The Legend of Bagger Vance,
The Legend of Bagger Vance,
The Legend of Bagger Vance, uses golf as a metaphor for one man's spiritual and philosophical journeys
The film was released in Novembe 2000 was directed by Robert Redford and had Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron in it.
This was based on the same-titled 1995 book by Steven Pressfield. The story in the film takes place in the US state of Georgia in 1931.
Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) was a gifted amateur golfer from Savannah, GA, until traumatic experiences during World War I shattered his confidence and sent him into a spiral of alcoholism.
In 1931, Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron), a beautiful heiress who once loved Junuh, inherits a spectacular but financially ailing golf course after the suicide of her father.
To attract customers, she proposed a high-stakes match between the two most famous golfers of the day, Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch) and Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill).
Local businessmen sponsoring the match insist that a local golfer be added to the card, and Junuh is drafted for the position, but it soon becomes obvious that his game is just a shadow of its former glory.
When things seem hopeless, a mysterious gentleman named Bagger Vance (Will Smith) volunteers to serve as Junuh's caddy and coach, using a mixture of ancient wisdom and past-life knowledge to help Junah "remember" the swing he's lost.
In 1931, Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron), a beautiful heiress who once loved Junuh, inherits a spectacular but financially ailing golf course after the suicide of her father.
To attract customers, she proposed a high-stakes match between the two most famous golfers of the day, Bobby Jones (Joel Gretsch) and Walter Hagen (Bruce McGill).
Local businessmen sponsoring the match insist that a local golfer be added to the card, and Junuh is drafted for the position, but it soon becomes obvious that his game is just a shadow of its former glory.
When things seem hopeless, a mysterious gentleman named Bagger Vance (Will Smith) volunteers to serve as Junuh's caddy and coach, using a mixture of ancient wisdom and past-life knowledge to help Junah "remember" the swing he's lost.
I took this synopsis from msn.com from its movie segment.
Who is this mystical, fictional caddie named "Bagger Vance."
The author, Steven Pressfield has acknowledged, Bagger Vance, and the story of his legend, are based on the Bhagavad-Gita.
What did Pressfield have in mind when he created the character of Bagger Vance? He says-
• Well, I certainly didn’t create Bagger.
• He just kind of came along on his own.
• Of course his original incarnation, as you know, was Bhagavan (Lord) Krishna, hence "Bagger Vance."
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