It is about Pincus (Ricky Gervais) and how he as a dentist is struggling with life with extreme boredom and awkward social issues. Pincus suddenly dies in an operation but comes back life shortly afterwards. This puts him in the middle of two different realities, alive people and the dead (featuring as ghosts). Very quickly the ghosts find out that they can see him, and each have their own little task that they need to complete to be sent to the afterlife.
This film is so special to me, not because of the acting or comedy or anything like that, it is all down to the pure meaning of the fact that it creates this idea of the dead still being able to look down on the world and not having completed their life until something crucial has been done, maybe extend the memories of them to their families or to finish something that they never got to finish due to their so sudden death.
After my grandad died around 10 years ago, I have always been absolutely terrified of the thought and truth itself of ‘passing on/ dyeing) and it is the films and ideas like this that keeps me able to control my thoughts of the horrible truth down to a low.
Me not being religious this is one of the only films/ ideas that makes me want to believe in the afterlife. Many people that have watched it have said they don’t like either the acting or story line, But for me, you have to look beyond all of the said not very strong acting and boring parts, but to look deeper into the true meaning of the film.
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