Moviegoers, do not go gentle into that good multiplex seeking answers regarding life after death. But if you do, be aware that Hollywood's version of the hereafter, as revealed in a recent spate of spirited films, may not be reliable. With the release of Switch(as well as the upcoming Truly, Madly, Deeply, a British version of Ghost), there's yet another take on what it's really like when you finally buy the farm. Here's a cinematic guide to that uncharted territory as shown in four recent films.
Defending Your Life
Thumbnail Cosmology: Judgement City: Reincarnation and est meet Disneyland
Worst thing about being dead: Shirley MacLaine holograms
Best thing about being dead: The food is great and you can eat all you want
Afterlife fashions: Comfortable flowing white robes
Sex after death?: Yes, but only if you ''overcome your fears''
Greatest discovery from beyond: When you're alive, more than 95 percent of your brain is unused
Ghost
Thumbnail Cosmology: Well, there's a good place and a bad place...
Worst thing about being dead: Only Whoopi Goldberg can hear you
Best thing about being dead: Mastery of New York Subway System is yours
Afterlife fashions: Whatever you died in, but it never get dirty
Sex after death?: Yes, but you can only make whoopee via Whoopi
Greatest discovery from beyond: Picking up a penny isn't as easy when you're alive
Jacob's Ladder
Thumbnail Cosmology: Zen Buddhism meets A Nightmare on Elm Street
Worst thing about being dead: Danny Aiello is your angelic chiropractor
Best thing about being dead: Elizabeth Pena is your girlfriend
Afterlife fashions: A postman's uniform
Sex after death?: Elizabeth Pena is your girlfriend
Greatest discovery from the great beyond: Macaulay Culkin can do drama as well as comedy
Switch
Thumbnail cosmology: Purgatory meets Let's Make a Deal and Love Connection
Worst thing about being dead: You really are punished for your sins
Best thing about being dead: You come back as Ellen Barkin
Afterlife fashions: A never-ending parade of sexy outfits
Sex after death?: No way to avoid it
Greatest discovery from the great beyond: High heels are painful to wear
