Seven Pounds
7 Pound a 2008 film, directed by Gabriele Muccino and based on a script written by Grant Nieporte under Colombia picture this movie is important and relevant because it caused raise funds for food banks in Cleveland, Miami, Dallas, St. Louis, and Denver. Although critics didn't like it, it was a very successful film and it is rated 7.6 out of 10. This movie is different. "Do you consider yourself good? And how would you answer that question if I asked you the same...Emily" Well in this movie Ben (Will Smith) takes it to the extreme. He says that "In seven days god created the world... in seven seconds I shattered mine...Ben" Well you might be thinking how and why but before reading the rest take a second and ask yourself "If you consider you self a good person? "
Now the question is what the definition of good is. Well many societies and countries say that you have to be good but are good also respectful and caring. In this instance yes, this movie shows that America even with a great economy doesn’t have enough food, housing, and medical support for everyone. I mean according to the LifeSharers, a national network of organ donors the amount of people who needs organ has topped over 100,000.
In this movie Ben contacts several people who is in need of help and tries to help them some are easy but others he goes and kills himself to give others the chance of survival. The major reason is the death of 6 people in a car crash including his wife. Though out the movie he has night mare of that night. Not able to hope he decides to kill but before he calls an ambulance and tell them that he is committing suicide. He commits suicide by sitting in a tub filled with cold water, then he gets his pet jelly fish in the tub too. After being stung by the jelly fish he dies and donates his organs to the people he contacted.
In this movie Ben has giving his life always for others. This movie shows the most common ideology of caring. In so many ways I mean before he commits suicide he tries to get to know the people who will receive his organs most of them he was able to met at least once. But with Emily he goes beyond and really tries to understand the extend of her condition in a matter of fact he knows that Emily has a very slim chance of survival, because of a heart condition. Ben says “It is within his power to drastically change the circumstances.” and he is able to stick to his word.
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2 comments:
Amanda it is true that God created world in Seven days. We never found a definition of goodness. There are a lot as we say Goodness is helping people but, it's not true. Everyone helps people but, sometimes they don't have goodness in them selves. It is true that carrying is most common ideology but, sometime people does that in place of jealousy.
I think Seven Pounds was an extremely good movie that showed how Ben took responsibility for his actions. He had given people a 2nd chance in life while he sacrificed his. Kill one, save a thousand.
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