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The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American sports fantasy drama film directed by Robert Redford, and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron.The screenplay by Jeremy Leven is based on Steven Pressfield's 1995 book The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life.
The plot is loosely based on the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita, part of the Mahabharata, where the Warrior/Hero Arjuna (R. Junuh) refuses to fight. The god Krishna appears as Bhagavan (Bagger Vance) to help Arjuna follow the path of the warrior and hero that he was meant to take.
Early on in the film, Hardy Greaves (Moncrief) succeeds in finding Junuh in the basement of his home playing cards and having a few drinks. Junuh's drinking and card playing friends are a group of mainly black men and the scene in the basement of Junuh's home delivers an atmosphere of good humor, friendship and brotherhood. In short, equality.
Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club, and co-founded the Masters Tournament. The innovations that he introduced at the ...
Here's a guide to when new episodes of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans air on cable, and stream on Hulu: Episode 1, "Pilot" : Wednesday, January 31, 10 p.m. eastern on FX and Thursday, February 1 on Hulu
The protagonist in Steven Pressfield's 1995 book The Legend of Bagger Vance and its 2000 film adaptation, Rannulph Junuh, is based in part on Arjuna (R. Junuh). [52] Arjuna (地球少女アルジュナ, Chikyū Shōjo Arujuna, lit. "Earth Maiden Arjuna") is a Japanese anime television series created by Shoji Kawamori. The series follows Juna ...
Jon Jones retained his heavyweight title with a stunning stoppage of Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, finishing the legend with a spinning back kick to the body.. The fight had proven controversial, with ...
Finland is adding defensemen Henri Jokiharju of the Buffalo Sabres and Urho Vaakanainen of the New York Rangers to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation on ...