Querube Barber -- The Jacket

Out of body experience?

The Jacket was an interesting movie, telling the story of a young man through his experience in war and events after he returned. At first, it showed what had happened to Jack Starks when he was in the war. It was clear that he was remembering the past. But when it started showing Jackie as a young adult, it was hard for me to understand whether Jack was remembering what had happened or was dreaming about the future.

When you consider the story as an out of body experience, the movie begins to make more sense. You start realizing what is going on. Jack could see into the future and wanted to use this knowledge for somebody's benefit. In the future, Jack meets Jackie Price and realizes she is the grown up person of a young girl he had met in the past.

From Jack's journeys into the future, Jack discovers he will die. The interesting thing is that he really wanted to help Jackie and her mother even if that meant that he had to lay down his life. He was able to help Jackie's mom change her life style in order to give Jackie a better life. Did Jack live on or did he lay down his life for another? I believe Jack laid down his life as a sacrifice for the sake of Jackie and her mother, and he was at peace doing so.