There is a movie where a man goes through a terrible accident and after that he starts seeing ghosts all around him. This movie is called Ghost Town and it came out in 2008. The main character is a dentist named Bertram Pincus. He is not a happy person. He does not like talking to people and he tries to stay away from everyone as much as he can. He is very grumpy and does not care about making friends or having a good time. He just wants to do his job and be left alone.
One day Bertram goes to the hospital for a simple medical procedure. He is supposed to be asleep while the doctors work on him. But something goes wrong. For a few minutes he stops breathing and his heart stops. He is technically dead for a short time. When he wakes up he feels strange. He is back in his body but something has changed. He starts seeing people who are not really there. These are not regular people. They are ghosts. At first he thinks he is going crazy. He sees them everywhere he goes. In the street, in his office, even in his own home. They are all around him and they do not go away.
Bertram soon realizes that these ghosts are not just random. They are people who have died but have not moved on. They are stuck here because they have something they need to finish. They want to talk to him because he is the only one who can see them and hear them. They ask him for help. They want him to do things for them so they can finally rest in peace. At first Bertram does not want to help. He is annoyed and scared. He just wants his old life back. But the ghosts keep coming and they do not leave him alone.
One ghost in particular is very persistent. His name is Frank Herlihy. Frank was a friendly and outgoing man when he was alive. He died in a strange accident. Now he is a ghost and he wants Bertram to help him with something very important. Frank tells Bertram that his wife Gwen is about to get married again. Frank does not want her to marry this new man. He thinks the man is not good for her. He wants Bertram to stop the wedding. Bertram does not want to get involved. He does not know Gwen and he does not care about her love life. But Frank keeps bothering him and eventually Bertram agrees to help.
As Bertram spends more time with Gwen he starts to change. He is not the same grumpy man he used to be. He starts to care about other people. He starts to feel things he has not felt in a long time. He begins to understand what it means to be alive and to connect with others. He sees how much Gwen is hurting and he wants to help her find happiness. He also sees how much Frank loves her even though he is gone. This makes Bertram think about his own life and what he wants.
The ghosts keep coming to Bertram with their problems. Some want to say goodbye to their families. Some want to fix mistakes they made when they were alive. Bertram helps them one by one. He does not always want to but he does it anyway. He starts to see that helping others makes him feel better. He is not so lonely anymore. He is not so angry. He is learning how to live again.
There is a moment when Bertram has another accident. He is in the hospital again and he almost dies. This time when he wakes up he sees Frank one last time. Frank tells him that he is finally ready to move on. He is happy because he knows Gwen will be okay. He thanks Bertram for everything he has done. After that Frank disappears and Bertram does not see him again.
When Bertram wakes up for good he is a different person. He is not afraid of people anymore. He is not so grumpy. He goes to see Gwen and he tells her the truth about everything. He tells her how he has changed and how much he cares about her. Gwen is surprised but she is also touched by his honesty. She sees that he is not the same man he used to be. She sees that he is trying to be better. They share a moment together and it feels like a new beginning for both of them.
Bertram does not see ghosts anymore. They are all gone because they have finished what they needed to do. Bertram is free to live his life. He is not alone. He has learned how to connect with others and how to care about people. He has learned that life is not just about avoiding pain but about finding joy and meaning in the world. He has learned that even after a bad accident and a hard time you can still find a way to be happy and to help others.
