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The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)

1 rating: 5.0

DVD movie directed by Robert Redford

The Legend of Bagger Vancedoesn't break any new ground, but with Steven Pressfield's inspirational novel to guide them, director Robert Redford and screenwriter Jeremy Leven have tilled fertile soil with a graceful touch. Redford does for golf whatA … see full wiki

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Cast: Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Will Smith, Bruce McGill, Joel Gretsch

Director: Robert Redford

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Searching for the "Authentic Swing"

Dec 7, 2005

by JanetBoyer
posted in Movie Hype

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When I saw it at the theater, The Legend of Baggar Vance touched me so deeply that I went back 2 more times to see it (something I've never done before.)

Directed by Robert Redford and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron, this movie is about golf as a metaphor for life. I very much identified with Rannulph Junuh, the disillusioned WW1 veteran who was searching for his 'authentic swing'--as well as himself.

Bagger the mysterious caddy (played by Smith) is a wise and good-natured guru that challenges Junuh to reach deep within him and remember who he was--and who he can become.

The mystical themes that I enjoyed in this movie was how the "mundane" can be a powerful metaphor for spiritual truths, what it means to be authentic, and how life has a rhythm and flow to it that can be eased into when one becomes more conscious.

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