The Bucket List
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Movie Reviews of The Bucket List
Movie Review: Your Company's Bucket List
Summary: 5 Stars
Carl Bard said, "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."
Many friends and colleagues have congratulated me on my good timing when my book, Mastering The Management Buckets: 20 Critical Competencies for Leading Your Business or Non-profit, appeared this year just after the release of the movie, The Buckets List. No credit taken, but it does come up often in radio interviews.
The hilarious movie, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, captures the poignant final six months of two cancer patients. Tossing caution to the wind (sky diving, race-car driving, etc.), they embark on a global journey--knocking off a daring list of adventures before they "kick the bucket."
Suggestion: buy the DVD, find an appropriate film clip, and energize a future staff meeting at work with some bucket list questions for your organization. Example:
1) In groups of three, after you've shared one item from your personal bucket list, suggest two or three bucket list goals for our organization. 2) Some call it a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) but let's call it the Numero Uno Bucket List Goal today. If we knew that our company or organization was going out of business (kicking the bucket) in the next three years, what is the most important goal we would want to achieve by the end of 2011?
Here's your chance to turn a boring staff meeting into a memorable strategic planning session for your team or department. P.S. Serve popcorn.
Movie Review: The Travel of the Heart
Summary: 5 Stars
The Bucket List is an utterly captivating escape into fantasy . . . a gleeful travel of the heart. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman excel as they capture us in the emotions of their moments. These two men are still in their prime as actors. As I watched the movie with a friend, we forgot who we were and became part of the story. The music is mesmerizing. The scenery is breath-taking. Don't miss this movie.
Morgan Freeman plays the part of a mechanic, Carter Chambers, who wanted to be a history teacher. Because he was broke and black and his wife was pregnant, he did not get a formal education. Instead, he studied history at home. Jack Nicholson, the billionaire who owns the hospital, is a cynic, who has never learned to live. He has been divorced four times, and his daughter is not on speaking terms with him.
The two are roommates undergoing cancer treatment. The plot is centered around a list of things they set out to do before kicking the bucket.
Here's the list:
1.Witness something truly majestic
2.Help a complete stranger for a common good
3.Laugh till I cry
4.Drive a Shelby mustang
5.Kiss the most beautiful girl in the world
6.Get a tattoo
7.Skydiving
8.See the pyramids
9.Get back in touch with ...(a daughter)
10.???
As they go through the list, the viewers go with them through a roller coaster of emotions. We enjoyed this movie.
I hope you find this review helpful.
Movie Review: Poetic and full of tears
Summary: 5 Stars
Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, need I say more? In the beginning we're introduced the sweet voice of Morgan Freeman narrating while shots of the Himalayas flash on screen. We see a lonely climber who will also be at the end of the film.
Freeman is absolutely outstanding as Carter Chambers. Carter is a mechanic who for 45 years has greased up his arms working to give his children and wife. Nicholson is a rich tyrant named Edward Cole who's only joy in life it seems is to make money and cause hell to the people around him. Yet, they meet up in Cole's hospital, both being treated for cancer. One night Carter creates a "Bucket List", yet throws it on the floor. Cole picks up and Carter tells him the story of how his Freshman Philosophy teacher asked them to make a "Bucket List"; Things they wanted to do before they died. Ironic how it comes into play now? So funded by Cole's millions and both of their desires to do more before their deaths, they go on the adventure. Skydiving, racing sports cars, going to France, and going on an African safari are among some of the things they do. And to keep from potential spoilers, I'll stop here.
Overall "The Bucket List" isn't a movie in the traditional sense, you take a lot more away from it than your average run of the mill comedy/drama. It's tearful (dealing with death is never easy), it's inspiring, and perhaps at times a little tacky. However it's a great movie and I would recommend it to anyone.
Movie Review: A touching family movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally, a warm and wholesome movie you can watch with your family. The Bucket List brings together two noble actors, and their opposite life experiences juxtaposed on their common destiny (a diagnosis of cancer with 6 months to live). Ed Cole, mega-rich egotistical and lonely executive and Carter Chambers, a gifted but humble blue-collar family man with faith meet in a common hospital room and bond while recovering from surgeries and going through chemotherapy. When they both learn of their common fate, they decide to do everything they always wanted to do before it is too late. What starts off as a rip-roaring adventure with comic moments ends when each man "crosses the line" by setting up a situation that the other one is uncomfortable with. However at the same time, both men are healed from the emotional problems that they had in their personal lives, having taught each other a lesson that there are people and relationships more important than just adventure, experiences and fun. Finally Cole cared about someone other than himself, and Carter gets to laugh so hard until he cries. Even though the ending is sad, because of the cancer, the story is uplifting, as both men transcend their previous existence, in the final moments of life, in having helped a perfect stranger (each other): Carter loses his bitterness and Cole his self-centeredness.Movie Review: Thoughtful, touching, immensly enjoyable and very memorable
Summary: 5 Stars
I will admit, I did hesitate to watch this movie given all the hype and publicity. I finally broke down and rented it and I'm so glad I did.
I've read some other reviews and agree with some of them.
But, what I got out of this movie goes a lot deeper.
This movie speaks to me of the ties in human nature. The ties to family, to our work, our identity, our ideals, our religion and even to strangers. There are countless ties that bind us each and every moment of every day. How tight the tie is depends on the moment, the situation, other who are present.
In this movie, the main characters loosen their ties and focus on themselves. They set out to accomplish things they wish they had done in their life....before their death.
This movie also shows how reaching a dream isn't done alone. Whether we think about it or not, we do not live alone in this world. However, how much consideration do we often have toward each other? Even those who are 'invisible' to us most of the time?
I can't begin to tell you how deep you can go with the thoughts provoked in this movie. But I will tell you this. If you see only one movie to shake the cobwebs out of your brain and make you aware of 'Life'... this should be it.
Cudos to Rob Reiner and all that went into this movie. Definiely a classic.