After watching
What Dreams May Come, it is hard not to recognize the parallels from the movie to Dante's book,
Inferno. There are indeed many of these parallels, including the impetus, or motivation, of the journey itself. In
Inferno, Dante has undertaken this perilous journey through the most terrible of places because Beatrice is in Paradiso, and he emotionally needs to join her. In the movie, Chris journeys to hell for his love, as well. Annie is stuck in hell and he needs to rescue her and take her back to heaven. These goals by both the heroes is noticeably similar, and is a red flag to how these two pieces relate.
Another similarity between the book and the movie is the guides both protagonists have at their disposal during their time in the world of the afterlife. Chris has multiple, but all three serve the same purpose, as well as Virgil in the
Inferno. These guides tell the main characters how every place they go works. 'Doc' and Leona tell Chris how heaven works, and the Tracker tells how hell works, and guides him to the different levels, and eventually to Annie's level. Virgil does the same thing; he guides Dante down through the levels of hell and brings with him wisdom and knowledge.
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