Defending Your LIFE Movie p. 1 to 4 of 13

"Defending You Life" is one of my favorite movies. I have posted the first 40 minutes of the movie for your viewing pleasure and to give you a taste. Each segment is under 10 minutes with part 1 at the top and part 4 at the bottom. This movie really get's you thinking about your life here on earth and the afterlife. Plus it makes you laugh! It will also feel like a timewarp back to 1991 the first 5 minutes.

This is why I have made every effort to overcome my fears and find out through getting to know God what His Purpose and Plan is for me while I'm here on this Earth. I intend to fullfill my Divine Destiny. I am so ready to graduate and move on. I don't want to have to come back here! Nevertheless, I must say that while I am here on this planet I will do what God asks me to do. Believe me, I would love to be in Fiji right now living with nature away from it All. However, God keeps telling me otherwise. The following is a brief synopsis of the movie.

Defending Your Life is a 1991 romantic comedy/fantasy movie about a man who must justify his life-long lack of assertiveness after he dies and arrives in the afterlife. The film was written, directed by, and stars Albert Brooks. It also stars Meryl Streep, Rip Torn and Lee Grant. Shirley MacLaine has a cameo appearance as herself, acting as the holographic host of the "Past Lives Pavilion", a reference to her publicly known belief in reincarnation. The movie was filmed entirely in and around Los Angeles, California. Despite its comedic overtones, Defending Your Life contains elements of drama and allegory.

Daniel Miller (Brooks) dies in a car accident and is sent to the afterlife. He arrives in Judgment City, a purgatory-like waiting area populated by the recently deceased of the western half of the United States, where he is put "on trial for being afraid."

As it is explained to Daniel, people from Earth use so little of their brains (3-5%), that they spend most of their lives dealing with their fears. "When you use more than 5% of your brain, you don't want to be on Earth anymore," explains Bob Diamond (Rip Torn), Daniel's defense attorney. (This is NOT referring to our interpretation of intelligence. It is referring to elevated consciousness and intuition.) If the court determines he has conquered his fears, he will be sent on to the next phase of existence, where he will be able to use more of his brain, and thus be able to experience more of what the universe has to offer. Otherwise, his soul will be reincarnated on Earth to live another life in another attempt at moving past fear and in the process advance up the universe's proverbial food chain.