In 1940, Joe Orolio introduced Casper as the friendly ghost that became
an instant hit with the children who loved to have their very own ghost
who was ready to help them out with their supernatural powers and can
perform some real cool tricks, only possible for a ghost, including
moving in and out of walls. Legendary Steven Spielberg produced the
movie and just in the typical Spielberg fashion, the movie uses
multimedia and animations to make the audience sit on the edge of their
seats, totally absorbed in what is going on the screen. Casper is a
lonely ghost who has still not been able to come to terms with his death
and lives with his three ghost uncles who are nasty and bad as the
typical ghosts are.
They haunt the mansion, they once owned, and their greed does not let
them pass to the light. They sometimes carry their haunting too far and
are the villains of the movie. Dr. James Harvey, a famous ghost
therapist, is asked to come and live in the mansion and get rid of all
the ghosts and spirits that are there, so that it can be used for the
living. Harvey has a cute daughter called Kat. Throughout the movie, we
see how Casper befriends Kat despite their being from different realms
and helps to save her from his uncles' tricks. It is a nice Halloween
movie for small children and a ghost movie that is not meant to scare
away children.
