The movie 'Ghost' is not 'Poltergeist' nor is it 'The Omen' and not even 'Casper'. It is about love and romance that transcend death. I remember watching this movie more than 25 years ago. I watched the last half of the movie again couple of days back on an obscure TV channel.
Patrick Swayze is the hero and Demi Moore, sporting a boyish haircut and looks(which reminds me of college students from New Delhi) is the heroine. Patrick continues to solidify his romantic image after the success of Dirty Dancing. There is great chemistry between the two on the screen. In this movie, the hero's life is cut short when he is abruptly murdered by the villain over money matters !! However, our heroine does not know that. And it is left to Patrick's character, now a ghost, to warn the heroine that her life is in danger as well!! He manages to find a psychic, well played by Whoopi Goldberg, who will act as a medium and help him communicate with the heroine. Hyper active Whoopi manages to do just that with the ghost Patrick's help by showing a few miracles to convince the heroine that Patrick is still with her!! After that, he seeks vengeance from the villain who is finally killed and so the villain's ghost joins Patrick's ghost in after life!!
The special effects are still impressive, as we are shown the evil villain and his cohorts being pulled away by dark and scary shadows while many blue shadowy figures wait for Patrick as he walks into the heavenly light!!
The only other movie that handles the life after death scenario and communication between the living and the dead with such seriousness and in such detail is Shyamalan's 'The Sixth Sense'. The two movies must have given a big boost to the psychic profession. Many people believe in such stories as if these are true....
