a personal view; by Aurora Pérez Ferreira

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2004)

SPOILER "Ghost" is a very sentimental and powerful film. it is about a man who is killed, and then, his spirit tries to help his girlfriend to escape from danger. The main character's murderer was his best friend, and by committing this crime, he betrayed him.
During the film we can see a comic character, Wooppy Goldberg, who is the go-between for the two lovers, Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.
In my opinion, this is a film which deals on love and its lasting after death. Even though "Sam" has to overcome his "new dead" situation, he is still able to help his girlfriend to fight their common enemy.
The main character is a good, handsome and educated man who works in a big business. He used to live with his girlfriend and they were both very happy. The third major character is a woman who can speak with the dead. She is very important for the couple's relationship and even more for the development of the film. The movie is sad, however with this character we have notes of humour; the result is a perfect combination of humour and drama.
Another important aspect of this film is that it is indeed realistic, because nowadays it's easy to think of a lot of people who would be able to kill a friend for money.
The most interesting moment (or the most sentimental) is at the end, when the two lovers see each other for the last time.