11/20/2022 0 Comments The bucket list moral lesson![]() ![]() ![]() This does not last all that long though, as they do experience their difficulties with illness throughout their travels. However, there is also a brief time when you almost forget that these men are terminally ill. There is definitely a positive feel to the movie during these moments, which is fine. They also speed around in muscle cars on a racetrack, bumping into each other all-the-while. However some of the things they check off the bucket list are pretty crazy.įor one, they go skydiving. Edward is insanely rich, and has a private jet, so in that sense it could be possible. That two elderly men in a cancer ward can escape and subsequently travel around the world is farfetched. The main plot of the movie is, to be honest, a bit absurd. A Thought-Provoking Look At Terminal Illness Despite their differences, they are both terminally ill, and decide that they will not let their diseases define their final months. Carter brings up the idea of “dying alone” numerous times, and (until the end of the film) Edward really doesn’t want to hear anything about that. Edward on the other hand, doesn’t really have a family. Carter has a large family and he’s loved by many. ![]() There’s a stark contrast between the two. “The Bucket List” does a great job of comparing and contrasting Edward’s and Carter’s lives - the paths they’ve taken and what it all means. And finally now, on the bucket list journey, he’s felt something that he hasn’t felt for most of his life. He never felt true autonomy because he had had children at such a young age. (She is much younger than his two elder sons.) He says it was strange for him because he couldn’t remember what it was like to walk down a street without his wife and children by his side. Responding, Carter mentions a “hole” he felt after his daughter left for college. After the call, Edward feels guilty about having “stolen” Carter from his family, and confronts Carter about his conversation with Virginia. She tells him that she’s, “not prepared to lose before he dies,” and she wants her husband back. Soon after Edward and Carter depart on their journey, Virginia gets in touch with Edward. This is one of the main themes of the movie: “What does it mean to truly live?” He sacrificed so much for so long to ensure that they were well off and comfortable, and now it’s his time to experience life. He replies that the reality is quite the opposite. She accuses him of giving up on their children and giving up on her. When Carter mentions the idea to his wife, Virginia, she is appalled. But it’s not without some hiccups at first. Carter claims it was only a metaphorical list, and that he really had no intention of fulfilling these dreams.Įdward eventually convinces Carter to join him on the bucket list journey. He thinks they should leave the hospital to live their final months to the fullest. Long story short, Edward pushes the bucket list idea forward. Carter is reluctant to divulge any information at first, and he eventually crumbles the list up and tosses it on the floor.Įdward discovers the crumbled piece of yellow paper, opens it and asks Carter about its contents. We see him jotting down the first few items, and Edward asks him what he’s writing. We also learn that Carter has already had chemo, and he tells Edward what to expect as far as side effects are concerned.Īt about the 26-minute mark of the film we learn about the eponymous “bucket list.” A bucket list is, according to Merriam-Webster, “a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying.” The bucket list in the film is originally Carter’s. After the surgery, he begins chemotherapy. Edward’s cancer is seemingly the most advanced, as he goes into brain surgery relatively quickly after learning of his condition. It’s not clear exactly what kind of cancer each man has. (Edward also happens to be the owner of the hospital.) They are introduced to each other when they become roommates in a hospital’s cancer ward. Edward Cole, on the other hand, has built a hospital empire, been married and divorced four times and is extraordinarily wealthy.Īlmost as soon as the movie begins, we learn that they share at least one thing in common: cancer. Throughout the movie, he offers various factoids about caviar, dogs being struck by lightning, Egyptian history, the Taj Mahal, Buddhism and more. He got married and had his first child right after high school, and eventually fathered three children. Carter Chambers has been a car mechanic his entire life. The two characters’ backgrounds are very different. ![]()
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