With an all-star cast including Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani, Meet Joe Black is a movie about death and the value of life. The film is approximately three hours and fifteen minutes long, is fairly slow at times, but has an excellent plot. Filming is done in the big business hub of New York City where Anthony Hopkins plays a character named Bill Parrish who is a billion-dollar CEO of a news company.
The story begins in Bill Parrish’s lavish New York City apartment, where he wakes up at night with pain in his chest and arm. He goes to the restroom where he splashes water on his face and wonders what is happening, meanwhile hearing a voice that simply says, “Yes.” Bill does not recognize that he may be having heart problems and continues with his daily life as chairman of the board at his news corporation.
Next, we see Bill’s two daughters enter the picture. Susan, Bill’s favored daughter, stops by for breakfast before leaving for the hospital where she is a resident in internal medicine. Bill’s other daughter, Allison, does not appear to have a job but stays busy planning Bill’s sixtieth birthday party on Bill’s estate. She is planning an extraordinary party including flaming archers, large band ensembles, well-known vocalists, and politicians of all types. Bill makes it clear that he could care less about the party and several times in the movie makes Allison upset about his lack of interest.
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