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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 ...
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 ...
The devas offered Arjuna a conch named Devadatta, and Matali offered him ornaments that resembled his own. When the two reached the city of the daityas, they closed their gates, fearing that Indra himself had appeared to slay them. When Arjuna blew his conch, the nivatakavachas attacked him, loosing tridents, spears, and arrows upon him.
14th episode of the 4th season of Star Trek: Enterprise "The Aenar" Star Trek: Enterprise episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 14 Directed by Mike Vejar Story by Manny Coto Teleplay by André Bormanis Production code 414 Original air date February 11, 2005 (2005-02-11) Guest appearances Jeffrey Combs as Commander Shran Alexandra Lydon as Jhamel Brian Thompson as Admiral Valdore Geno Silva as ...
"Chapter 4: Sanctuary" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American streaming television series The Mandalorian. It was written by the series' showrunner Jon Favreau and directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. The episode takes place in the Star Wars universe five years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983).