The Words

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.