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The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Robert Redford.The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life was written by Steven Pressfield.In 1931, it takes place in the U.S. state of Georgia.The final roles of Jack Lemmon and Lane Smith were played in the film.
The film was a box office bomb, grossing almost $40 million worldwide, but only half of its budget, and received mixed reviews.[4]
As an old man having his sixth heart attack while playing golf, Jack Lemmon contemplates how his late wife used to ask him why he kept playing a game that seemed destined to kill him.Explaining his love for the game, he begins the story of his childhood hero.
Junuh is the favorite son of a wealthy family in Georgia and he and his beautiful girlfriend seem to have it all.Junuh was a captain in the U.S. Army when his company was wiped out in World War I.After the war, he returns to Georgia as a broken-down alcoholic.
At the start of the Great Depression, a family is trying to recover their lost fortune by holding a four-round, two-day exhibition match between Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen.She needs a local participant to generate interest.Adele asked her estranged lover to play after the young Greaves spoke up for Junuh.
Junuh is trying to hit golf balls into the dark void of the night while a mysterious traveler carries a suitcase.The man says he will be Junuh's caddie.Bagger helps Junuh come to grips with his demons and play golf again.
After the first round, the disengaged Junuh plays poorly and is far behind, while Jones and Hagen play well in their distinctive ways.Junuh rediscovers his "authentic swing" in the second round with Bagger caddying for him.He closes the gap in the third round, hitting a hole in one.Junuh and Adele are back together.
Junuh disregards Bagger's advice at a crucial point and plays poorly after that.Bagger's words help him focus on the game even though he has a traumatic World War I flashbacks.Junuh has the integrity to call a penalty on himself when his ball moves after he tries to remove a loose impediment, even though he has a chance to win on the final hole.
Bagger decided that Junuh was no longer needed by his golfer.Junuh was left as mysteriously as he came after Bagger gave the position of caddie to Greaves.
Junuh sinks a putt after losing a chance to win because of the penalty, and the match ends in a three-way tie.The golfer shake hands with the crowd.They get back together.
The old Greaves woke up and saw Bagger Vance on the golf course.Greaves followed Bagger as he beckoned.
The plot is based on the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita, where the Warrior/Hero Arjuna refuses to fight.The god Krishna is supposed to help him follow his path as the warrior and hero that he was meant to be.Steven Pressfield wrote the foreword to Steven J. Rosen's book, "Gita on the Green."[5]
The exhibition match was held at one of the toughest golf resorts in the country.There is a scene in which a man has a heart attack.The resort has a golf course.The filming did not interfere with the club activities, and cost US$200,000 to build, because the final hole in the film was temporary.The majority of the golf scenes were filmed at Colleton River Plantation.Some segments of the film were filmed in Georgia.[8]
Based on reviews from 130 critics, the film has an approval rating of 43%, with an average of 5.23/10.Despite the talent involved in The Legend of Bagger Vance, performances are hindered by an inadequate screenplay full of flat characters and bad dialogue.Some critics are offended by how the film ignores issues of racism.The film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, with 35 critics indicating "mixed or average reviews".CinemaScore gave the film a grade B+ on a scale of A to F.