Bucket List-Extra Credit
May 6, 2009 lashannon2402
The Bucket List, a movie that debuted in 2007 is an absolutely must see! Directed by Rob Reiner, with famous actors like Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman it keeps you locked in, whether you are crying or laughing. The movie is about two incurably ill men escaping from a cancer ward and heading off on a road trip to accomplish everything on their list before they “kick the bucket.” The unlikely duo wind up becoming close friends and helping each other understand the full measure of a true happiness. While traveling from place to place and tackling old fears head on by attempting feats they would have never ordinarily done, they discover to their own surprise immense joy. The movie is very witty, touching, and laced with numerous valuable lessons for all of us.
I consider Bucket List as one of my all time favorites; you are pulled in from the very beginning. You feel as if you have gone on this journey with them, because death will eventually touch all our lives. We all know someone who is battling a deadly disease or who has lost the fight to one. And even if we have not, we still can imagine what a blow it would be to know we may never get the chance to see an Olympic game, cruise around the world, square an argument with a friend, or watch our grandchildren grow up. All we have is right now, and even that is gone in a blink of an eye. The movie does a marvelous job at taking us through the different stages when confronted with a dire prognosis. The denial, the anger, the depression, all the what ifs, flood through our brains. The memories of pastimes and the wave of so many things left undone occupy our thoughts. This movie reminds us of what is too often forgotten, the measure of true happiness, let it not be confused with money, material items, or educational degrees, rather with the love in a man’s heart for those he loves and those that love him.
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