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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Legend of
Bagger Vance is a 2000 American film directed by Robert Redford and
starring Will Smith, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron. It was based on the
same-titled 1995 book by Steven Pressfield and takes place in the U.S.
state of Georgia in 1931. This was Jack Lemmon's final film before his
death in 2001. On release, the film, was attacked by several African
American commentators and reviewers for using the "magical negro" as a
plot device. Since the film's release, some in the mainstream media have
also described the film as flawed and racially insensitive. The plot is
roughly based on the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita, where the
Warrior/Hero Arjuna refuses to fight. The God Krishna appears as
Bhagavan to help him to follow his path as the warrior and hero that he
was meant to be.
