"It's that last scene that is, more than anything, comforting to people. Yet this heaven-filled finish took even greater significance when the departed loved one became Swayze, who died at age 57 in 2009 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Patrick Swayze's Sam Wheat, a ghost after his murder, professes eternal love and kisses his tearful lover Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) amid a symphonic swelling of their song "Unchained Melody." He says farewell to psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) before uttering the immortal line, "The love inside, you take it with you" and walking into celestial lights.ĭirector Jerry Zucker says that for years after "Ghost" became the highest-grossing film of 1990, fans would write letters explaining how the ending helped them deal with the death of a loved one. I will say without giving anything away that this movie does have a good message about coping with the loss of a loved one however it still doesnt take away from the sadness of the story and very sensitive viewers will be likely to cry at different times.For 30 years, "Ghost" has been a romantic weeper with its emotionally unchained ending. Although Patrick Swayze's character is a good role model, Whoopi Goldberg's character really isnt and is portrayed as a charlatan for a majority of the movie, and Demi Moore's character tries to do the right thing for the most part but she is also very vulnerable and manipulated by the villians so she is only somewhat of a good role model. It's still a classic and only a couple small parts make it seem a little dated but aside from those it holds up like a fine wine. For 14 and up it makes a great date movie or you can even enjoy it as a family with 14 and up kids, but be advised it is a very violent and sad movie along with a lot of profanity so use discretion. Additionally the villians are very threatening and may also frighten some sensitive viewers. Some of the scenes of ghosts and spirits will also frighten younger children. Do not watch if you have grieved over the loss of a loved one recently. Although the movie is very funny and exciting at times it is also an extremely sad story about death and the afterlife. There is no actual sex or nudity, however the famous pottery scene does come very close to an actual sexual encounter but it stops before anything too explicit happens. While there is only one f-word, there are many other uses of other profanities and multiple uses of the Lord's name in vain, so if that bothers you steer clear unless you are watching with some type of filter. Expect to hear some type of profanity in almost every scene. This movie is very violent for a PG-13, and the violence I feel pushes it closer to an R alone. Sure there is a lot worse content in many R rated films but I feel this is a very hard PG-13 which may have been edited to avoid an R rating. However if you're kids want to watch this please take the PG-13 rating very seriously. While guys may be quick to dismiss this as a chick flick, think twice this is a romance movie but there are moments where it is a thriller, mystery and even yes at times a comedy. This movie has everything you could want a movie to have. The acting from the late Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg is all incredible. There is a reason it was the most popular film of its year and is still considered a classic over 30 years later.
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