Seven Pounds

On Saturday evening Al and I watched this movie, Seven Pounds.

Two years ago Tim Thomas (Will Smith) was in a car crash, which was caused by him using his mobile phone; seven people died: six strangers and his fiancée, Sarah Jenson (Robinne Lee).

Movie opens with Ben making a 911 call to report a suicide – his. Then we see Ben at the IRS building researching. Next his brother calles him, Ben asks if he’s smoking again – he says no. Hs brother asks if he took anything while he was staying there, Ben says no but he remembers giving him something.

A year after the crash, and having quit his job as an aeronautical engineer, Tim donates a lung lobe to his brother, Ben (Michael Ealy), an IRS employee. Six months later he donates part of his liver to a child services worker named Holly (Judyann Elder). After that he begins searching for more candidates to receive donations. He finds George (Bill Smitrovich), a junior hockey coach, and donates a kidney to him, and then donates bone marrow to a young boy named Nicholas (Quintin Kelley).

The movie, based around “Ben” is really an incredible thought.  Having been the cause of the accident that killed him fiance, as well as 6 others in another vehicle, “Ben” sets out to make ammends by helping others.  I find the whole thing a little ironic that I am currently teaching the Grace Class, yet in this movie – Will’s Character seams to feel he must pay everything to seek forgiveness and actually misses the point of Grace.

I did enjoy the movie – the selfless acts were a breath of fresh air to me.  I know there are better ways to serve others than to give your life to save them – but then again…. where would we be if someone had not given Themselves for us?

Overall – extremely enjoyable movie.