Ben thomas, holly apelgren, connie tepos, george ristuccia, nicholas adams, ezra turner and emily posa. Will smith kills himself out of guilt for causing the death of 7 people in a car accident due to his preoccupation with his. But when one of them captures his heart, he must decide if he should reveal his secret even if it means giving up on his plan. Will smith did a knockout job in the emotional film the pursuit of happyness and now hes starring in another hearttugging film just in time for the holidays. The director of seven pounds, gabriele muccino, constructs the story so that a major secret stays hidden from the audience until the very end, making a spoilerfree synopsis of the movie sound. Seven pounds story, seven pounds hollywood movie story.
Melancholy will smith film is too intense for younger kids. A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by. A man who caused the accidental deaths of 7 people seeks redemption by handpicking 7 people for his secret project. Over the course of his journey, he meets and falls in love with a cardiac patient. A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. Ben thomas is an irs agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. Trailer a man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. Will smith stars as ben thomas, a man at a crossroads searching for a way to redeem his heavy conscience. And viewers in the mood for a feelgood story should look elsewhere. A good actor brings such a role into focus, as will smith does in the enigmatically titled seven pounds. Also on the up side, the movie features a diverse cast. The only thing they share in common are that each has reached a turning point and is in dire need of help, from financial to spiritual to medical and unbeknownst to them, ben has. Starring will smith, rosario dawson, sarah jane morris, woody harrelson. Usually with the films that i make there are ideas that i connect to, but lately ive been dealing with the bittersweet in.
Nieporte got the idea for the script after having a chat with a man whom he called one of the saddest people ive ever met in my life. He discovers he has the power to change the circumstances of seven strangers who deserve a second chance. Seven pounds 2008 a man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. From the creators of the pursuit of happyness, seven pounds is an emotionally charged, captivating mystery with a soulful, tender love story and a tearful but joyfully inspiring ending movieguide. Download seven pounds hd full movie free stock movies.
Dec 17, 2008 i am fascinated by films that observe a character who is behaving precisely, with no apparent motivation. Seven pounds is a movie where tim thomasmain character acts like an irs agent named ben thomastims brother with the viewer never knowing he was. Once his plan is set, nothing will be able to stop him. Given its intriguing concept and the presence of smith, seven pounds is a substantial disappointment. Seven pounds 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. So the only way i can conceive of dealing with the worldview presented is to be bluntly concise. Rent seven pounds 2008 starring will smith and rosario dawson on dvd and bluray. In the film, smith plays ben thomas, an irs agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. The chemistry between will smith and rosario dawson was great. Seven pounds full movie haunted by a secret, ben thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesnt know.
But ben hadnt planned on falling in love with one of these people and shes the one who will end up transforming him. Seven pounds is the newest collaboration between actor will smith and. Jan 01, 2009 but not all the sevens in this film are positive ones. Within the movie it seems as if tim is confirming that life is absurd like philosophers camus and nagel stated. Grant edward nieporte, born in 1973, is a screenwriter best known for the film seven pounds. I found everything about this movie beautifulthe acting, the music, the directing and especially the beautiful story.
Who is he, what does he want, why is he behaving so oddly for an irs agent. Before the films release, the title seven pounds was considered a mystery which the studio refused to explain. This is a movie about a man who decides that life is not worth living anymore. The movies concept was somewhat based on an real event. I am fascinated by films that observe a character who is behaving precisely, with no apparent motivation. Perhaps, through some judicious reediting, the movie may have worked better. But ben hadnt planned on falling in love with one of these people and shes the one who will end up.
Seven pounds will smith rosario dawson michael ealy 2008 a man will smith with a fateful secret sets out to redeem himself by changing the lives of seven strangers, including a. Seven pounds is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 2008, geregisseerd door gabriele muccino en geschreven. Despite an incredibly mawkish trailer, were highly intrigued by will smiths latest suretobe hit, seven pounds. For much of the first hour of seven pounds, ben thomas acts according to a. From the creators of the pursuit of happyness, seven pounds is an emotionally charged, captivating mystery with a soulful, tender love story. Apr 12, 20 the man emily just started falling in love with before he died consciously donated his eyes to a blind man named ezra. Watch seven pounds online stream full movie directv. Watch seven pounds 2008 online for free full movie on now haunted by a secret, ben thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesnt know. For example, while there are seven recipients of thomass generosity of seven body parts apparently weighing a total of seven pounds, hence the movies title1, there were seven people, including his own fiancee, who died in a car accident that thomas carelessly caused. The critics savaged this film when it came out, going a bit overboard, as they are wont to do.
Seven pounds has to be watched from the point of view of someone who is telling their story and you are the viewer. I havent even hinted about the hidden motives in this film. Haunted by a secret, ben thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesnt know. In order to find redemption, he sets out to change the lives of seven strangers. Weighed down by a dark secret, irs agent ben thomas tries to improve the lives of seven strangers in need of a second chance. The internet is abuzz with searches for seven pounds spoilers and what is. The film was released in theaters in the united states and canada on december 19, 2008, by columbia pictures. Sony has unveiled the official poster for seven pounds, the upcoming will smith movie. To tiptoe softly around the issues raised by seven pounds would be to spend eight or 10 pages trying to explain things. It seems seven pounds is getting a lot of negative press and i felt like i need to do my part to let some people know that this movie is simply beautiful.
Theres almost nothing i can say about seven pounds without it giving away almost everything about seven pounds. Seven pounds is a 2008 american drama film, directed by gabriele muccino, in which will. The man emily just started falling in love with before he died consciously donated his eyes to a blind man named ezra. A lifeshattering secret torments ben thomas will smith. Camuss view is that human life is absurd because we need meaning, but the universe is silent and refuses to provide meaning. With will smith, rosario dawson, woody harrelson, michael ealy. Watch seven pounds starring will smith in this drama on directv. Seven pounds 2008 pg 2h 3m romantic favorites weighed down by a dark secret, irs agent ben thomas tries to improve the lives of seven strangers in need of a second chance.
Rent seven pounds 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary. Seven pounds 2008 a man with a fateful secret embarks. Ben thomas, an irs agent with a fateful secret, embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven. Over the course of his journey, he meets and falls in love with a cardiac patient named emily rosario dawson, and in so doing, complicates his mission. Seven pounds movie begins with a list of seven names. I am fascinated by films that observe a character who is behaving precisely, with no. Over the course of his journey, he meets and falls in. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
At movies end, after will smith kills himself, rosario. Seven pounds is a 2008 american drama film, directed by gabriele muccino, in which will smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Its not much to look at, but for those interested in the film or. Will smith, rosario dawson and woody harrelson i do not own this video or right to it. Rosario dawson, woody harrelson, and barry pepper also star. But even at a fundamental story level, seven pounds is flawed. Television commercials continue to proclaim that the movie. Anyway, yes, the films title refers to the seven pounds of flesh that ben gives to make up for killing seven innocent people. Seven pounds is a film directed by gabriele muccino.
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