The film “Heavenly Court”, reviews of which will be reflected in this article, was released six years ago. And until now, viewers can not come to a consensus: how accurately and fairly life after death is shown.
Some are sure that this is exactly what happens. Others are indignant, referring to the fact that in the afterlife they do not smoke and do not cool, as on earth. But, despite such disagreements, one thing is clear: such a movie has a right to exist. Therefore, it is worth looking at least once to make up your own opinion.
Story line
In the center of the plot are two friend lawyers - Andrei and Veniamin. Their work constantly puts them on opposite sides of the barricades. Prosecutor Andrei (played by Konstantin Khabensky) and lawyer Veniamin (Mikhail Porechenkov), under the watchful eye of a strict judge, hold meetings at which the fate of each of the new arrivals and their souls is decided. It is here that decisions are made where exactly the soul will be sent - to the rest sector (paradise) or to the meditation sector (hell).
Yes, all the lawsuits in which friends participate do not take place anywhere, but in the afterlife. They are persons involved in the Heavenly Court, where it is determined where to direct the soul of a person after his death. The accusation is made on the basis of what was the last act of the deceased - a malicious deceit, a strange joke, help to one's neighbor ...
Andrei and Benjamin have been friends for a long time, understanding each other perfectly. They realize the complexity and ambiguity of each of their affairs, but, nevertheless, continue to work for the benefit of the Heavenly court.
One day, one of the cases under consideration directly affects Andrei’s personal interests, because a person who has made an offer to his young widow before his death falls into the dock ...
Fair Verdict through Fair Work
So such a little strange happened "Heavenly Court", the film-2011. Reviews of it contain the thoughts of the audience about such an unusual interpretation of the afterlife, or rather, the afterlife. Everyone wants to believe that after death he will not be in the earthly, everyday rush. Maybe friends dreamed about the same thing, but ... Their fate is completely different from what they thought. Andrei and Benjamin again and again encounter the experiences of the defendants, their mistakes and good deeds in their earthly life, their problems. But it is precisely thanks to the efforts of friends that fair verdicts are issued.
The author does not deprive his heroes of weaknesses. Andrei always strives to do the right thing, wants to help every person (more precisely, his soul) find peace. He firmly believes that the laws of the Heavenly Court are infallible, so he is sometimes ready to violate the established rules. Benjamin in his earthly life was a teacher, a very worthy person with his weaknesses and problems. And each person could safely entrust his soul to such “afterlife” prosecutors and lawyers.
Sudden life turn
So, the film "Heavenly Judgment." Reviews of him convince that the heroes' reasoning about good and evil is truly correct, because they are about what is dear to everyone. Not everyone can immediately understand what is right and what is not. But when thoughts of death appear (and after all all people are there sooner or later), I want to think about everything. What remains? A lot of emotions, feelings, memories ... All material things will seem completely unnecessary idleness, and it is precisely for this that most people hold on very tightly.
The reviews of the film “Heavenly Court” (Russia, 2011) clearly show one thought: one or the other, even the most ordinary and seemingly insignificant act, can completely change the course of human life. And each person is responsible for those who are near us, and for the words that we can pronounce without even thinking.
This film, perhaps, will be useful to everyone, even teenagers, because it is a quiet call to think about your life span, about the opportunity to look back and analyze what you have done and what will be left to posterity after you.
From genre to actors
So, the film “Heavenly Court”, reviews of which show the audience’s attitude to the story itself, to the actors, to the idea that goes in red dotted lines from beginning to end.
How do viewers see the Heavenly Court? Bizarre, strange rooms, an incomprehensible room in which dreams are viewed, spacesuits that are used to travel to the Living World, messenger birds sent by the dead to their loved ones ...
The film was created on the border of two genres, very rare in Russian cinema. They are really quite difficult to combine.
The first genre is the judicial tape, which tells about the struggle of the lawyer and the prosecutor for the opinion of each jury during the trial. The episodes were invented and filmed very ingeniously and accurately, besides, unpredictably.
But the second genre can be called a mystical melodrama, in another way, a fairy tale for an adult audience. Such a movie, which tells about the relationship of the living, the dead, demons and angels, is quite deep in meaning, complex.
Reviews of the movie “Heavenly Court” (2011) make it clear that the main plot is a huge responsibility for the souls of people, justice, love, the struggle for friendship. Such a film makes you think about important things in life, gives you the opportunity to look into your own hearts and souls.
A few words about the actors
What else can be said about what the film “Heavenly Judgment” really is. Reviews from the audience do not ignore not only the script, but also the actors who played in it. And if Nikita Zverev, Evgenia Dobrovolskaya, Yuri Itskov go a little to the background, then Mikhail Porechenkov and Konstantin Khabensky look very bright. She is also beautiful in the role of Morpheus - an employee who calls witnesses from dreams, the magnificent Ingeborg Dapkunaite.
Perhaps in this tape Porechenkov played a little weaker than Khabensky, but the duet of these wonderful actors in itself is a great find for the audience. By the way, many of them consider a small masterpiece a frame in which the face of the prosecutor Andrei is clearly visible when the ex-wife was called for interrogation. Really, a strong game.
What can be said at the end? This is a wise film about life and death. He is perceived quite unusual: the movie is the deepest and at the same time easy to watch. In terms of genre, it is rather a drama, although light and life-affirming. Since each viewer perceives everything in his own way, the film just needs to be seen.