Have you ever had the feeling that you've seen movie but you're not sure? Like if it was a dream, or you imagined it up or it was a real you've forgotten. So after having the movie Defending Your Life recommended to me by several people I decided to watch it last night, and it was one of the strangest experiences in movie watching I've ever had. As I was watching this movie I kept having the feeling I'd seen that seen but I couldn't put my finger on it. I know at some point in my childhood I saw this movie, but I only have the most vague memories of this movie. Since it came out in 1991, I would have been around 6 or 8 when I saw it, and it settled deep in my psyche.
Defending Your Life is the story of Daniel Miller (played by Albert Brooks) who dies after crashing his brand new car into a bus. He wakes up in a puragtory-esque place called Judgement City. Here he must defend the actions of his life and show that it was not dominated by fear. Along the way he meets and falls in love with another recently deceased woman Julia (played by Meryl Streep.)
What's strange is that after watching it as a kid, the plot of the movie had stuck with me. I remember growing up with the idea that at some point you'd have to review the events of your life and defend your decisions and not knowing how I got the idea. The bits are super funny, and I laughed a lot. I really liked this movie and would definitely recommend it and to make it more convenient to watch you can stream it right now through Netflix.
Check out the Defending Your Life Wiki here!
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