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Miyagi/Daniel-san type apprenticeship where the old man teaches the younger man not just how to improve his golf but those valuable life lessons. Most of the time between Luke and Johnny was spent in their week together in this Mr. How Luke's outlook changed from a self-centered worldview to a God-centered one we really don't know or see, and given that this film is being marketed to a Christian-oriented audience, it's even more remarkable that the message of Jesus isn't more obvious or open. Nowhere in Seven Days In Utopia did I get a sense that the Gospel was either overtly preached or subtly placed in Luke's heart, and it isn't until the end that any sense of conversion is placed and in a remarkably rushed and horned-in manner. I don't have a problem with the message per se (finding a more fulfilling life not from your work but from God), but it all goes so quickly I never saw where God came into the picture. Seven Days In Utopia has a message, but that's where its problems begin. While not using the name of Christ, he makes it clear whom he's talking about. Cook reads us the first chapter from the sequel, and the answer is yes, he does, and in Luke's acceptance speech he talks about his new life. Does Luke make the putt? Well, to find out, the film directs you to a website (Did He Make the ) to find out. Seven Days in Utopia ends with a final match-up between the golf superstar and the underdog, and in true film style, it's down to sudden death. He goes back home, reconciles with his dad, and together go to the Texas Open, where they again face off against the legendary Korean T. Having been set right in Utopia and I believe having given his life over to Christ(I cannot remember for certain), Luke now has a new outlook on life. All these life/golf lessons are boiled down to a catchy slogan, in this case STF (See It, Trust It, Feel It). Among the things Johnny teaches Luke are to "Find Conviction", "Emotional Control", and "Confidence Comes In Being Prepared". In the seven days Luke stays in Utopia, he quickly falls for Sarah (Deborah Ann Woll), the pretty daughter of Lily (Melissa Leo), both of whom are still in mourning for Sarah's father after two years, runs afoul of Jake (Brian Geraghty), a local rodeo star who is sweet on Sarah (though his feelings are not returned), and learns life and golf lessons from Johnny. He checks into the lodge and discovers as can only happen in movies, that Johnny himself was once a golf pro. Side note: I found Utopia to be the whitest town in the whole state of Texas, and the lack of color in the population: no blacks, no Hispanics, is not only disingenuous but slightly creepy to me, but I digress.
Seeing as his car will not be ready for about a week, Johnny encourages Luke to stay in Utopia. He's so filled with anger that he barely misses a steer in the middle of the road, having become distracted by a golf flag in a field, and crashes onto the property of Johnny Crawford (Robert Duvall). In his anger and fury, Luke drives through the Texas countryside, and when he reaches a crossroads, he turns towards the town of Utopia. Not only has he fled the golf course after having a very public 'meltdown' with cameras present to record everything, (though I wonder if his behavior on the links can actually constitute a 'meltdown'), but his own father/caddie Martin (Joseph Lyle Taylor) has added to his hurt and humiliation by walking away from his son, leaving him alone at that golf course.
Luke Chisholm (Lucas Black) is having a very bad day.
I don't find much in Seven Days in Utopia that will cause offense though I'm never big on films whose whole raison d'etre is to give a message, even if I agree with it, but in terms of actual storytelling, that's another matter. Cook's view, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Cook, the film uses golf as a metaphor on how to reach a more important goal: in Dr. Based on the book Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days in the Links of Utopia by Dr. Believing myself to be a Christian, I took that as a challenge and so I did as I was told and saw it. I did not plan to watch Seven Days in Utopia until I saw a commercial for it saying that this was "a film every Christian should see".
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