The Fisher King

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In the movie The Fisher King, Parry tells Jack a story about a fool who saved the Fisher king by giving him a drink of water from the Holy Grail. The fool paid no attention to the cup he found for the dying man, he just knew that the man was thirsty. This is just one of many Arthurian legends of the knight Percival. Like Parry, Percival is naive and often acts in ways that are strange and at times inappropriate to other people; However, also like Parry, Percival has a good and innocent heart. That is why the Holy Grail allowed him to give the dying Fisher King a drink, because he didn't seek to use it for his own gain. In the movie The Fisher King, Jack wanted to help Parry because he blamed himself for the shooting that killed Parry's wife, he believed that by helping Parry get his life back together his own life would get back to normal. What Jack learns is that he can't have his old life back, because previous to meeting Parry he was egocentric and at times cruel. It was Parry's kind and innocent outlook on life that caused Jack to no longer see Parry as a project but a frien...

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