The last movie I have seen
is The Words which was
released in 2012.
The story follows the young
writer Rory Jansen from New York
who has written a novel but the editors do not accept to publish it since the
story is non-commercial. Rory lives with his girlfriend Dora and is financially
supported by his father. When his father tells Rory that he will give no more
money for him and that Rory should have a conventional job, he works as a clerk
in a publishing house and soon he marries Dora. They travel on honeymoon to Paris and he buys an old
briefcase from an antiques store. When they return to New York, Rory finds the manuscript of a
novel hidden in the briefcase and he becomes fascinated with the story and
decides to send it to the editors. Soon the book becomes a best-seller and Rory
becomes a successful and famous writer. One day, an old man meets him in Central Park and asks for an autograph in his book. When
Rory is leaving the place, the old man asks him if he wouldn't like to listen
to a story of a man that was stolen by a young man. Rory seats on the bench
again and the old man tells a dramatic story of pain and loss to him. Confronted by the Old Man, Rory is
wracked with shame and fear, and he is belatedly forced to contemplate the
moral and ethical issues surrounding his theft and how to handle the
catastrophic fallout should the truth be made public. He is further shamed by
the Old Man’s refusal to accept any financial settlement.
The movie is showing us that every decision we make in
life has consequences. Some choices will lead us to success, while others, to
failure. Regardless of the outcome, we must live with the results of your
actions. ‘The Words’ examines the price one man has to pay for his
life-altering decision.
