Just finishing the novel--a lot, lot, lot different, by the way. For lack of a better word, it's more "far out" and has no love story whatsoever. Interesting.
In any case, according to the book, Bagger is not only from heaven, he is in fact a human manifestation of God, reappearing every few generations to restore balance to the Field, as it were, by guiding those who are ready to see it.
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mathias-mb
19 years ago
very interesting. Do you remember the name of the book and the writter? I would like to read it...
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NDB
19 years ago
Now I have read, and re-read your comment. I'm not sure if you are being highly ironic, or just missed the whole point.
Now I know that the internet generally, and IMDB specifically is populated by people to whom 'Irony' means 'a bit like iron', in the same way that 'fishy' means 'a bit like fish.' so I will assume this is a genuine question, and suggest you look on the main IMDB, 'Legend of Bagger Vance' page, near where the poster picture is.
Otherwise remember google is your friend; try 'Bagger novel and writer' in the search field.
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mathias-mb
19 years ago
no, i'm just not that good at the languege... actually i didn't even fully understood what you wrote, NDB
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Chris_TX
19 years ago
Well, shoot, in this case, smartass is more than a bit like ass...
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Spinal83
19 years ago
"In any case, according to the book, Bagger is not only from heaven, he is in fact a human manifestation of God, reappearing every few generations to restore balance to the Field, as it were, by guiding those who are ready to see it."
Reading that completely ruined the movie for me :(
Just like The Green Mile was a stupid movie. Damn those filmmakers...
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scared_stifff
19 years ago
I hate to break it, but this entire story is an allusion to the Bhagavad-Gita. In that centuries old, epic poem, Arjuna (R. Junah) is between 2 great armies. (Jones and Hagan) when he loses his confidence and doesn't feel capable of fighting with these legendary warriors. His chariot driver (Bagger Vance) talks to him and teaches him not only how to bea great warrior, but how to live his life and in the end, we learn that the chariot driver is actually the Hindu god, Bhagavad.
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grandmastershek
19 years ago
actually, in the true sense of hindu philosophy, the only thing that was real was the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. According to the Gita the material world is grounded in "Maya" (illusion), ergo Krishna, being the perfect person, was the only "real" thing.
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tirthankar_b
19 years ago
I agree with you scared_stifff. Krishna is addressed as Bhagavan which means all-opulent. They changed Bhagavan to Baggar Vance. And Arjuna to Junah.
Bhagavad-Gita was spoken 5000 years ago in Kurukshetra, India and is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. Arjuna was a great warrior but he was haunted by fear and grief (as we sometimes to do in life) before the start of a war in which millions were slayed and only 6 people survived. Krishna helped him out by clearing his doubts. Its is a nice conversation which should transform everybody who reads it with interest. You can visit www.asitis.com
Krishna is the Supreme personality of Godhead (one cannot brand God as Hindu, Muslim, Chrisitian) who appears from time to time on earth when irreligion is at its rise. He is also present in the heart of everyone and sometimes referred as Supersoul (Paramatma).
You can also get more information on Baggar Vance aka Bhagava aka Krishna on Krishna.com or Krishna.org
Hope this help, Tirth
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rahul_capri
19 years ago
scared_Stiff, That seems about right.There is one more allusion that matches the Hindu Philosophy."You cant win this game,you can just play it", is the only one I remember, but I guess there were other quotes too that pointed to the Karma philosophy, according to which you have to play the role assigned to you,without worrying about the consequences.
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