The existentialist theory emphasizes choice and free will of a person and the individual will determine their own outcomes based on choice. Jean-Paul Sartre was a leading philosopher of existentialism and believed that there are no blueprints to one’s individual life. There is no purpose rather than to find their own purpose and build upon it. We are a product of our choices and we are who we choose to be. We determine our fate which determines our freedom. The burden we face however is responsibility. There is no guidance and we seek meaning although we do not know what we are seeking meaning to. There is anguish in not knowing our meaning or purpose and we are faced with continuous uncertainty. Through existentialism and Buddhist teachings, I Heart Huckabees looks upon the life of Albert to determine the meaning we continue to seek.
According to Sartre, the human bears the burden of anguish. That is, every choice we make is a choice for humankind. All human actions are played out without guidance and value. There is nothing or no one to blame besides ourselves …show more content…
He hires Vivian and Bernard who are a husband and wife existentialist investigation team who push Albert to evaluate his life from the inside and find some sort of personal meaning. Vivian and Bernard make their clients dive deep to see who they are in both positive and negative light regardless of how hard it might be to admit it. The main question each character is faced with is, what matters and what is my place. They start by trying to make Albert just see what is going on around him and in his personal life. He is stalled in a cycle of anguish through continuous repetition, uncertain of life’s next step. Sartre believes that human life will bear this overwhelming condition as we are alone in choosing our actions and this is exactly what Albert is facing. He is stuck in the ultimate cycle of finding
According to Sartre, the human bears the burden of anguish. That is, every choice we make is a choice for humankind. All human actions are played out without guidance and value. There is nothing or no one to blame besides ourselves …show more content…
He hires Vivian and Bernard who are a husband and wife existentialist investigation team who push Albert to evaluate his life from the inside and find some sort of personal meaning. Vivian and Bernard make their clients dive deep to see who they are in both positive and negative light regardless of how hard it might be to admit it. The main question each character is faced with is, what matters and what is my place. They start by trying to make Albert just see what is going on around him and in his personal life. He is stalled in a cycle of anguish through continuous repetition, uncertain of life’s next step. Sartre believes that human life will bear this overwhelming condition as we are alone in choosing our actions and this is exactly what Albert is facing. He is stuck in the ultimate cycle of finding