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    Vitug, Mary Anne, G.: London Trader Vineyard France Beneficiary

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    Max grew up in his uncle's vineyard in Provence, France. When his uncle died, Max inherited the estate and traveled to Provence to sell the property. He encountered several locals, including Fanny Chenal and winemaker Francis Duflot, who did not want the estate to be sold. A woman named Christie Roberts also claimed to be Max's cousin and the daughter of his uncle, worrying Max. Later, Christie decided to move on with her life. Max initially sold the estate but later gave it to Christie. He rejected a high-paying job in London to stay in Provence with Fanny instead. The movie shows Max learning to be less selfish and prioritize being a good person over money and his

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    Max grew up in his uncle's vineyard in Provence, France. When his uncle died, Max inherited the estate and traveled to Provence to sell the property. He encountered several locals, including Fanny Chenal and winemaker Francis Duflot, who did not want the estate to be sold. A woman named Christie Roberts also claimed to be Max's cousin and the daughter of his uncle, worrying Max. Later, Christie decided to move on with her life. Max initially sold the estate but later gave it to Christie. He rejected a high-paying job in London to stay in Provence with Fanny instead. The movie shows Max learning to be less selfish and prioritize being a good person over money and his

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    Max grew up in his uncle's vineyard in Provence, France. When his uncle died, Max inherited the estate and traveled to Provence to sell the property. He encountered several locals, including Fanny Chenal and winemaker Francis Duflot, who did not want the estate to be sold. A woman named Christie Roberts also claimed to be Max's cousin and the daughter of his uncle, worrying Max. Later, Christie decided to move on with her life. Max initially sold the estate but later gave it to Christie. He rejected a high-paying job in London to stay in Provence with Fanny instead. The movie shows Max learning to be less selfish and prioritize being a good person over money and his

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    Max grew up in his uncle's vineyard in Provence, France. When his uncle died, Max inherited the estate and traveled to Provence to sell the property. He encountered several locals, including Fanny Chenal and winemaker Francis Duflot, who did not want the estate to be sold. A woman named Christie Roberts also claimed to be Max's cousin and the daughter of his uncle, worrying Max. Later, Christie decided to move on with her life. Max initially sold the estate but later gave it to Christie. He rejected a high-paying job in London to stay in Provence with Fanny instead. The movie shows Max learning to be less selfish and prioritize being a good person over money and his

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    Vitug, Mary Anne, G.

    L-150474
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    A GOOD YEAR
    In the movie A Good Year, Max is a London-based bond trader who grew up with his
    uncle in the latters vineyard in Provence, France. The said uncle died and Max became the
    sole beneficiary of the French property. He traveled to Provence to sell the property. There, he
    had to deal with several people such as Fanny Chenal, a local caf owner, who he knocked while
    driving his car and winemaker Francis Duflot, who fears being separated from his precious vines.
    Thereafter, a surprise visitor in the person of Christie Roberts changed the course of Maxs plans.
    The former claims to be Henrys (Maxs uncle) daughter. Max got worried that Christie might be
    interested in the estate.
    Later on, Christie just decided to move forward with her life and left Provence. Max sold
    the estate and returned to London where he was made to choose by Sir Nigel, the company
    chairman, offers between "Money or your life" - either a discharge settlement, which includes "a
    lot of zeros," or the partnership in the trading firm, where he would then be "made for life. Max
    decided that he did not want to become like Sir Nigel so he invalidated the estate's sale and gave
    Christie the estate.
    Thereafter, he sold his London residence and entered into a relationship with with Fanny.
    The most apparent morale doctrine in the movie is the Watch out for # 1 doctrine or
    Ethical Egoism. Max is a very selfish person whose life revolved around what would benefit
    him. This is significantly reflected in two instances in the movie. First is when he decided to sell
    his uncles estate regardless of the times he spent there as a child and how his uncle valued the
    estate. He also disregarded those whose livelihoods are dependent upon the estate especially
    Francis Duflot. Second is when he thought of Christie as a threat to his claim to the estate which
    thus shows that he doesnt really care about other people for as long as he gets what he wants.
    From these two instances, Maxs selfishness is glaring.
    On the other hand, I think the most important lesson Ive learned from this movie is to
    always choose to be a good person. Truly, there are days when its easier to let ourselves be
    consumed by selfishness, anger, and negativity. Sometimes, it takes so much energy to take the
    higher road and be the bigger person amidst trying times. However, there is a need for us to look
    at the bigger picture for us to understand that while the world out there can be quite
    discouraging, to become a good person is the best decision we can make not only for ourselves,
    but for everyone around us as well.

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