Film-'Seven pounds' with Will Smith

[anderlee]

Hi, I watched this film last night and really enjoyed it but please can someone explain where the 'pounds' comes from in the title??? I get the seven bit...

thanks

[snags]

Seven people > Seven favours > Seven 'Pounds' of flesh...

[hippyhoppy]

a) you ENJOYED it..? I found it quite harrowing..
and b) it comes from the saying '7 pounds of flesh', meaning paying back for your wrong doings... (I think.. maybe google it..)

[4getmenot]

seven pounds of flesh

http://wiki.answers.c...seven_pounds_refer_to

Great film one of my faves

[hippyhoppy]

http://wiki.answers.c..._pounds_of_flesh_mean

[lilsecret]

its meaning from an old saying that refers to individual favors, acts of kindness, etc to “…a pound of flesh…”. In this movie, Will Smith’s character does 7 life-changing favors for 7 people. Count ‘em up: 1) his brother, 2) Holly (the social worker), 3) Connie (mom w/2 kids), 4) Nicholas (little boy with cancer), 5) George (the hockey coach), 6) Ezra (the pianist), and 7) Emily (the female lead). Seven people. Seven favors. “Seven Pounds” of flesh

[Tizzi24]

I loved the film as well.