Nonetheless, both men are interested in hearing more about the island nation. Neither More nor Giles professes deep belief in or total support of Utopian policies. Hythloday's arguments are rather surprising and the Utopian society is quite unlike the European commonwealths. Hythloday especially focuses on political and economic issues (the distribution of labor, capital punishment for thieves, land reform, the abolition of private property). Having toured Europe, Hythloday believes that many of the Utopian customs are morally superior to European customs. Hythloday gives his opinions on a wide range of topics. Hythloday is quite a talker More and Giles can barely get a word in edgewise. The three men make their way back to More's lodging place in the city and they enjoy a conversation in the garden. During these travels, Hythloday became acquainted with the Utopians. ![]() Hythloday stayed behind in the New World and traveled to a few additional locations, eventually making his way back home to Europe. Hythloday is a Portuguese man who sailed to the New World with the Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. More visits Giles in Antwerp, and this is when Giles introduces Hythloday to More. Book One introduces Hythloday and vaguely mentions the New World island of Utopia. In Book One, Utopia recounts the initial meeting of Hythloday, More and Giles. ![]() Their mutual acquaintance, Raphael Hythloday, is entirely invented and fictional. Thomas More and Peter Giles are real persons. Utopia chronicles a conversation that More and Giles enjoyed with a man named Raphael Hythloday. In More's letter, we read that More is sending Utopia to Giles for editing and publication. Giles is a printer and editor, as well as a clerk for the city. He writes a letter to a friend in Antwerp (Belgium) named Peter Giles. Black, like the Academy Award-winning actor, brought a grounded, honest humanity to his character.Thomas More is a public servant living in London with his family. Much like Johnny wanting to share his playing experience and self-redemption with Luke, Duvall once again provided Black with guidance on acting. Not only did the two actors emotionally connect to their characters, but they also seemed as though they were truly friends. Johnny provides the young golfer with moral wisdom and inspiration to do his best because he truly enjoys the game of golf, and not because he wants to impress everyone by winning.ĭuvall and Black have a great chemistry on-screen together, which they carry over from their previous two films that they co-starred in, Sling Blade and Get Low. ![]() He also realizes that unlike his father, who always pushed him to do better just for the glory of the win, he has a mentor in Johnny who really cares about his well-being. He comes to the conclusion that winning every tournament just to satisfy his father isn’t the right reason to win. Luke is a relatable character in the sense that he realizes he needs to overcome his insecurity, frustration, fear of failure and the need to continuously please his father, Martin ( Joseph Lyle Taylor). The most important lesson he learns is that becoming who you were meant to be has everything to do with how you approach the game, and nothing to do with winning. In the process, he learns valuable lessons about heart and faith from not only Johnny, but the townspeople as well, including Lily Hawkins ( Melissa Leo) and her daughter, Sarah ( Deborah Ann Woll), for whom he develops a romantic interest. After discovering that Johnny was once a professional golfer as well, Luke decides to take him up on the offer. Seeing Luke needs a change in attitude, Johnny offers the young golfer the incredible offer to spend the next seven days with him in Utopia to change his outlook not only on golf, but life as well. Distracted, he drives through the pasture fence of rancher Johnny Crawford ( Robert Duvall) in the small town of Utopia. Since it seems likely that Luke ruined his career with his televised meltdown on the course, he drives out to the Texas back-roads to blow off steam. Seven Days in Utopia follows down-on-his luck professional golfer Luke Chisholm ( Lucas Black), soon after his mid-tournament breakdown garnered national headlines.
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