I watched this movie last night with my 16-year-old daughter. It was a very entertaining and thoughtful movie - as long as you did not have a Christian worldview. I was very sad after watching it. Will Smith's character plays a very sad yet noble man. My daughter cried during the movie. I did not. I could have because it was very tender and well done, yet because of my worldview centered in the Fathers will for His people, I could not cry.
After the movie, my daughter became very angry with me because I told her why I did not cry. First of all, as many other people have written - suicide is simply wrong. It is a coward’s way out and I am appalled that Hollywood would make it seem noble.
But the other reason I was sad is that there was no mention what-so-ever about life after death. How can we talk about death without God? When in our society have we gone to such a low? At least in the past, even though we have excluded God from our lives, most movies and real people think/talk about Him when dying. This movie did not even hint at it. And what a great opportunity it had in the redemption story - to redeem souls, not just temporary bodies! These bodies are nothing but a shell! Oh, that my daughter and others could see that!
And of course, although Will Smith's character is trying so hard to redeem himself of the pain he has caused so many, there is a very good chance that he will have to suffer pain for eternity because of his life lived without Christ. What a shame.
Thank you for listening to my thoughts. God bless you!