They are both looking back on their lives and wishing they had done some things different and wanting to do things that still want to do. It also went into the positives of being older and not caring what other people think.īoth Edward and Carter are in the developmental stage of ego integrity vs.
The movie even went through the five stages of suicide. It also went into the mentality of how it feels to be sick and dying.
The movie did a great job of displaying characteristics of the aging and the anger that the older adult goes through when they develop an illness. It went into how the aging adult dealt with illness, being in the hospital, frustrations of being in the hospital and being sick. Carter always wanted to be buried on Mount Everest so he could see all the beauty around him and be close to God where Edward wanted to be buried up there because it was against the law! The last scenes of the movie shows Edward's assistant Matthew carrying Edwards remains up to Mount Everest. Much to Edward’s surprise he has a granddaughter that he didn't know he had. Carter ends up dying from cancer, which forces Edward to think about his life and ultimately goes and finds his daughter. Carter tries to get Edward to do the same but Edward only has a daughter that he has not seen in years. By doing what Edward does Carter realizes what's really important to him is the love of his wife and family. They go skydiving, get tattoos, drive a Shelby Mustang, fly in a private plane to France, go to the African safari, Egypt, and the Great Wall of China, and Hong Kong. When they were in Hong Kong Carter's wife calls Edward and Edward gets Carter to go home. They spend time together and go off and do the things that they have always wanted to do. Carter decides to go on the trip anyways with Edward paying for the entire trip.
The Bucket List is a list that Carter and Edward come up with together that they want to do before they die. Carter’s wife who is an ICU nurse does not want him to go on the trip and thinks that he is giving up on himself, his wife and family. While in the hospital they both find out that they have cancer and have less than a year to live. When Carter was younger and going to college his professor gave them an assignment called The Bucket List. Carter doesn't have alot of money but he has the love of his life and loving family. While Edward has all the money that a person could want he has nobody significant in his life. The Bucket List is a comedy with Edward Cole played by Jack Nicholson, and Carter played by Morgan Freeman who are roommates in a hospital that Jack Nicholson owns. Edward is a billionaire and Carter is a mechanic.