We can have a little piece of Heaven in this life if we are better people.' The concept of 'Heaven' ends up being left to the interpretation of the viewer's appreciation of life. Shockingly, the movie title decided to partially borrow the original title of the book, which is an affirmation in itself ('Heaven IS for real'), but then decides to appeal to the sensibilities of a varied, mainstream audience, not declaring a stance specifically and remaining neutral for the sake of religious tolerance. With terrible pacing issues that take us from the death of the child in the hospital to a scene where he is suddenly playing with his father in a teeter-totter because he had already COME BACK TO LIFE and LEFT THE HOSPITAL, the entire movie feels like a very nervous child making a very shy class presentation in front of his classmates about a very interesting topic, rushing everything to finish fast. However, when it comes to stories that deal with God, the Bible, Heaven, Jesuschrist and other related topics, it is important - but not necessary - for me to split my review into two independent sections so that any reader, regardless of his/her beliefs, can have access to both my cinematic perspective and my Christian point of view.įor treating such a transcendental topic for humanity, which is the existence of God and Heaven itself, the overall message seems to be dependent more on its melodramatic aspects than in the seriousness of it all, resulting in a timidity to display its true colors. That shall be my stand while writing a small review for this film. The remaining subjective percentage depends on the gut feeling of the viewer. Any film requires an analysis that stands as independent from its original source material, which in this case is the book entitled 'Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back', for the purpose of making a fairer objective evaluation.

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