You cant take it with you
Does your life have a purpose? If so, is it one that isn't going to get instantly ripped off when you die? Many of us spend our lives denying death, allowing ourselves to be completely consumed and distracted by our responsibilities, our indulgences, and our search for things we cannot take with us after death in any overt form (knowledge, accomplishment, fame, or friendship). But death is still coming. We get little support from society, biology, or even conventional religion for becoming adequately prepared. The film shows this in many shots and angles why this is true. The use of Mise en Scene is used to bring the film together. There were many shots, angles and the use of Mise en Scene shown in the film. When Kirby Sr. finally realizes that neither money, property nor prestige will follow you to the afterlife, but you can take riches in the form of love.