A more sophisticated film would have perceived the material primarily as a story of family alienation and religious quest, and integrated these elements more strongly into the DNA of the story. Smith's film is loaded with anti-aging elements, but it's most interesting when it depicts Johnson's descent into deep depression at the height of his professional success, his decision to leave the Mormon Church, his growing estrangement from his two other children, and other personal stories. Browse Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants To Live Forever movie on flixtor movies.
The story of setting aside the "authority" of the mind in favor of the body points to the intense inner storm of someone who takes a certain degree of mental acuity for granted. There is a larger point at stake here, but Smith doesn't address it.
Despite its conscious avoidance of heavy themes, Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants To Live Forever is very much an entertaining film. Viewers eager for a peek behind the scenes at a character whose strange whims are fueled by wealth and privilege won't be disappointed. Watching Johnson prepare to send Talmage off to college (including a trip to IKEA) and how, through the program, he finally finds a sense of belonging and a larger community that had eluded him for so long, leaves you with waves of sympathy and, surprisingly, empathy. These feelings might have lasted longer if Don't Die had shown a little more of the discipline its protagonist imposes on his daily life.