What kind of movie is the Legend of Bagger Vance?
The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American film directed by Robert Redford and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron. It was based on the same-titled 1995 book by Steven Pressfield and takes place in the US state of Georgia in 1931. This was Jack Lemmon’s final film before his death in 2001. On release, the film, was attacked by several African American commentators and reviewers for using the “magical negro” as a plot device. Since the film’s release, some in the mainstream media have also described the film as flawed and racially insensitive. Promising golfer Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) is Savannah, Georgia’s favorite son, and Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron) is his beautiful girlfriend from a rich family. But after fighting in World War I traumatizes Junuh, he returns to Georgia and lives a shadowy life as a drunk outcast outside of Savannah. Years later (circa 1930[5], as Bobby Jones retired from golf at age 28—during the Great Depression), Adele is trying to re
The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American film directed by Robert Redford and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron. It was based on the same-titled 1995 book by Steven Pressfield and takes place in the US state of Georgia in 1931. This was Jack Lemmon’s final film before his death in 2001. On release, the film, was attacked by several African American commentators and reviewers for using the “magical negro” as a plot device. [1][2][3] Since the film’s release, some in the mainstream media have also described the film as flawed and racially insensitive. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
