It Takes Courage and Commitment to Overcome Evil!

verything in the However, choosing the truth But remember, when you universe comes with its over a lie, good over bad, and choose to stand up to evil, E equal and polar right over wrong demands help, support and guidance opposite. Each day is courage, commitment, and happens to come to you from followed by night and after resilience on our part. When sources you never knew each dark night, a bright new we choose what’s right, we existed. As we see in the day comes along. While you do not merely pick a side; movie The Magnificent will bask in the glorious rather, we have to counter Seven, the local residents of sunshine on some days, you the odds. We have to deal Rose Creek Town were left will be trapped in dark clouds with all the parallel negative with no choice but to fight and rainstorms on the other. forces that attempt to shake for their freedom and This is only natural; it is only our faith, weaken our beliefs, survival with the bandits sent when we know what it would and challenge our integrity. over by Bogue. be like to NOT have These negative forces try something that we learn to everything to stomp on our Since they had been into value the good things in our ambition and force us away farming for centuries, they life. from the virtuous path. Some had little knowledge about of us will be lured by the warfare and the aggressive Similarly, truths and lies, mirages and illusions the evil and violent means to counter good and evil, courage and puts in our way, while some evil. But when they decided cowardice, compassion and will be afraid of the that they will not surrender indifference, arrogance and consequences they might in the feet of Bogue and humility, and knowledge and have to bear. become a victim of his ignorance too run in parallel atrocities, help was sent to with each other. It is all a However, keeping ourselves them in the face of ‘the matter of our own choice grounded on what our heart magnificent seven’ who about what we opt to follow. says is right, committing to came, saw, and conquered While it is always easier to it, and embracing it as our the battlefield, killing Bogue surrender to the negativity moral obligation is the very and banishing his bandits in and give in to the evil, it is thing that makes us human, the process. the very testament of our fine the most superior of all humane values when we creations. When we muster choose the other and more up our strength and courage difficult way. We stand and pledge it in our heart to steadfast, resilient, and resist, fight and overcome choose what seems right to evil, there won’t be many of us instead of what seems us who will support others in easy! This is why it said that the cause. We might even it is only our choices that find ourselves standing alone. make us who we are.

01 IT TAKES COURAGE AND COMMITMENT TO OVERCOME EVIL! The Spiritual Theme of ‘The Magnificent Seven’

t might be just a story to While this perspective story will reveal it as a tale of some, while it might be depicts a persona of The an ongoing fight between the I just an action-packed Magnificent Seven as saviors virtuous and the evil. The movie to many. If you cast a to the grievances of the underlying theme will shake deeper look into the crux of doomed villagers, another your nerves and will compel the plot, you will get lessons perspective reflects a you to broaden the scope of in the intriguing, exciting, different story; the brutal your intellect and question adventurous and enthralling bandits sent over by the the acts of forgiveness, theme of ‘The Magnificent megalomaniac Bartholomew retribution, and sacrifice. At Seven’. Bogue to raid and destroy the many points, it will compel village had ruined many lives you to ponder over the A 2016 remake of the 1960’s in the past. Their entire lives purpose of life, the Divine hit flick, The Magnificent were marred with evils and plan, and the significance of Seven is actually a story of a atrocities that they had your role in a situation. It will small village and its brought to the helpless and help you understand the inhabitants besieged by a the innocent. Bogue himself power of sympathy, empathy group of bandits who won’t was involved in massive and sacrifice. settle for any less than their genocides of young girls and life, property, honor, and women in the past which was The Magnificent Seven is not freedom. revealed in the closing solely a religious movie in moments of the movie by any aspect, except for the The poor villagers, who had Chisholm when he was prayers and Biblical spent their entire lives strangling Bogue to death. references that a character is growing and farming crops, From this dimension, The often seen uttering had never encountered such Magnificent Seven makes an throughout the movie. a situation in their lives and impressive reminder of the However, for those who like hence, had little to no wits or ultimate lesson of Karma – to unearth a deeper the ability to blow away the what you sow, you shall you philosophy from everything, clouds of peril and fear. reap! the movie will be good food However, it is said that when for thought to question the God sends adversity, He The Magnificent Seven is an purpose of your existence, accompanies it with help and intriguing tale that takes us understand the significance prepares you first. So, from back to the 19th century. The of a situation, and God’s this perspective, the entire storyline is punctuated intentions behind everything Magnificent Seven were with strong and subtle that happens. actually an essential part of references to religion and God’s perfect scheme of spirituality. Rose Creek’s things and were bestowed Church has been depicted as upon the villagers as part of a a metaphoric Divine power Divine plan. and a beacon of guidance. A superficial overview of the

02 THE SPIRITUAL THEME OF ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’ Teamwork, Diversity and the Pursuit of a Mutual Goal!

When those with different strengths come together and join hands, milestones are achieved and great things are accomplished!

o choose to fight as a Learn? Not ideally as time’s Though the ‘magnificence’ of lone warrior and incessantly phasing out. The Magnificent Seven might T emerge victorious be questionable to many, the might inspire many of us. Give in? Get ready to live a movie resonates a strong However, there might be life worse than hell or die message through the entire situations where standing like a loser. storyline, one which is about alone against the odds might teamwork and diversity not just be your choice, Fight Alone? But for how driven by a mutually-shared rather a compulsion upon long? vision or goal. It is the mes- you. In a situation where sage of teamwork and the everything you fear losing is It is in situations and circum- significance of a combined put at stake and the only way stances like these that you struggle in pursuit of a to survive is to stand against need a team and some people mutual goal. the odds, the need to win by your side. Your team does becomes an obligation. A not essentially have to com- The Magnificent Seven were a situation like this might be prise of people like you and group of 7 individuals who nerve-racking, but what’s those having the same skills hailed from different back- encouraging to note is the as you have. It is when people grounds, had their own skills fact that you rarely lose when of different backgrounds, and expertise, and barely all you own is at stake. thought processes and a knew each other before variety of skills of their own coming together. However, However, just like all heroes come together and join destiny brought them togeth- don’t wear capes, you do not hands that a winning team is er on a single platform and essentially have to stand formed. A team that is invoked it in their hearts to alone to be a hero, especially diverse in its composition liberate the doomed Rose if you have a cause that and is held together by a Creek Town from the curse of concerns many and when it is single and mutually shared Bogue. An individual fighting a matter of life, freedom, and goal is more likely to achieve Bogue’s militia alone definite- survival of an entire commu- what is has aimed to. When ly would not have succeeded. nity. A smart approach here there is a certain goal ahead Thus, it was all because of the is to look for brothers in of you and achieving it is a cumulative effect of their arms and fight as one. You matter of life and death, individual contribution that might idealize and admire where everyone puts in their they managed to succeed and Batman’s solo approach, but best effort, utilizes their bring Bogue a fate that he there are often times when cognitive acumen, contrib- truly deserved. circumstances demand more utes their own essential part, than your capacity to handle. and takes it as their moral What do you do then? obligation, success eventually becomes your fate.

03 TEAMWORK, DIVERSITY AND THE PURSUIT OF A MUTUAL GOAL! The Magnificent Seven - Three Leadership Takeaways!

he Magnificent Seven pleas. When she narrates the brought to the poor souls. He can conveniently be entire tale of the horrendous could have died, he could T placed into the genre crimes that Bogue and his have surrendered, and he of action and thrill. However, bandits were committing in could have led a paralyzed the idea to draw self-help as the village, Sam Chisholm life by hallucinating about well as inspirational and could not contain the leader those horrific visions. leadership lessons out of the in him to rise and took it as However, the atrocities of the movie might not click to his moral obligation to do circumstances fueled his many of us due to the way in everything in his might to motivation rather than which it is depicted. In save the poor villages from leaving him scarred for life. actuality, aside from the the brutality of Bogue. Against all odds, he grew up obvious theme, plot, and and turned out to be that storyline, the movie is an  Leadership Nurtures opposing power that was to intriguing and fascinating Beyond any Confinements rule over Bogue and his tale of leadership that blooms This is a prime law of the brutality. As a result, Bogue and nurtures in the most universe that everything has eventually died in his hands. unfavorable circumstances. It an equal and opposite is only after graduating reaction. While Bartholomew  Leadership Stems from through a series of incidents Bogue was causing havoc on a Strong Self Belief and consequences that the earth by exercising his Faith and belief in oneself is situation turns in the favor of power and authority to bring the ultimate ground that the protagonists. adversities to the innocents triggers the potential of by leading raids, invasions, being a fearless leader. Sam  Leadership is Self-less and intrusions to increase his Chisholm and the rest of the and Empathic riches and the domain of his Magnificent Seven all came When Mathew Cullen, the authority, a counteracting from different backgrounds leader of the local villagers, force was silently breeding in and had their fair share of mustered his group to stand the face of Young Sam the atrocities during their Chisholm. against the bandits sent over life. While they could have by the corrupt and The warrant office was a kid opted for a life of fear and power-hungry Bartholomew back then who had little idea oppression just like the Bogue, they were brutally about how power can drive a villagers and all others who slaughtered and the entire sane mind crazy. Reality hit had given into the power of village was left at the mercy Bogue, they refused to let his of the bandits. Devastated by him the hard way when he witnessed his own mother tyranny rule over them. Not this brutality, Mathew only that, they themselves Cullen’s wife, Emma Cullen, and sisters being hit, dragged, and murdered by challenged the authority of sneaks out to a nearby town Bogue and also emerged as to plea to someone. Bogue and his bandits. He was small at that time and all the saviors of thousands of others who had been a victim Destiny brings her to Sam he knew was to keep his cries suppressed and witness the of the curse of Bogue for Chisholm, who at first their entire lives. declines her requests and brutality that fate had

04 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - THREE LEADERSHIP TAKEAWAYS! Why are They Called ‘The Magnificent Seven’? Different Backgrounds, Varying Professions – One Single Identity!

am Chisholm, the leader seven and died fighting the and spirituality. He was a of the Magnificent burst of bullets being fired by native resident of Rose Creek Seven, was a young Bogue. town and had excellent warrantS officer of African- navigation and trekking American ethnicity serving in Joshua Faraday was more of a skills. His firm faith in God Kansas. He was strong, person of pomp and show. He and His divine plans kept ambitious, and empathic and was a womanizer and was him optimistic and assured had it in him to question extremely addicted to him throughout the course of power and overcome gambling. However, despite adversities that the perilous his rather carefree approach brutality. The circumstances clouds of atrocities would to life, when the situation he grew up in refined the key demanded him to contribute vanish one day and Rose attributes of his personality against evil, he couldn’t stay Creek would bask in peace and nurtured the leader in back. Leaving behind all his and prosperity once again. him. fondness for women and gambling, he sacrificed his The Magnificent Seven had Goodnight Robicheaux, a part life while destroying the little in common in their of the magnificent seven, was Gatling Gun, the most lives. They hailed from a confederate veteran and dreadful weapon of Bogue. different atrocities, had had the inherent precision unique expertise of their and expertise in shooting Vasquez, another member of own, and had their own targets right at the mark no the magnificent seven, was a likings and interests. Destiny matter what the distance fugitive hailing from Mexico. had kept them apart and was. Goodnight Robicheaux, He had been on the run for a brought them up in different despite his prestigious couple of months before circumstances so that their position, was often found eventually ending up individual skills would lost, haunted by his tragic becoming one of the core cumulate to trigger a forceful past. Little did he know that members of the magnificent impact against the tyranny of destiny was preparing him seven. Bogue and free Rose Creek for a greater cause, to town from the clutches of sacrifice his life fighting the Red Harvest was the youngest Bogue and his bandits. evil of Bogue shadowing Rose of the group and had a deep Creek town. sense of commitment and Rocks, Faraday, Horne, and responsibility. He had Robicheaux sacrificed their The young and carefree Billy formerly served as a warrior lives for the cause, while Rocks had a liking for knives in the Comanche region and Chisholm, Vasquez, and Red – knives of all shapes, types, was exiled from the corps. He Harvest survived. Having makes, and sizes. Billy Rocks turned out to be one of the accomplished their mission, was an East-Asian immigrant three members of the they bid farewell to Rose and an assassin who liked to ‘Magnificent Seven’ who Creek Town, leaving behind invest in his knives. He survived and were victorious the legends of their courage turned out to be a valuable in their battle against Bogue. and magnificence in the member for the magnificent Jack Home was a man of faith hearts of the native residents.

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