When the movie "Seven Pounds" ended with the soft piano sound, I had forgotten what I was in. The heavy shock to the soul lingered for a long time. When I was troubled, suppressed, and angry by the trivial things around me all day, I seemed to have forgotten too many things that should have been cherished.
The story follows a tragic car accident. Seven people, including his beloved wife, died due to Tim's negligence. Since then, Tim has come to hell from heaven. He could not forgive himself, could not free himself from the pain of self-blame. So he chose to die. But before he died, he had a plan to help those in need as much as possible. As he said, "All I can do is give generously".
The narrative of the film is not in chronological order, so I didn't understand some details until the second pass. I don't want to discuss whether suicide is right or wrong here, I just want to say that the emotion this movie brings to me will be permanent. The greatness of human nature lies in his selflessness, even if this selflessness is based on the premise of death. There are so many people who don't even have the courage to donate their organs after their own death.
Tim's plan continues. He donated his lungs to his brother, his liver to Holly, his seaside villa to a woman and her children who suffered from domestic violence, and his bone marrow to a child with leukemia. The kidneys gave to an ice hockey coach who had funded several children to go to college. These people are all good people who he has personally investigated and confirmed to be worthy of his gifts.
But then something unexpected happens. Tim meets a woman with a congenital heart disease, Emily, and they fall in love. At that moment, he was shaken, and he was suddenly full of nostalgia for life. His only wish was to marry the woman he loved deeply, and to have his own child with her. But such was the fate that even the most ordinary wishes were out of reach for them, and Emily had less than six weeks to live.
Tim makes the final decision and continues with his plans for the woman he loves. He lay down in the cold bathtub and committed suicide with what he thought was the most beautiful creature in his childhood, the jellyfish. As Tim struggled in the bathtub, the nightmarish images of the car accident flashed back segment by segment, and finally, everything calmed down. This selfless and courageous man finally completed the redemption of his own fault and rested in peace.
In the end, Emily, who knew all the truth, found Ezra, a blind man who had just regained her sight, just to take a look at the eyes that belonged to her lover.
Ezra looked at the crying woman in front of her and smiled, so calmly, so moved.
"You must be Emily...it's great to see you."
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