth-like purgatory called Judgment City. Bob Diamond: So, is this what you thought it would be?ĭaniel Miller: Thought what would be? Where am I? Is this Heaven?īob Diamond: Nope, it isn't Hell either.
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