There’s a lot of criticism thrown at this movie, but in the end it’s a beautiful story of a man broken by war who is rehabilitated and healed. Excellent performances by Will Smith and Matt Damon.
In August of 1969 I was in Basic combat training at Ft. Biss in Texas. We were having "Record" fire at the rifle range. There was over a 1000 men shooting that day. We were shooting for our rifleman medals that day. When I went on line to shoot my 100 rounds of 7.62 x 51 using an M14 rifle. I felt just like this. I was in the groove and I was one with my weapon and the range. Everything dropped away. There was just the sun, the sand and the targets popping up down range. I began firing. It was amazing. The targets came up, my rifle fired. Again & again for 100 shots. Everything else just faded out. I was one with the rifle. The soldier doing my scoring was extremely excited. I was aware of him, but paid no attention to his words. I was too busy shooting. When I was done, I had only missed one shot. I scored Expert. But that was not all. It turned out that I had the best score in the entire battalion. It was a magical afternoon for me. I was just 17 years old. I'd never felt so good in my life. I still remember that day.
That's a coincidence. Because you see, the movie above is inspired by Krishna and Arjuna. Arjuna was a prince involved in a civil war against his paternal cousins. But he was disturbed by the idea of having to potentially kill his own family. Krishna, a wise king and Arjuna's maternal cousin, was an ally - he chose however, to not actively fight in the war, instead to act as a guide and strategist. To allay Arjuna's doubts, Krishna advised him on the validity of the war - his advises would be compiled later into the holy book called the Bhagavath Gita (The Song of Divine Wisdom). I call this a coincidence, because Arjuna, a warrior whose preferred technique was archery, is more closer to you, a soldier with a rifle, than to a golfer. But while there was no Krishna present by your side in person, he was there in your heart. Like Gods always are - and those moments when we establish a link to them, are the times when we are at our best selves.
Maybe the most beautiful 6 minutes of golf ever filmed. Still gives me chills. Love the actor who plays Jones. Everytime I've seen him in anything else, I think of this scene. He IS Bobby Jones. I'm sure his buddies and family tell him the same thing.
I have never been a sports fan, but I absolutely love most sports movies. This one is a GREAT example of one that I love. The cinematography and camera work is truly wonderful, and it's a great story.
The best round I ever played was when I only concentrated on how the swing felt and tried to swing the club in a full proper circle to a musical rhythm. I truly had no idea of what my score was during the round and told my playing partners not to tell me what it was. Every shot I played I just thought of the circle. Occasionally I can repeat some of that but usually struggle. The feeling comes and goes and it takes a lot of faith to just swing the club especially when the score is good. Just a great film
this movie is about far more than golf, its about life.. golf is the tool used to get the message over... the finding of inner peace and harmony in the most unlikely of places... at times when you need it most.. what a beautiful film, ive seen non better...
This scene encapsulates the feeling of golf perfectly. The focus on hitting that ball melds with the beauty of the landscape, the smell of the mist, the feeling of a slight breeze, the sun peering through a tree. All comes into one. It's kind of like a feel, don't think vibe, but it still related well to the game game.
Best quote of the movie "Your hands are smarter than your heads ever gonna be" Point is you have to feel your way through Golf, just like life. I have learned so much about myself and about life through the game. It has touched my life and whether I'm playing good or bad I enjoy every stroke because I know it's a gift, not a privledge. Truly is the greatest game there is and will ever be. You only have yourself to blame be it good bad or ugly. Just like life 👍
Oh Oh... we pissed off one of those freaking retard golf fans, run to the hil fuck if we run to the hills they'll hit one of those retard golf balls on us... Those guys love balls... if you know what i mean
Those of us who have endeared to this form of understanding have never been able to except help with our head let alone our hands.So it's not to surprising that spiritually were blessed beyond measure,the problem is humility and grace.They baffle the shit out of us in God's world.Along with him.
So much wisdom in one speech. "Get ourselves outta its way" "Your hands are wiser than your head ever gonna be" "See that focus..." "Aint some dragon you gotta slay" Why do the best athletes make it look effortless? Because for them, it is.
They find themselves in that moment.. their souls and inner God like being. It’s nothing but oneself and complete peace for a moment. The kicker is, life moves fast
In my top 5 movies of all time. This movie to me is about overcoming the personal struggle within to find our true self. The flick has heart , passion and loads of soul. Robert Redford is an amazing man.
Yes, but given that African Americans were and still are a minority in the U.S, the trope does have weight, doesn't it? Imagine- the white character is being given the best and hardest lessons in life from someone who wouldn't be seen as a teacher in the conventional sense (not from an affluent background, probably not gone to colleges unlike the White kid etc)
Funny how everyone but Bagger look so concentrated/anxious/dumbstruck at that last shot. Bagger is completely calm. He knew that ball was in way before it landed.
God damn it Will!!! We thought you learned your lesson at the end of Good Will Hunting!!!! Apparently not..... So now you gotta learn from another iconic man
We often not see the "Field", rather the straight line to where we tend to go. Glad this movie section makes it so damn clear, that there is more! And it applies not only to golf players, also to all of us in life situations :-)
I’ve seen the field not just once but twice maybe threes, maybe more..god willing who knows. y’all I have felt it and I have seen the field. I’ve seen people in the field and they don’t return. But those moments, those many moments that I’ve expieranced this, I have been in awe. The world, the competition, my problems disappear but every meaning, birth and journey comes to light. I begin to forget what this world means but only what it was built by..not on. All I wanted was to expierance to peace, mentally. Until I watched this movie and I tried this in a empty roller rink. All by myself and I went into this field mode and I felt free.
seek it wid ya hands dont think about feel it, your hands am wiser thn your head ever gonna be, i carnt take you there junoh, hopes i can make you find a way . . . ITS JUST YOU THT BALL, THT FLAG this film is biggg mannnn shame a lot of ppl havent herd of it . . .
Watching it for the third time. Especially after the Open Day at the Semperoper in Dresden watching the ballet training it makes me thinking of how difficult it is to convene a team, either on stage, on the shopfloor or the field. It is the small moves that make the difference when the field is choosing us. During my vivid playing time of Ultimate Frisbee there was one particular tournament when this perfect setting happened - team of unknown found together winning the the overall tournament:-)
This move describes my course to a T! This is everything I have taught! It's about Finding yourself, finding the Harmony with the world, with nature... It's about becoming one with all that is... You can find it in Golf, you can find it in Romance, you can find it in any endeavor you put your heart and soul into! It's There...
This is one of the first times I think I've ever seen him be so soft spoken and calm in a movie, so used to his louder outgoing funny personality that comes out in films. It's really nice, relaxing
I got to give to the Irish and the Scottish for coming with a game that takes a beast and and tame s the very instinct that drives a man or women to focus and become one with the ball it's so peaceful and calming
The art of talent to where you put all of your trust into your thoughts but the feel is real. The last stance between you & whatever you are seeking so if you can images it then it will prevale & come true. “ The Touch”
@nomorephones The movie was about the Hindu Bhagavadgita, which talks about the destiny of people. Rannulph Junnuh is a play on the name Arjuna, which is the main character in the Gita. Bagger Vance is Krishna, the commonfolk avatar of Vishnu. Bobby Jones was in the path of knowledge, jnana marga, since he was golfing and getting college degrees. Walter Hagen wants kama and artha, pleasure and material success. Junnuh is stuck in the middle, and doesn't find out which path he's in until the end.
This scene is kinda accurate to how it is for me when I play or even just hit balls at the driving range. It's focus, muscle memory and replicating that unique authentic swing that only works for you and no one else. I feel myself blanking everything out the same way, it's just me and the ball, like Bagger says here.
Very true it's the tempo, I find golf relaxing and in tune if you take your time and feel the body. Sometimes you can push and sometimes not, we just need to know when.
it’s just you and the field. just you, that ball and the flag. Me, you and the clubs. it’s just the clubs, the tee, the ball, you, me, the field, and the clubs
Love this movie. Very underated.
Will Smith gives an underrated monologue in this scene. One of the best.
There’s a lot of criticism thrown at this movie, but in the end it’s a beautiful story of a man broken by war who is rehabilitated and healed. Excellent performances by Will Smith and Matt Damon.
Legend of Slapper Vance
I see the field every time I play. The field. The sand the water the bushes the weeds and the trees to. I see it all. And then I see the beer cart.
beer carts are the best sights of all
LMAO!!!! I read this in Bagger's voice. Thank you.
Dude that was funny!
Honestly, thank you.
And the cart girls too!
In August of 1969 I was in Basic combat training at Ft. Biss in Texas.
We were having "Record" fire at the rifle range. There was over a 1000 men shooting that day. We were shooting for our rifleman medals that day.
When I went on line to shoot my 100 rounds of 7.62 x 51 using an M14 rifle.
I felt just like this. I was in the groove and I was one with my weapon and the range.
Everything dropped away. There was just the sun, the sand and the targets popping up down range. I began firing. It was amazing. The targets came up, my rifle fired. Again & again for 100 shots.
Everything else just faded out. I was one with the rifle. The soldier doing my scoring was extremely excited.
I was aware of him, but paid no attention to his words. I was too busy shooting.
When I was done, I had only missed one shot. I scored Expert. But that was not all. It turned out that I had the best score in the entire battalion. It was a magical afternoon for me. I was just 17 years old.
I'd never felt so good in my life.
I still remember that day.
That's a coincidence. Because you see, the movie above is inspired by Krishna and Arjuna.
Arjuna was a prince involved in a civil war against his paternal cousins. But he was disturbed by the idea of having to potentially kill his own family.
Krishna, a wise king and Arjuna's maternal cousin, was an ally - he chose however, to not actively fight in the war, instead to act as a guide and strategist.
To allay Arjuna's doubts, Krishna advised him on the validity of the war - his advises would be compiled later into the holy book called the Bhagavath Gita (The Song of Divine Wisdom).
I call this a coincidence, because Arjuna, a warrior whose preferred technique was archery, is more closer to you, a soldier with a rifle, than to a golfer.
But while there was no Krishna present by your side in person, he was there in your heart. Like Gods always are - and those moments when we establish a link to them, are the times when we are at our best selves.
“Look like 180 yards to you?”
“No…it’s 181.”
What a great life lesson from these two sentences.
BOBBY was a work of ART 👍
Maybe the most beautiful 6 minutes of golf ever filmed. Still gives me chills. Love the actor who plays Jones. Everytime I've seen him in anything else, I think of this scene. He IS Bobby Jones. I'm sure his buddies and family tell him the same thing.
Not Maybe .... But definitely!!
I have never been a sports fan, but I absolutely love most sports movies. This one is a GREAT example of one that I love. The cinematography and camera work is truly wonderful, and it's a great story.
The best round I ever played was when I only concentrated on how the swing felt and tried to swing the club in a full proper circle to a musical rhythm. I truly had no idea of what my score was during the round and told my playing partners not to tell me what it was. Every shot I played I just thought of the circle. Occasionally I can repeat some of that but usually struggle. The feeling comes and goes and it takes a lot of faith to just swing the club especially when the score is good. Just a great film
this movie is about far more than golf, its about life.. golf is the tool used to get the message over... the finding of inner peace and harmony in the most unlikely of places... at times when you need it most..
what a beautiful film, ive seen non better...
Completely agree.
Based on the concept of Bhagwat Gita
The field is the bills mailed to your house every month.
Underrated film. Underrated soundtrack.
From that day on, matt Damon still takes 30 minutes to play every stroke
The field isn’t going to see itself…
🤣🤣🤣 good one. It really pisses the group off behind them. Especially when Will Smith is along for the monologue 👍👍
My boys wicked smaaht
Ya like apples?
🤣😂
Boba Defett “How you like THEM apples?”
Hahahahaha hell yeah
thank you for this comment made me laugh out loud 😂
One of my most favorite movie moments. it is the truth for anything a person does. whatever sport, whatever creative effort, whatever challenge.
This scene encapsulates the feeling of golf perfectly. The focus on hitting that ball melds with the beauty of the landscape, the smell of the mist, the feeling of a slight breeze, the sun peering through a tree. All comes into one. It's kind of like a feel, don't think vibe, but it still related well to the game game.
Well said. I tend to rush when I'm not playing right. This movie reminds me about the tempo and the Feel.
I wonder if Jada thought Will deserved an Oscar for this one too. Yes sir, masa, you is a great golfer.
Will Smith plays this so beautifully...
Richard McCann
He was at the top of his game in this movie.
He has made many other movies. None of them can come close to this one .
Well that's not true, he's had several really great performances (Pursuit of Happyness comes to mind). I do agree that he was great in this movie.
@@JM-db8ez don’t forget I Am Legend. Will Smith is a phenomenal actor and has been a part of many great movies.
Yes…too bad he is a douche bag.
Best quote of the movie "Your hands are smarter than your heads ever gonna be"
Point is you have to feel your way through Golf, just like life. I have learned so much about myself and about life through the game.
It has touched my life and whether I'm playing good or bad I enjoy every stroke because I know it's a gift, not a privledge.
Truly is the greatest game there is and will ever be. You only have yourself to blame be it good bad or ugly.
Just like life 👍
Ah shit, now my recommended is full of golf...
1 video. That's all it takes.
Oh shit now my comments are full retards!!!!
Oh Oh... we pissed off one of those freaking retard golf fans, run to the hil
fuck if we run to the hills they'll hit one of those retard golf balls on us...
Those guys love balls... if you know what i mean
Now my recommended is full of n...
That aint a bad thing
this is one of the most beautiful scenes choreographed in a
sports movie ever.
a little heavy on the string kitsch, though
Not one of..... This is!!
True love letter to the game.
Those of us who have endeared to this form of understanding have never been able to except help with our head let alone our hands.So it's not to surprising that spiritually were blessed beyond measure,the problem is humility and grace.They baffle the shit out of us in God's world.Along with him.
So much wisdom in one speech.
"Get ourselves outta its way"
"Your hands are wiser than your head ever gonna be"
"See that focus..."
"Aint some dragon you gotta slay"
Why do the best athletes make it look effortless?
Because for them, it is.
"look with soft eyes"
@@conephompany helps to have a 400 yd drive too.
They find themselves in that moment.. their souls and inner God like being. It’s nothing but oneself and complete peace for a moment. The kicker is, life moves fast
This movie is amazing. Great performances from the entire cast.
They should make a part two of this with Bagger Vance teaching Chris Rock how to box.
In my top 5 movies of all time. This movie to me is about overcoming the personal struggle within to find our true self. The flick has heart , passion and loads of soul. Robert Redford is an amazing man.
I guess you haven't watched a lot of movies.
Absolutely. Might be my favorite of all time. Finding yourself. Your authentic swing. Symbolic of life in a lot of ways.
Bagger Vance's character is a character that Key & Peele would call a "Magical Negro".
Does the new Aladdin movie count too??😂😂😂
Did I hear "Magic Negro?"
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Modern Savage25 and you're a guy who takes a joke seriously.
@Jeff Cockmann There a quite a few movies like that with the "super duper magical....." wasnt black
Yes, but given that African Americans were and still are a minority in the U.S, the trope does have weight, doesn't it? Imagine- the white character is being given the best and hardest lessons in life from someone who wouldn't be seen as a teacher in the conventional sense (not from an affluent background, probably not gone to colleges unlike the White kid etc)
Funny how everyone but Bagger look so concentrated/anxious/dumbstruck at that last shot. Bagger is completely calm. He knew that ball was in way before it landed.
I'm glad I saw this clip to remind me of what a great movie this was. I haven't seen it in a long time. Definitely on my list of movies to re-watch
God damn it Will!!! We thought you learned your lesson at the end of Good Will Hunting!!!! Apparently not..... So now you gotta learn from another iconic man
"Cuz if you had seen the field, you wouldn't be hacking at that ball like you was choppin' weeds out from under your front porch" LOL!
this may be one of the iconic scenes. For the future the voice the camera work is fantastic
Probably my all-time favorite ‘sports’ movie. So Good! Emotional too.
We often not see the "Field", rather the straight line to where we tend to go.
Glad this movie section makes it so damn clear, that there is more! And it applies not only to golf players, also to all of us in life situations :-)
I didn’t realize that golf can be so poetic.
Grandma Great’s Christmas right
Great book - great movie - full of life drops.
Gotta love movies.
Where everything is beautiful. Even the ugly.
Unfortunately I live in the real world where ugly is just ugly
I've never seen or heard of this movie til 2022 or 2023. I'm a fan of Will Smith.
perfect movie for a hangover day... makes you re-think everything
I’ve seen the field not just once but twice maybe threes, maybe more..god willing who knows. y’all I have felt it and I have seen the field. I’ve seen people in the field and they don’t return. But those moments, those many moments that I’ve expieranced this, I have been in awe. The world, the competition, my problems disappear but every meaning, birth and journey comes to light. I begin to forget what this world means but only what it was built by..not on. All I wanted was to expierance to peace, mentally. Until I watched this movie and I tried this in a empty roller rink. All by myself and I went into this field mode and I felt free.
Such a good movie! There’s tons of quasi-spiritual wisdom in this film like this scene!
"The Legend of SLAPPER Vance".
That's One Off Will Smith's, Tribute Memorable Classic Movies.
i picked up a golf club today, first time in 8 years and wow i need alot of practice
This is 1 of the best golf films of alll time
seek it wid ya hands dont think about feel it, your hands am wiser thn your head ever gonna be, i carnt take you there junoh, hopes i can make you find a way . . . ITS JUST YOU THT BALL, THT FLAG this film is biggg mannnn shame a lot of ppl havent herd of it . . .
The most important aspect of this movie.........
thank you for posting this momentous clip ... perhaps I've seen these fragments 55 times .. and every time I'm moved more than the time before ...
I need Bagger Vance this weekend to break 100 💯
This movie was so good 👌
Love it When Bobby Jones Expression changes as he is approaching the ball...FOCUS!!
Ha it does
Such a beautiful film! 👏❤️🏌🏽🏌🏽♀️
“You’re one hell of a caddy”.
Wonderful scene. Long time since i seen this film. Very underated movie. May have to watch it agin soon:)
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The quality of this video actually gets worse when I put my glasses on.
Ha it does
Wow your right
Tippy Magoo 😂😂😂
I see the field and put the ball there every time - it's the field alongside the golf course
Will Smith: “... the tides and seasons, and the turn of the earth...”
Flat-Earthers: REEEEEEEEEEE
😂😂👌
rent free
Greatest golf movie ever made.
I see the field every Sunday morning when I go swing the wrenches, I just end up in the trees.
From that moment on, he knows that he will forever be.......so much on the clock
One of the greatest sports movies EVER. Great use of music too. That music theme is amazing!
i love this movie
Music makes this scene.
Bruce McGill as Walter Hagan here, was spot on in this movie. What a great actor.
Watching it for the third time. Especially after the Open Day at the Semperoper in Dresden watching the ballet training it makes me thinking of how difficult it is to convene a team, either on stage, on the shopfloor or the field. It is the small moves that make the difference when the field is choosing us.
During my vivid playing time of Ultimate Frisbee there was one particular tournament when this perfect setting happened - team of unknown found together winning the the overall tournament:-)
Think about everything you love and all that you are... and write about it.
This movie makes me cry. Yep, every time.
Home in one ⛳
Will collects the club like hrs picking up a plate from a table & going off to wash it ...casual flow
love this scene
Tiger saw the field last Sunday.
Who are we kidding? Tiger's been playing the field again.
@@mkvnwk hopefuly he stops philandeing with the fields wives and girlfriends..
Patrick Carrott
Too bad he can't see the field when he's driving drunk
Tiger saw the water last Sunday.
Pair behind them saying, "Aww Christ Almighty hit da ball will ya? My mudda coulda wauked ta Southie in this time and she wicked slow!"
Underrated movie.
"What up ya'll? My name is Bagger Vance! Hittin' the ball's like making romance!"
This movie slaps
This move describes my course to a T! This is everything I have taught!
It's about Finding yourself, finding the Harmony with the world, with nature...
It's about becoming one with all that is...
You can find it in Golf, you can find it in Romance, you can find it in any endeavor you put your heart and soul into!
It's There...
Favorite scene of the movie
Some of Bagger Vance was filmed down here on Jekyll Island Georgia, the opening scene with Jack Lemmon.
FANTASTIC ENDING FILM
Great cinematography and film making along similar lines of "The Natural". Stories within stories with an ability to make dreams feel real.
Moves me everytime. I love the game.
the best golf story I've ever seen and so true to real golf!
Charles Laboe and life too!
No way! Tin Cup was much better.
It's a small role but my favorite Smith's job. He can perform very well when He's not trying to be goofy
Adriano Ramos true.
This is one of the first times I think I've ever seen him be so soft spoken and calm in a movie, so used to his louder outgoing funny personality that comes out in films. It's really nice, relaxing
@@sniffles8655 perfect description!! That's it!
Completely underrated movie
Best hockey movie ever
"Get that bull off the TV, I brought a couple of DVD"s over..."
I got to give to the Irish and the Scottish for coming with a game that takes a beast and and tame s the very instinct that drives a man or women to focus and become one with the ball it's so peaceful and calming
Damn sure wasn't Herman the German but I'll give it to those Boyz they come up with some good intentions
nice thing about will smith being in a movie, you know it's going to be a good show.
Russell Oriely that was true once upon a time
Will Smith honestly dominates every single fucking role he plays. Damn
The art of talent to where you put all of your trust into your thoughts but the feel is real. The last stance between you & whatever you are seeking so if you can images it then it will prevale & come true. “ The Touch”
@nomorephones The movie was about the Hindu Bhagavadgita, which talks about the destiny of people. Rannulph Junnuh is a play on the name Arjuna, which is the main character in the Gita. Bagger Vance is Krishna, the commonfolk avatar of Vishnu. Bobby Jones was in the path of knowledge, jnana marga, since he was golfing and getting college degrees. Walter Hagen wants kama and artha, pleasure and material success. Junnuh is stuck in the middle, and doesn't find out which path he's in until the end.
True
This scene is kinda accurate to how it is for me when I play or even just hit balls at the driving range. It's focus, muscle memory and replicating that unique authentic swing that only works for you and no one else. I feel myself blanking everything out the same way, it's just me and the ball, like Bagger says here.
Doreai it’s the same for me. It’s just me, the ball, the pond or the sand pit...
You two are truly the best and an inspiration to me and the entire comment section 💐
Very true it's the tempo, I find golf relaxing and in tune if you take your time and feel the body. Sometimes you can push and sometimes not, we just need to know when.
It's being in the zone, as with many sports/activities. Meditative and feeling based, not over thought. That's often how it is when I ride a bike.
Jesus Christ, that's Jason Bourne!
And D-Day from Animal House
and the magic genie from the Aladdin movie....
On of my favs
@THEDEJAVUEFFECT Love this post, couldn't be more spot on. Great movie. Gives me goosebumps every time i watch this part.
it’s just you and the field.
just you, that ball and the flag.
Me, you and the clubs.
it’s just the clubs, the tee, the ball, you, me, the field, and the clubs
Powerful scene!
Smith and Damon are both really good 'eye actors'. They don't need to talk, we just gotta look at their eyes to see what they are feeling.
A GREAT MOVIE.