I’ve seen the poster for this but beyond that haven’t really dug into it up until now. Will Smith teamed up once again with the director and producers he worked with in Pursuit of Happyness for the movie Seven Pounds.
The synopsis of the film is very succinct:
The emotional story of a man who will change the lives of seven strangers.
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In addition to Will Smith the film stars Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson. Italian director Gabriele Muccino impressed me with “Happyness” and I’m sure this will be quite the emotionally moving film as well (I’m a sucker for these things, although I generally don’t go out of my way to watch them).
Check out the poster and the trailer below:
Will Smith Seven Pounds poster
Official movie site: SevenPounds.com
Seven Pounds opens on December 19th.
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127 Comments
@ jay
The human heart doesn’t weigh 7lbs, 2 at the most unless you have a disease or are a really really really large person. I think that would be total of what all he donated to people through out the movie.
Don’t some of you get that the Seven Pounds is just a Shakespearean Reference of some sort.
Bejeweweled Jesus H Christ!
Y’all betta look up the internet.
It sure isn’t a reference( the title) to the body parts he donated.
XD
WOW, this movie was powerful. A miraculous tragedy.
I saw the movie on Easter, and was profoundly moved by it. To me, suicide is never right, but in this case, it represented a resurrection and redemption. The way he meticulously planned it, filling the bathtub with ice to preserve the organs, making the 911 call to be sure the organs were harvested within 8 hours (otherwise they would be useless) and making sure first that Emily’s chances were extremely slim, was genius. My only concern, however, was for the EMTs who had to pull his body from the bathtub – and that box jellyfish was still in there – which they probably didn’t know – did it pose a danger to them? It seemed like Will Smith’s character thought out every possibility, so how did he deal with that? And wouldn’t the neurotoxins render the organs unusable? Of course, it is a movie and they are allowed poetic license. Wonderful film!
In response to Mary’s questions…
The jellyfish would not pose a threat to the EMT’s, though this could cause a painful activity to extract the body.
The reason it killed Ben (Will Smith) comes from being stung continually many times.
(i.e. a brush once on the arm is only painful;
but being stung also on the chest and legs and … results in traumatic death).
Note this appeared to be be a more common jellyfish, NOT one of the species which kills with one stroke.
My guess about the organs would be that the he died from the trauma and the toxins did not affect the organs. The cold/hypothermic water preserved his organs.
Wonderful film of redemption for the others lives and his own conscience by the purposeful giving of his own.
In Seven pounds. What is 7 pounds. The Heart? All the organs? The Jelly fish? 4-19-09
COmments to some of the above…He had a Bible on his bed that he took out of his suitcase in the hotel room…which seems to explain the 7 pounds naming of the movie (7 sins=7 pounds of flesh) Can someone ref to which book in the Bible this refers to?
Also, in reference to the EMTs and the jellyfish, did you see the note Will wrote by the tub to “Not Touch the Jellyfish.” ?
Excellent movie. Will Smith never fails to deliver!
From what I remember from school the sting induces anaphalatic shock (spelling?) The toxins would cause the skin to react and to further prevent the spread the body would essentially cordoner off the bloodflow to the rest of the body and of couse if like me you have food allergies you know that anaphalactic shock can cause you to stop breathing.
I’ve read some of these comments, laughed at a few, was deeply offended by the pure stupity and insensitivity of others, I’m quite pleased to see that others have been impacted by this film. My wife figured out what was going on first, after the 2nd shot of Ben aka “Tim” in the bathtub with no water. She said “OMG he’s going to donate his organs!” and after that it all fell into place, which made watching it even more painful and profound. This is about a man who is holding himself accountable for 7 seconds of stupidity that cost 7 people their lives, including his love. He didnt just donate organs, he did it without anethsesia. He caused himself as much pain, and gave up as much as he could BEFORE ending his life. Then, to top it off, he used the jellyfish to ensure his exit would be as painful and slow, yet sure as possible, while still allowing his organs to be salvaged and donated without damaging them as say a gun to the head, or poison…hehe I just wanted to say that I had rivers running down my face for the like the last 20 minutes. My heart hurt as I watched this, but it was as beautiful as it was sad, even now 3 days after watching it my eyes are watering up…Thankyou for reading my opinion
Best movie I’ve seen in a while.
My favorite part is the use of the jellyfish. When he’s thinking back to when his father took him to the aquarium, his voiceover says, “I never forgot what [my father] said… That it was the most deadly creature on earth. To me it was just the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen.”
This made me cry when I realized its significance at the end. Because Tim ended up using the jellyfish to kill himself, so ultimately for him, it was the most deadly creature on earth. But at the same time, his sacrifice is the most beautiful thing to happen in his life.
Genius.
GEEZ! Why do people generally need to have things spelled out to them? As far as the significance of the title, I’m sure it was chosen because of all the possibilities mentioned, not just one. It forces the movie goer to ask/research for themselves and come to their own conclusion as per relevance to the film.
The only problem I have with the film is believing the character of his best friend, passively allowing this to play out.
I also like to think he impregnated Emily to make up for the loss of his life/maintain the balance, but maybe that’s my inner hollyweird talking.
it was called 7 pounds because he killed 7 people in his car crash. then he saved 7 people by giving up his own life or his body. he relieved the weight of the lives he took that was on his shoulders.
I really liked the movie. I agreed with an earlier comment regarding him falling in love. I thought that one major point in the movie was very anti-suicide because it seemed that for a moment he changed his mind. When he ran to the hospital and spoke with Emily’s doctor. I think all he really needed to be able to go on was to find love again. In his plot to help these seven people he accidently found love and a reason to live again. However, because he had fallen in love with someone who needed a heart, he had to die to save her. I think a major turning point for Ben/Tim was when they were playing the “what if” game and he mentioned about getting married and having children. Ultimately his death was for his love of her more than for the redemption of his sins, as he had earlier planned on.
Seen it again—- third screening. Cried again. I agree, Ben/Tim I think did find love and was willing to not kill himself except that his new love needed his heart to continue. What a sacrifice. What greater love has man than this, to lay down his life for another. What a beautiful picture.
I am bringing the DVD to my parents to watch it tomorrow. Can’t wait.
I must say the movie certainly has brought out a lot of opinions and that’s always a good thing. When people are thinking instead of fighting or being selfish the world is a better place. I personally enjoyed the movie for this reason, it made me think. I wanted to discuss issues of forgiveness, selfishness, suicide and carelessness, love, living life and gratefulness. We live in a fast paced world with cell phones, HDTV, HULU, PS2, UTube and many other distractions. Everyone needs to take the time to think, to reach out, to help and listen to others, appreciate our lives. I won’t commment on whether it all made sense. Does life always make sense?
No one has all the answers,
PEACE to you All
what if he “married” her as : two shall become one;the two of them became one by his heart beating in her…to me…even if ONLY to me,it makes sense….he gave her his heart both emotionally & physically. Love to all!
maybe a gift of a calendar/planner would not be so callous if she had a new heart/ new lease on life to really plan out a lot of really exciting Future events?
It was also called 7 pounds because the average weight of a human heart is 7 pounds : )
i’m sorry amy, but you should really read the posts above you, the human heart does NOT weigh seven pounds… i think it was the weight of all the organs he donated or he gave one pound for each person that died in the crash(that he blames himself for)
and btw all, his real name was tim, his brother even said it.
This movie was absolutely awesome in my opinion. I do not advocate suicide but the message was beautiful and I love Will Smith movies! I loved the Pursuit of Happyness! I figured it out halfway through… the movie has lingered all day in my mind since viewing it last night. Boy, people missed a lot of little things in this movie like the note to the EMT’s not to touch the jellyfish and the bible he carried in his briefcase. I never look at movie websites but I could not figure out the seven pounds title but I agree with the “pound of flesh” for your debts/sins. I cried my eyes out! Thanks Will!
i looked up the title in imdb and it says: “The title of the movie is a reference to William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice”, in which the merchant Antonio agrees to give the moneylender Shylock a pound of his flesh if his debt is not paid in time. Seven, therefore, is the number of “debts” in the plot. With the exception of Connie, all these “debts” literally get paid in flesh.”
OKay so me and a friend just watched the movie and are dying to know what the note says when Ben/Tim is killing himself…we rewound and zoomed in like 10 times and couldnt make it past dont touch the jellyfish…
another possibility for why it was called Seven Pounds is that it was named with The Merchant of Venice in mind. In that play a man has a debt with another man and the person he’s indebted to demands a pound of his flesh as payment. Ben/Tim has the debt of seven people’s lives on his shoulders, and he feels the only way he can make up for it is by giving seven pounds of himself (not literal, but seven vital parts of himself- that’s the connection to MOV) to those who need them.
…as to the thought that Emily became pregnant….there is less of a chance than the possibility of committing suicide by box jellyfish. She would have been on serious immunosuppressive drugs for months / years after the transplant….there is no way to carry a fetus through that. No, she’s left with his memory only.
The only part that I had trouble granting poetic license to was the lovemaking. If Emily’s heart is too frail to go for a jog, I can’t imagine the risk wouldn’t be even greater for a good roll in the hay …
Oh and other than that this movie was crazy. I watched it last night and am still feeling thrown off because of it. Regardless of how much you figure out in the first 20 minutes, it is the experience of the movie through the eyes of the director, the actions of the actors, and all of the poignant moments unfolding into the final heartwrenching act. That impossible decision. whoa dude.
I loved this movie and I love Will! It made me feel sorry for how selfish I can be at times. Funny how some things contradicted some of the things the Bible teaches and yet reflected a Godly message in so many ways. I hate suicide, it freaks me out and it is the most selfish act in my opinion. Yet, this man gives so fully, so selfishly, so beautifully; I just sobbed. I love the emotion expressed, and the struggle was believable….the anguish over his loss and his empathy for these people he chose to take the time for. I also liked when Emily went to go see Elizar (or whatever his name was…the blind guy) and looks into his eyes…only to see Ben’s eyes. I don’t know, I love this stuff. I also loved him in Pursuit…his smile is irresistable and to show this sensitivity is so attractive.
Thanks Mr. Smith!
I am a 26 year old male with big muscles and a big ego… this movie made me cry like a baby. Luckily I watched it by myself. I am trying to find a way to get my friends to watch it but I dont want to sound gay. Maybe I will say “Hey, I heard that movie 7 pounds was good why don’t we watch that.”
This movie is the most sincerely poignant movie I have ever had the opportunity to view; I believe it is easily one of the best movies that Will Smith has made – he is truly one of the finest actors of his generation.
I too, was puzzled by the title, and believe the movie would have been viewed by many more people, and been received much better despite the inherent sadness, had the title had not been so cryptic.
Right now, at the time of this message, I am in the last moments of my second viewing, and am, again, breathless with the sacrifice made by Ben (Tim) Thomas to save his Emily.
God grant that I would be as selfless should the need arise.
My family and I watched this movie for the first time last night. Once again, Wil Smith delivers a great character. I couldnt help but to fall in love with him myself.
It’s such a beautiful story. I find myself crying again thinking about it.
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