Unfortunately, all of this is tied together by a weak screenplay. Neutral-“The Bucket List” contains a few funny moments, some touching moments, and some scenes that look good. See list of Relevant Issues-questions-and-answers. Violence: None / Profanity: Heavy / Sex/Nudity: Mild It has been a very long time, if ever, that I have witnessed an audience so moved by a mainstream movie. A message about living intentionally and with purpose.
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Despite them, this is a movie with a message about life. It isn’t perfect, there are offensive moments. Overall, “The Bucket List” is a truly beautiful film. I am not at all implying that this is a Christian-focused film, but there is much weight to the context of this movie which does point to God being the difference. There are several comparative instances when Carter is portrayed as a very fulfilled and loved man, while Edward begins to see how very empty his life truly is. Though he never says it in a spiritual context, we see through parts of the film that Edward does soften and change. There is a scene in the film where Edward speaks of how Carter has saved his life. Carter then asks him, “What if you are wrong?” To which Edward throws his hands up gleefully and says, “Then I win!” Carter only shakes his head and says, “It doesn’t work that way.”Ĭarter’s family is seen praying on several occasions.
Edward listens to Carter awhile and then finally confesses to him, “I guess I could never wrap my head around it.” Carter looks at him earnestly and chuckles, “Well, maybe your head is the problem.” Later on, in the same conversation, Carter asks Edward if he is sure about his belief in nothing. Perhaps one of my favorite conversations between the two is when the mention of faith first arises. He never quite says what his faith is in, other than God. Though Carter never says he is a Christian, there are plenty of times that he does talk about faith. On Faith: As one could imagine, the topic of God comes up frequently, as these two friends travel the world.
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A lot of skin is shown in both scenes, but no actual nudity.ĭuring one part of the initial conversation, where Edward is attempting to talk Carter into sleeping with another woman, he talks of an orgy-claiming it’s the obvious conclusion, and not actually cheating. With a string of ex-wives, and repeated talk of women and sex, it is implied on two different occasions that he has sex. He seems unable to let the issue rest, until near the end.Įdward himself has hardly been monogamous. He believes that Carter should add “another woman” to their list. Among this is the frequent use of GD.Įdward cannot conceive that Carter has only ever been with his wife sexually. While it isn’t the worst out there, the language in this film is pretty offensive at times. Together they create a “Bucket List” of things they want to do before they “kick the bucket.” In a way that any difficult experience can tie two people together, life seems to form a deep bond between these two very different men. Meanwhile, Edward watches his new friend Carter be neglected by a very short-handed staff. While he eats gourmet food, brought to him by his ever faithful assistant Thomas (Sean Hayes) and has a doctor faithfully treating and communicating to him. Once he realizes what it is like to be stuck in a tiny hospital room with a complete stranger able to see him at his worst, he has the opportunity to glimpse first hand what standard of care is like.
It is in this scene where Edward first learns he is sick. He makes it clear that he stands by his standards. Responding, they point out that his hospitals are reputed to be grossly understaffed and managed cheaply. Arrogantly, he announces to its board that they need them, but he certainly doesn’t need them. His story begins with him at a hearing, in an attempt to procure another hospital. Edward is the owner of several hospitals which he and his legal team deem successful. He is a history buff, seeming to know everything about nearly everything.Īs the beginning of the film progresses, we meet Edward Cole ( Jack Nicholson) in all of his glory. He is married, with grown children and works an honest job as a car mechanic. For as many reasons as one could imagine, if it weren’t for the timing of their illnesses or their being placed in the same hospital room, these two would not likely have “clicked” as friends in everyday life.Ĭarter Cole ( Morgan Freeman) is the first of these two friends that we meet. “The Bucket List” is a story of two terminally-ill cancer patients who form a nearly immediate and intimate friendship.
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