Devran ikiz You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the gods asked them two questions. Their answer determined whether they were admitted or not. The questions were "Have you found joy in your life?" and "Has your life gave joy to others?" When this was explained by Carter (Morgan Freeman) to Edward, (Jack Nicholson) everyone thought about their answers to these questions. This is the sole purpose of "The Bucket List." Director of the film wants you to think about the purpose of your life. Therefore, two opposite characters are coming together and heading out of the hospital to complete their bucket list after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Directed by Rob Rainer and written by Justin Zackham, "The Bucket List" tries to boost our motivation to fulfill our dreams without waiting for a reason. Given the fact that life is short, you should not waste any more time. This is the main and the only point of the film. However, the components that are used to transmit this message are so artificial and forced that eventually you end up watching a film without a point. The idea can be accepted as the only valid point of the film and that's pretty much it.When you look at the actors of the film, you will see Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. There is no need to discuss the qualities of these actors but their talents are wasted under the roles of Edward and Carter. First of all, these two men have nothing to do with cancer. Cancer patients are not like this. Under no circumstances the owner of the hospital, who is Edward, would never share the same room with a different patient no matter what his beliefs are. He is a multimillionaire in his deathbed. They are so sick that they have maximum one year to live and they head out to do things even healthy people may not have the power to do. One day they are vomiting and the next day they are out skydiving. "The Bucket List" is giving real-life examples by using scenes that have nothing to do with real life. If you make a film about cancer patients, you should read a little about their struggles. You can't just randomly choose events for Edward and Carter to fulfill the message of the film and ignore all the required reality to create credibility. If you do that, you get to have "The Bucket List."Edward is white, very rich and lonely, whereas Carter is black and a family man who works as a car mechanic. Those opposite characters are brought together under some senseless circumstances. For the sake of the story, those two characters must be different and it is critical that Edward is rich, so that they can complete their bucket list, which consists of travelling the world from France to India with a private jet. Okay, let's not wait for an illness in order to go after our dreams, but how we do that without sufficient money? Just take out the fact that Edward is rich, how this film would have turned out to be? It is very easy to spread joy all over when you have Millions to spend. Anyway, "The Bucket List" doesn't focus on this side of the story, which makes me think that it is an unrealistic film. Or maybe it is intended for rich people.No matter what happens in the film, you can't seem to forget the fact that something is going to happen to these characters. "Why we need to wait until we have nothing left to lose to start living the life?" is one of the questions, Rob Rainer wants you to ask. Even you ignore all the flaws of the film, it still fails to be inspirational. The film intends to make fun of death. The conversations about the existence, about god, beliefs and morals, in all those historically beautiful places like Taj Mahal or The Pyramids are some side stories added by director to fill up the empty space. In these scenes he lets the conversations flow and doesn't try to impose his ideas."The Bucket List" hugs everyone. I think this is the reason why there is a black guy as one of the main characters. He is linked with hard life. His dreams were put aside for the sake of his family. That's why he seems to deserve to complete his bucket list more than anyone else, no matter at what cost. By using Carter, director wants audience to sympathize with his idea of bucket list. It kept me thinking "Carter would still have been the very same guy even if he were given another chance." So, what is the point of the message in the film? You get to fulfill your dreams whenever you have the chance. There are some things that can't be done even if you have the will, the time and the money to do it. Film fails to think some certain facts that are hard enough to be ignored in real life. Finally, "The Bucket List" is a cheap tale which tries to give real life lessons by using unrealistic arguments which have nothing to do with reality.

r-28683 I don't even know where to begin with this movie. He finds out he is going to die then instead of spending the rest of his time with his family, HE SPENDS IT WITH A GUY HE JUST MET! WHY?! WANT TO KNOW WHAT "FAMILY ORIENTED", PLASTIC SMELLING, OLD, NON-BALD EAGLE LOOKIN STARBUCKS REGULAR CAME IN AND SERVED THIS IDEA LIKE LO MAIN NOODLES! AND THE WORST PART IS SOMEBODY LIKED IT! THIS MOVIE'S PLOT MAKES SO LITTLE SENSE THAT I STARTED FORGETTING THINGS TO ALLOW ROOM IN MY HEAD TO UNDERSTAND IT! This whole movie should be about him in the mental hospital because he would rather hang out with a balding Gary Busey with alzheimer's than his own family. I got more of a gay pride message than friendship because he chooses this guy over his wife. Also, as Ultron goes to attack him Vision uses the infinity stone in his head to destroy him.

Leftbanker Imagine the horror of having to share a hospital room! That's like the worse thing that has happened to the rich creep in this movie and then he finds out he has inoperable cancer. No problem, he goes off on an orgy of spending to fulfill his bucket list. Here's a bit of free advice: if you can charge everything on your bucket list to your credit card you are one shallow human being. Far be it from me to tell anyone else what they should or shouldn't do but I've seen enough of life to understand that money doesn't go very far in the "life enrichment" department. This movie is like that ridiculous Make a Wish Foundation that sends dying kids to Disneyland or wherever when what these kids probably really need is just for someone to hold their hand and read them a story. This lifestyle porn film is just one more bit of doggerel telling us that consumption is the same thing as creativity or fulfillment.To turn the old phrase "if you're so smart how come you aren't rich?" in my view it should read, "If you're so rich why aren't you smart?"

Wisty This film is about bucket list as the title. What you want to do before you die on the bucket list. Two cancer patients make a list together and start a journey to achieve the list.First of all, the casting is very wonderful. Two patients look completely different. One is white, rich and single and the other is black, poor and household. Something common is just they're both cancer patients. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman act fascinatingly.This film is a chance to think about death deeply. To make a bucket list, we should accept death. In the film, they can't accept it first, but after do that, they see themselves as they and they know what they want and what they want to do. They fill the list gradually and this means they will die soon. It sounds sad, but they seem happy because their dreams come true. I thought it's very nice. And my favorite scene is that Edward says it's not late to dreams come true. In fact, it is right in the film.