The Bucket List was directed by Rob Reiner; written by Justin Zackham; director of photography, John Schwartzman; edited by Robert Leighton. Running time: 1 hour 38 minutes. The major actors in “The Bucket List” are Jack Nicholson, who plays as Edward, Morgan Freeman who plays as Carter, Sean Hayes who play as Thomas. The issue the film is addressing is “You only live once, so why not go out in style?”, indicating that don’t wait till it’s too late to undertake the things we love the most. The main thesis of this story is that we don’t value time like we should, we should not put off our dreams or what we want to do the most and should get working on it now. Basically, it’s informing us to find purpose and pursue those purposes before time runs out. Although, in the movie the two main characters are conflicting, One being a man with great moral principles of his family and the other being a rich man with less moral values. By some means, they were able to find common interest in each other to fulfill their experiences or achievements they hope to accomplish.
In the movie “The Bucket List”, Edward (Jack Nicholson) and Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) are two entirely strangers who are suffering something that is far from cancer and
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Carter and Edward felt rage and displeasure when the cancer was starting to develop and take over their life. According to the MedlinePlus, one-third of aging adult experiences some type of chronic illness, making it impractical to pursue experiences and achievements wished to accomplish, take away the self-confidence of hope for the future. The Bucket List, went deep into the mentality to reveal, how it feels to be sick and dying. From the book American Culture by Dr. Brant W. Ellsworth, a chapter call Against Work focuses on the same issue workers face today in our society. It narrates how people’s interest in education, marriage, and money has no effect on their