Format: Internet video on laptop.
Films that have strong religious content are always interesting from my perspective. With Resurrection, we get something of a poser. There are definite religious implications with this film, but the film refuses to actually take us all the way there. However, it’s impossible not to have religious implications in a film where our primary character is gifted with the ability to heal people with a touch. I’m not exactly sure where this review is going to go because my thoughts are still coalescing on this film, so I’ll be interested to see where we end up.
Edna (Ellen Burstyn) buys her husband a sports car for his birthday. The two of them go out for a joyride. During the drive, a child runs out in front of the car and, while swerving, the two drive right through a fence and over the side of a cliff, smashing on the rocks below. My first thought here was wondering why there was such a flimsy (think white picket) fence as the guard for a massive drop off into the ocean, but that’s neither here nor there. Edna’s husband does not survive the crash, but miraculously(!) Edna does, although she does die on the operating table for a few minutes. During these minutes, she has visions of the afterlife, which include people who have died and lots of lights and fog. Y’know, the traditional stuff.
