The Bucket List
Last weekend, I had the chance to see a film with my Dad. It had been a minute since we did that and with everyone otherwise occupied in other parts of the house, we found a station playing a film he absolutely adored. My Dad is a huge fan of Morgan Freeman and he said the year this film was acted was a pivotal year in his life, so yeah, we turned up the volume and settled to see this cinematic masterpiece .
The Bucket List (2007)
Two elderly men meet for the first time at a hospital where they’ve both been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Carter who is a mechanic and Edward who is a billionaire and also the owner of the hospital they are in. The two of them discover common ground as they talk about their lives, their joys in life and their regrets. Carter playfully makes a bucket list of things to do before he dies but discards it when he finds out that he has just a year to live.
Edward finds this list and urges him to do everything on the list, promising to fund the financial expense. Reluctantly, Carter agrees, and with Edward who adds his own items to the list, they begin traipsing around the world, and ticking off items on their bucket list. With shared stories and disclosed confidences, these two try to make the most out of their time together as the clock of life ticks steadily but surely against them.
Just as much as you would laugh watching this, you’ve got to also have a box of tissues nearby. This movie is laced with so many heartfelt scenes that just leave you clutching your chest as tears roll down your cheek. I was drawn to all the lights and colours. First off, masterful direction by Robert Reiner and Justin Zackham also delivered a flawless script. It is predictable, especially if you seen it now instead of the almost two decades ago it was created, but it still does not leave you frustrated.
The casting for this movie was just sublime. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson delivered in a way that only a natural does. At some point, you almost forget that these people are actors and just get lost in how into it they are, their chemistry and all. The family guy, Carter and the cynical billionaire divorcee, Edward. Their personalities are distinct just as their beliefs in life but they manage to make their friendship work in the best ways possible.
The movie is filled with fun, laughter, faith, trust, family and most of all, friendship. It is a brilliant piece if you want to a cinematic bonding with family and friends. I certainly had that with my Dad. I do understand, however, that this subject as it borders cancer is quite a touchy one and people may find all the humour in it offensive, as the illness is no fun-fair. It honestly depends on how you see it and what you hope to draw from it. Hope, guilt or despair. Hope you enjoy!
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