Sinbad Uncurling His Fist (Movie Reference)
 Movie reference  Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Master Registry #25 | Sacrifice, Doing Right Regardless of Outcome, Faith
Setting: The animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Founder’s Words:
“OH, and my fave fave? Sinbad. When he goes back to die, for his friend, because it PROVES HE DID THE RIGHT THING even when he wasn’t going to. And won the Book of Peace, from Eris. What an amazing application, as he opens his hand, in resignation and acceptance of his fate, without knowing what would happen. Like the guy in William Wallace movie Braveheart that says he wants to BELIEVE like HE BELIEVES. Because I believe.”
“Instead of open hand, say uncurled fist for Sinbad, because he COULD HAVE fought, or ran, but he didn’t.”
The Movie Context:
- Sinbad is condemned to die for stealing the Book of Peace (which he didn’t do)
- His friend Proteus offers to die in his place, believing in Sinbad’s innocence
- Sinbad runs away at first  proving he ISN’T the hero
- But then he comes back to face execution  to save his friend
- Eris (goddess of chaos) expected him to run. When he doesn’t, she loses the bet
- His “uncurled fist”  resignation, acceptance, doing the right thing even facing death
Key Lesson: Do the right thing even when you’re going to lose. Especially when you’re going to lose. The uncurled fist  you COULD fight, you COULD run, but you don’t.
Related Quote:
“I want to give hope to people who have very little or none at all. A chance that depends ON THEM for what they get… So that they do the right thing against all odds and it is REWARDED. Like the engineer that made the Death Star vulnerable on purpose. Like Schindler in Schindler’s List. My heroes.”
Best Used For: Philosophy of sacrifice, doing right regardless of outcome, courage, faith