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Across the globe there are countless afterlife theories usually depending on culture and religion. Sometimes these theories are very similar but most times they differ greatly. In today's world the most common afterlife theories are those from the Christian faith, the Hindu faith, and the spiritual faith. There are other faiths that fall along the lines of the main three mentioned above as well,the "most popular" these are faiths we often see in films. In the film "What Dreams May Come" there is a merging of today's most common religions. In the film characters are sent to heaven and hell like realms, able to communicate with the living, and are reincarnated. What Dreams May Come is particularly unique to other films whose subject matter is afterlife because it manages to incorporate multiple afterlife theories. Home

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Ronald Bass. “What Dreams May Come”. Universal Studios. Oct 2, 1998