zhangsanjian
zhangsanjian
Zhang Sanjian Essays
6 posts
This is a blog dedicated to archiving essays written by Zhang Zhehan under his penname, Zhang Sanjian. 
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
zhangsanjian · 3 years ago
Text
Goodness
Original Essay
We memorized the "Three Character Classic" when we were young. The opening chapter is "In the beginning of human beings, nature is good." Kindness can be separated and understood as goodwill and conscience. Kindness refers to gentleness and kindness, and conscience refers to the conscience that does not harbor malice and is worthy of oneself in doing everything. I would like to use this short article to share my personal understanding of kindness.
Tumblr media
I asked myself, what is the first image that comes to mind when the word kindness is mentioned? The image that came to my mind was of a mother holding a newborn baby in her hands. The baby lies quietly in the arms of the mother with eyes closed, and the mother conveys the most primitive kindness in life with loving eyes. When it comes to the good and evil of babies, some people say that "at the beginning of human beings, their nature is inherently good", while others say "at the beginning of human beings, their nature is inherently evil". Who is right? I guess that the newborn baby's preference for favor and evil comes from the genes of the parents, but what is more important is whether the family gives the child enough sense of security. If a child receives enough sense of security and feels enough love from his parents, relatives and friends, he can slowly build a "castle of love" in his heart even if he is ignorant at the beginning of life. A child with such a strong enough "castle" can better protect himself in the face of future unforeseen events.
The next factor that determines whether the child can maintain kindness is education—the education of the family, the teaching of the teacher, including the teaching of various teachers after entering the society. This is like a novice who wants to learn to drive. After he has learned the theoretical knowledge, he starts to sit in the cab for practical operation. The co-driver must have a coach to guide and supervise, so as to prevent the car from accidentally driving into a ditch or flying into a tree. superior.
Adolescents are full of energy, receive information very quickly, and are particularly vulnerable to the influence of the environment. If they are not careful, they will go astray. As a teenager, I was blackmailed by gangsters and bullied on campus. The funniest thing is that as soon as I buy a bicycle, it will be stolen, and if I buy another bicycle, it will be stolen again… My first bicycle was when I was just in junior high school, as a prize for being admitted to a key middle school, every day I am content to drive this "special car" between home and school. (I used to ride women's bicycles like my mother's, which was too imposing.)
This exclusive bicycle is a mountain bike, rebuilt and assembled by a car dealer owner, with high performance and good looks! This cost parents hundreds of dollars. But the good times didn't last long. I hadn't been riding my beloved bicycle for two months before the bike disappeared. I still remember standing in the bicycle shed, looking at the place where I parked every day, thinking over and over whether I parked here, did I forget to lock it? Watching the students ride their bicycles away one by one, I even wondered if I walked to school today, and my beloved bicycle was just waiting for me obediently at home! … That sense of helplessness still exists faintly in retrospect, as if someone stole a piece of your memory, and also stole a corner of your heart.
In order to comfort me, my parents quickly bought me a road bike, commonly known as a claw bike. Seeing that my psychological trauma was about to be healed by this new bike, the tragedy happened again-this claw bike only stayed with me for two weeks.
Tumblr media
In desperation, my parents had no choice but to buy me a very ordinary bicycle for the convenience of my going to school. At that time, my mother said to me: "Son, you may be targeted by car theft gangs. You can't keep the conspicuous and inconspicuous bicycles. Otherwise, we will take the bus to school in the future." I could only silently agree, so I started Every day when I get stuck going out, I walk slowly when the bus does not pass the intersection in front of my house. As soon as I see the shadow of the bus, I start to rush towards the bus stop. This may have improved my sprinting ability.
My parents didn't have the mentality of revenge in my education back then. If they couldn't protect their own interests through formal means, they would go another way. They enlightened me with appropriate methods and protected my "castle". Much of my understanding of the world was slowly established from this period. The education of adolescence is particularly critical, which may determine whether you will become a street gangster who speaks foul words and fights, or a teenager who is full of goodwill towards the future and the world, and believes that there are many ways to go in this world. I am glad I accepted To the education!
With a kind heart, you will become tolerant towards everything in the world. There are no absolutely good people and no completely bad people in the world. Looking at ourselves and others with multiple dimensions and different perspectives will make us more tolerant. I often think, what color is kindness? Goodness seems to me to be transparent, it can overlay any color without distorting them. If your good heart becomes cloudy, then what you see may not be the original color of things, but your own polluted heart. Our hearts may be easily contaminated, so we need to reflect and brush frequently.
Tumblr media
There are many windows in the castle of the mind. If the windows are full of dirt, you will be afraid to look out, and even think that the blurred images are the messengers of demons. When you wipe the window clean, you realize that it is the sun that wants to shine into your heart—you stand in front of the window, the sun surrounds you, and the distance is waiting for you.
Good versus evil, that is the question. To be or not to be is up to you.
1 note · View note
zhangsanjian · 3 years ago
Text
The First Time
Original Essay
Sitting in front of the computer today, I recalled an experience of studying in Nanchang. At that time, I wanted to further improve my vocal skills and learn Italian songs, so I went to Nanchang, the provincial capital, to learn from a teacher.
In the early days of my studies, I had to take the green train from Xinyu to Nanchang for two hours every weekend, so I also developed the habit of falling asleep immediately as long as I took transportation, but two hours was the limit. Later, in the third year of high school, for the surprise training of vocal music and music theory knowledge, I also had a period of time living alone in Nanchang.
Tumblr media
My parents took me to Nanchang and rented a single room for me in the alley opposite Jiangxi Normal University (the old campus). In my impression, this house can only accommodate a piano, a bed, and a toilet, which costs 300 yuan a month (I later learned why it was so cheap, because there is a pigsty behind the house). That was the first time I lived independently from my parents. Living expenses of 600 yuan a month can almost eat all kinds of snacks in the alleys: Shilixiang Wonton, Lanzhou Ramen, Malatang, and various fried foods. Although it feels unhealthy to eat, it is the taste of freedom! Finally, there is no constant nagging from my parents in my ears, and it depends on whether I go to class or not. Sometimes I even skip class and save the class fee to eat a good meal or buy a pair of sneakers. But freedom doesn’t come without a price—leaving school, leaving parents, having no classmates and no friends, looking at the basin with dirty clothes but unwilling to wash it from time to time, and the smelly room, only the piano to accompany me to chat a whole night.
Fortunately, when I was young, because I played well, I could quickly make friends, and my friends on the court were willing to form teams with me. At that time, I often went to the basketball court of Jiangxi Normal University to sweat when I was free. I have met many boys who love basketball in college, and I also like to shuttle back and forth in the alleys with the ball, looking around.
Tumblr media
At that time , there was a sneaker store that attracted me. There were all kinds of signature sneakers of various stars, and there were many brand-name running shoes, but the prices were all very cheap. The encounter between me and the owner of this store may be destined, which opened up many firsts in my life - I used my living expenses to buy myself the first pair of New Balance running shoes, the first time I learned Doudizhu, It was the first time I tried drinking beer, and it was also the first time I worked as a shop assistant to help people sell shoes.
At that time, the pair of shoes I bought was less than 200 yuan. Logically, this brand-name running shoes could not be so cheap. I later learned that some sneakers that were considered defective by the brand would be cut in half directly, and then they would Pick and choose the shoes from these defective products, re-nail them and sell them. There is no big problem if the things are indeed original, but there are obvious scars after secondary processing after a "car accident", so the price is very cheap. There are also big-name sneakers signed by other stars and some limited-edition sneakers, which are now called A goods. You can spend a little money to buy a pair of enjoyable ones. I was indeed driven by vanity to have a few foot addictions.
Let me talk about the three owners of this sneaker store on South Normal University Road. These three bosses are all students of Normal University. Xiaolei is from Hubei, while Xiaonan and Xiaoping are from Henan. Usually there are four people on the court, so I also joined this group, and they also gave me a code name called "Xiaoshuai". Xiaolei and Xiaoping are short, but they are more flexible. I am considered medium among them, and Xiaonan is 187 at the highest. Therefore, our combination is good in all aspects, with shots and breakthroughs, internal and external. The only shortcoming is that Xiaonan is too thin and doesn't like inside collisions. Many physical confrontations are left to me, a high school student, such as "dirty work" such as grabbing rebounds and blocking positions.
In fact, I admire the three of them. During college, I opened a sneaker store to reduce the burden on my parents. Later, when I was in college, I would also receive some commercials to subsidize my pocket expenses, which may be influenced by them. A few of them will take turns to look at the store in their spare time. When I am free, I will go to chat with them. We watch football games and exchange sneakers together. That’s when Doudizhu entered my world. Unless I draw an invincible hand, I will be the one who loses, and the bet is usually to run errands, buy a popsicle, and help watch the store for a few hours. The most ruthless one is that if you lose, you have to drink water and are not allowed to go to the toilet…
Tumblr media
Although everyone is a poor boy, they can be poor and happy every day. The smartest poker player here is Xiaolei, with a smart head and quick turns. He is worthy of the title of "nine-headed bird in the sky, underground Hubei guy" (no derogatory meaning). He also has a habit that impresses me very much. Every four or five o'clock in the afternoon, when we make an appointment for a ball, if Xiaolei is not there, I will call him and say that we are going to go there. He would usually say something like, "You haven't set off yet, I'm already here" or "I'm already at the back door, I'll be there soon". At the beginning, I believed in it and set off quickly, but every time I rushed to the stadium, I couldn't find it. It turned out later that this was his usual tactic, and usually he was still at home when he said it. "Wolf is coming" shouted too much and I didn't believe it anymore. Every time I was still in the sneaker store, I would call him, "I've already arrived at the stadium, why didn't I see you? Come here quickly! I formed a team with someone else." Then I walked slowly to the court—this was the first time I learned how to fool people.
As for Xiaoping, he is a person who likes hiking very much. Later, I can often see photos and videos of him hiking around. When we stayed at his house, we chatted about the power of walking. Because my room is small and smelly, and it always feels gloomy to sleep alone, so I don't like to stay by myself. So I used to go back and forth between the three of them. It was summer at that time, and a mat in the living room was my bed. It was a bit hard, but fortunately I was not lonely.
Xiao Nan is a handsome guy with 187, his girlfriend is also very beautiful, and we had a lot of contacts back then. When I wrote this article just now, I also gave him a call. Haha I even forgot his name, I just remembered that he was from Luoyang, Henan, so I searched for Luoyang, Henan on WeChat, and found his daughter-in-law’s WeChat. The partners who have not been in touch for many years are still very cordial when chatting, after all, we spend a carefree time together.
He and her girlfriend have also been in love since college to the present, and they have a family and a child. He just told me that Xiaolei Xiaoping, like him, married his girlfriend in college. Now that I think about it, I have witnessed three couples of "long-distance love running", and I am really happy for them.
The first time I drank was also encouraged by these three big brothers. I had a glass of Nanchang beer while eating a barbecue. At that time, I felt that the wine was really bitter. How could anyone like to drink such an unpleasant thing. After one glass of beer, my face was flushed, and after two glasses of beer, I went back to my room and fell asleep. Although I didn't drink everyone's wedding wine, but this memory is warm in my heart after all, I wish them well.
In life, you will meet many people of all kinds. Both the good and the bad will help you grow. I stepped on a hole dug by others, and was pulled out of the hole by a good person; I gave a warm embrace to a friend, and occasionally drank late-night chicken soup. If you will be hit by your opponent with a bruised nose and a swollen face, then lie down and read a few more books, and become a "cultural person" in the future.
That poorly decorated sneaker store is long gone. When we closed the heavy fence door, the memories were also dusty in our hearts. You and I go our separate ways, scattered all over the world like dandelions, but it sows many small seeds, which are endless.
2008 coincided with the Beijing Olympic Games. I took the college entrance examination, and like all students, I was full of expectations for the future. Looking forward to being admitted to the university of your choice and coming to a big city full of traffic. However, the college entrance examination is only the beginning of a wonderful life, and there are still a series of tests waiting for you who are full of spirits. May you and I do our best in the future without complaint or regret! May you and I have the courage to climb one mountain after another!
Come on for the college entrance examination! All as you wish!
0 notes
zhangsanjian · 3 years ago
Text
To The Crazy & Stubborn You
Original Essay
After running this song for five kilometers on a single loop, I recorded my state of mind at the moment covered in stinky sweat and full of enthusiasm.
The first time I heard this song was a recommendation from a friend who not only accompanied me through a difficult time, but also yelled the same melody with me countless times. Recalling that we tried to raise the treble of two keys over and over again (do you think I have raised it?) It seems that if we can't sing it, it means that we are not crazy or stubborn enough.
Why does this song touch me so much? This question has been circling in my mind for days. There was a time when I spent a lot of time in the game. It was dawn when I was playing the game. It seemed that I could fall asleep better with exhaustion in the morning, but in exchange for another day of groggy . Why are more and more people immersed in games without getting tired? I think part of the reason is that we want to escape the real world. In the virtual world, we don’t know each other, we can communicate and cooperate, and we can even open microphones to each other. .
Escape may be the nature of each of us. In complex society and interpersonal relationships, we are all under a lot of pressure or negative energy, and we need temporary escape to relax and be at ease. Escaping is easy and simple, everyone is born with it, but how to face it again is very difficult. I think this song gave me the courage to face it.
When I opened the music comment area, I was hit by a message, "I've been listening to this song for three years. Why are there still more than 200 comments? Anyone who is conscious will come to the comments and put good songs on the top. Don't ask for more, go first Up to three hundred percent?"
In our era of turbulent digital information, countless talents have been submerged by the tide in this way. Maybe we all bloomed briefly like fireworks, but we had to hide our madness for reality, our stubbornness was smoothed by time, and finally our courage was taken away by time…
Where are the hands that pushed me away? It used to be a dream that held up my body! Looking back, is the dream still there? Exist! Turn around and see which hands are pushing me? It turned out that my own hands still did not give up! Just let me face myself crazily again and again!
When running, there is always a voice in my heart shouting: I am still young, I still have to run, and I still have dreams to chase. I not only want to support myself, but also hope to support people who also have dreams.
Tumblr media
Today I sat in front of the computer again, repeating this song, and my mind was still full of thoughts. If you fall while running, do you still have the courage to get up again? Courage comes from unwavering faith, and faith comes from the deepest voice in our hearts. We can't avoid reality, let alone avoid thinking, because the self who was once full of love is looking at you in front of you.
The word "love" is not the word "love" but the word "hot". why? "Love", everyone knows, how much enthusiasm are they willing to pay for this love? The word "run" is more important than the word "run". Everyone knows how to run, but who would be willing to run like a desperate person?
Has youth gone far? No! Youth burns forever within us. Has time stood still? No! Will it stop? Won't!
Running, let the sweat across the eyes. As long as you look for it with your heart, that crazy and stubborn self will always be there.
(The song referred to here is 瘋狂而倔強的你 by Liu Xin. You can listen to it here)
0 notes
zhangsanjian · 3 years ago
Text
Talent
Original Essay
Talent refers to a person's innate performance in a certain aspect beyond the normal level. It is a special ability bestowed by God, and it is also a precious gift given to us by God. Everyone wants this gift, the one-in-a-million, exceptional talent.
Our parents will place this kind of expectation on their children. For example, my child is talented in reading and ranks among the best in grades; My child is socially gifted and eloquent, and often represents the school in various speech competitions; my child is gifted in drawing, lifelike, and always gets good results in painting competitions.
Tumblr media
In short, people with talent have a higher probability of success in the struggle of life. But there are also those who are pessimistic that they don't have any talent. In fact, in my opinion, all people have their own unique talents to varying degrees. I even think that being able to sleep soundly anytime and anywhere is also a talent. You must know that many people are facing insomnia.
Confucius said: "When three people walk together, there must be my teacher." In fact, everyone has something worth learning. Talent doesn't sometimes pop out and say, "I'm here, I'm here," it's more like a shy, withdrawn child somewhere in your heart.
Talent does not show up for no reason, or it is extremely difficult for talent to be recognized. It's like a child who is very talented in painting and eventually becomes a world-famous painter. People will say that he is really talented. But if this child fails to become a well-known painter, but engages in other industries and lives an ordinary life, is he living up to his talent? Or is he not talented enough?
You have to ask me: "What talent does Sanjian have?" I really can't seem to answer. Because the world always measures people's talent by their success in an industry. So here I want to discuss with you how to find your talent and grasp it.
I think a word that can be connected with "talent" and is very close is "love". If you love a certain career, you will have the motivation to move forward and be willing to overcome all difficulties for it. I can't imagine your talent isn't something you love. As I said before, love is the driving force of everything. Can you imagine that Beethoven didn't love music or playing the piano? Can you imagine that Van Gogh didn't love painting? Can you imagine Einstein not liking physics? I foolishly think that talent shows that you love something enough, imagine that your talent is not the direction you love, what a sad story that is.
Tumblr media
Another possibility is that you don't know or recognize your talent, and you need a guide to lead you to find it. This is "Maxima often exists, but Bole does not often exist", you need a Bole who knows people and supports you.
Often the task of helping us find our talents falls to our parents, and family education is especially important during childhood and adolescence. Parents should give their children more room to choose, instead of forcing them to study extracurricular subjects that they are not interested in. It is difficult to find a way to show their talents. It's more about seeing what the child likes? What are you interested in? What are you willing to spend time on? Maybe you are not talented enough in this area, but you are willing to put in the time, and I think half the battle is done.
Tumblr media
Secondly, this heavy responsibility will be passed on to the teachers. Teaching and educating people is to help us broaden our future path in our youth. We have heard too many stories of this sacred profession, the teacher is the one who leads us to grope in the dark cave with the oil lamp. So finding that fiery impulse is the first step to finding talent.
The 10,000-hour rule is a law pointed out by the writer Gladwell in his book "Outliers". "The genius in people's eyes is not extraordinary, but the continuous hard work. Ten thousand hours of tempering is a necessary condition for anyone to become a world-class master from ordinary people." He called this "The 10,000-hour rule". To become an expert in a certain field, it takes 10,000 hours (1.1415525 years), which is calculated proportionally: if you work eight hours a day, five days a week, then it takes at least five years to become an expert in a field.
The most talented sprinter in the world cannot win the honor of Olympic champion without hard training day after day. Just like a flower cannot bloom unless you water it. Use sweat to water your talent, and talent will eventually bloom.
When we find talent, it is more important to cherish our own talent. At this time, someone may refute me, I spent 10,000 hours on one thing, I spent 99% of my efforts, why I didn't see my talent, or I didn't succeed. Then I think 10,000 hours is just a foundation, and what is more important is learning, thinking, and improving. Effort does not necessarily lead to success. Effort only gives you a chance to succeed. If you don't work hard, you will definitely not succeed. If you are just complaining that I have spent 10,000 hours and haven't achieved what we want, then go back to the first question, do you love it. I think if I spend 10,000 hours doing something I like, I think I should be happier, and I will think of ways to do it better. Just like I insist on writing now, I am not saying that I want to be a writer or a novelist, but this thing makes me feel comfortable and makes me realize the meaning of life and life. When I express my emotions and thoughts through words When I come out, I will have a very magical experience and a sense of accomplishment. Here I also hope that you can find a corner that you love and feel comfortable in your work.
I don't know if you have read Wang Anshi's "Injury to Zhongyong". The original gifted child prodigy has become an ordinary person. When we were young, we often saw stories about gifted teenagers who were admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University at a young age. We saw the beginning of the story, but did not witness the end of the miracle. It is regrettable and unwilling to waste talent, which is why people always measure talent by success, and talent also needs to be persistent.
"Finding one's talent is where one's love lies. Only by working hard and persevering will there be a moment of blooming."
Tumblr media
The last thing I want to discuss with you is, what will you do with your talents? Just like I wrote this article, if it can inspire the talents of readers, it is really a great act of kindness. I hope that while I think, I also lead everyone to think together, which can be regarded as relaxation. For example, Olympic athletes win glory for the country, and violinists bring people an unparalleled concert, as if I am listening to Beethoven's piano music when I am writing now.
The ancient and modern sages have used their talents to change our living environment and accept the influence of art. Similarly, our modern people are also benefiting future generations. We should use our talents to give back to the society and the country.
Here I suddenly thought of another topic, because we always say that "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", and the more outstanding the talent, the more burdens. Everyone should know that "Heaven is jealous of talents". Extraordinary talents will bring more expectations, and amazing creations may come from unimaginable suffering. You must know that God has given you such a great gift, you must be able to accept it and bear its weight. I hope that all gifted people can bear the burden of life, use their talents and talents to make due contributions to our motherland and society, burn our youth, and realize the value of our lives.
0 notes
zhangsanjian · 3 years ago
Text
Never Far
Original essay: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/u8CseBNi4Kkye56u63XFSA
On the first day of each month, you can often see "Hello a certain month" in Moments. Everyone hopes that this month can always be happy and cute, or hope that the hard work this month will be rewarded… In short, we have good expectations for the future.
August is here again as scheduled, and the heat wave hits us with "enthusiasm" in this midsummer. It seems that it is the same as August of the previous year, there is no difference, but there is something different in my heart. There seemed to be a black hole in the deepest part of my psyche, a gap in my mother's heart—a black hole that would send my mother down to a planet of bewilderment, anxiety, and sadness.
I also know a group of people who will feel uncomfortable, uneasy, and difficult to regulate their emotions because of an upcoming day. It seems that everyone is longing for it, just like in the movie: Sooner is many years later…
Tumblr media
Forever is not far away, just like every sunrise and sunset is a day in eternity, what should come will always come, no one can resist. As I wrote this, I stared blankly at the computer screen, unable to write for a long time, bursts of anger welled up in my heart, and even wanted to punch the computer screen. Obviously I was the one who went through all of this, so why should I show tolerance, open-mindedness, and friendship? Why can't I pour out my emotions wantonly?
Yes, I can't, I'm not the old me anymore, I can do better than the old me.
Friends who have supported me this year, please rest assured that I am fine. Recently, I have been exercising, boxing, and doing Pilates with my friends… These methods allow me to temporarily forget the troubles around me, and feel a sense of connection and solidity in the company of family and friends. Even basketball, which I hadn't touched in two or three years, returned to my palm with the encouragement and company of my friends, and I felt the hearty feeling I hadn't seen for a long time. Yes, I'm trying to recharge myself.
Back home, my mother has my company, and her condition is much better. Taking her to exercise together can see that her body is lighter and her wrinkles are gradually stretched. I can do better in the future. There are also those "people" who secretly "support" me, I know you want to see me knocked down, and then lie on the ground and give up struggling amidst your contemptuous ridicule , no longer being strong, convinced, and persistent. But I want to thank you for successfully arousing the "damn desire to win" in men. If I really fell down, I don't seem to respect your long-term "support". Just like in that song, "Indifferent people, thank you for once underestimating me and making me live stronger without bowing my head".
how far is Forever? Forever is not far, always in our hearts. Heart to eternity, forever is every day under our feet. How can we reach what we call forever without taking every step firmly and steadily? Live a good life, get what you want, abandon unnecessary quarrels and cares, pay more attention to some beautiful moments in life, and exercise with me until you grow old—you should also be a healthy and happy grandpa when you get old, Granny.
Tumblr media
Perfect is not beautiful either. Family members, partners, and staff around you also have their own shortcomings and blind spots. No one is perfect, if you always look at the world with critical eyes, you will definitely not be happy. Try to learn to tolerate and appreciate a person's imperfections, and a bright light will be lit in your heart. This light will illuminate itself, and it will illuminate me.
I said I would be your Dark Knight, and I will always remember that. I will be there when you need me, and even if you don't need me one day, I will silently pay attention to and bless you. The journey is not lonely, you may occasionally want to get off the train and stop to enjoy another piece of scenery, it doesn't matter that the train will always be there.
Tumblr media
Whether it is a new friend or an old friend, I will always smile and say to you: How are you? welcome……
0 notes
zhangsanjian · 3 years ago
Text
Reality and Dream
Reality and Dream (A review of Forrest Gump)
Original Essay: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/uQMIzLbchjwlV3rsIRJbDw
Tumblr media
Life is like a mirror. Reality and dreams are two sides of a mirror, seemingly opposite but interdependent.We are young and frivolous, threatening to realize our dreams and live up to our dreams. But reality often shatters our dreams, booing that dreams are simply out of reach, and gradually people become numb and their hearts become cold. Bend down in the abyss and quagmire and sigh: The reason why dreams are called dreams is nothing but self-deceiving imaginations, looking at themselves in the mirror of reality and pitying themselves.
It’s like I wanted to write this film review a long time ago, but I procrastinated and procrastinated for various reasons. Even when I rewatched the movie yesterday, I was interrupted several times. Some people may think that I am making excuses after reading these words, but I am indeed suspected of making excuses, but this is also reality. I admit it, but I do not admit defeat. This will not shatter the reality, go back to the desk and type out This article is here?
Today's film review is to pay tribute to a very excellent film "Forrest Gump" in my mind. I want to try to analyze this film from the perspective of "reality and dreams", and express some of my own small views on why this film released in 1994 can become a classic in people's hearts.
Movies are the first dream. Actors wait for the light, rain, and the right sunset on the set all day long, and spend hours or even days waiting in real scenes just to interpret a moment on the screen; The prosperity of the film opens a period of movie time, stepping into the swords and swords of martial arts or Hepburn's Roman holiday. Dreaming in a dream with a body outside the body, movies have always seemed to carry our dreams. The reality is so cruel, and the dream is still out of reach. An excellent film closes the distance between the dream and the reality like a dream, gives us the motivation to look up to life, and never tire of it on the road of chasing dreams.
Forrest Gump is the second dream. At the beginning of the film, a long shot shows a feather fluttering in the wind, slowly bringing us into Forrest Gump's dreamland. The feather fell to A-Gump's worn-out shoes. Instead of walking away or throwing away the feather, he bent down to pick it up and carefully put it in his notebook... From picking up the feather and opening the box to carefully It is not difficult to see that he likes to collect the unforgettable bits and pieces of his life in the collection of items. Only those who love life will cherish the good fortune in life. When every stranger sat beside him, he shared his own chocolate and his mother's words "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." Although this sentence has become one of the classic lines of the film , but in Forrest Gump's heart, it's just his mother's words. From his point of view, he just shares his harvest and love with strangers. This small act of kindness is actually great enough.
If Forrest Gump's story in the movie carries the "dream", then the people close to him bear the "reality" and guard the dream. In order for A-Gump, who has low intelligence, to go to school, the mother had to choose a "vacation". Then, after A-Gump was rejected by almost everyone on the school bus, he met an angel-like heroine. The reason why Forrest Gump has the ability to run is that he was always despised and bullied when he was young, and the voice of the heroine "Forrest Gump! Run!" gave him the courage to run. A man's talent often grows out of his suffering. The reason why Forrest Gump was able to live like a beam of light is also because his great mother and little angels warmed and accompanied him in his childhood. The characters in the movie all have their own dreams. The heroine's dream is to stand on the stage one day and become the focus of attention. Forrest Gump's best friend Bubba's dream is to own a shrimp boat, and Lieutenant Taylor's dream is to die for the country, but it is always Forrest Gump, who did not express his dreams, achieved everything. It's not just a dream, the hostess said that you don't know what love is at all. In fact, if you ask this question, do you know what love is? Maybe A-Gump, who seems to know nothing about love, knows how to love better. I think this is because his mother gave him enough security and love. Love is a kind of persistent companionship. Love is not only gazing at each other but looking at the same distance.
Tumblr media
When the hostess asked him, do you remember what we prayed for? We used to pray that becoming a bird would allow me to fly far. In Forrest Gump, we see dreams, just like why the heroine always feels that she wants to leave Forrest Gump, because he can do things that we can't do—that is, keep kindness and simplicity—it seems very simple , but when you can't, you may feel ashamed and want to leave, which is why Jenny wants to leave Forrest Gump, because he is so beautiful, so beautiful to be transparent. Perseverance in things, dedication to love, commitment to friends, and persistence in life can write the unique possibility of life. He may not understand why he does this. He just treats everyone around him loyally and kindly, and he just concentrates on doing everything he promised, that's all, but if he wants to persist in his life, ask himself how many people Can it be done?
In fact, when I watched this film again and again, the pain in my heart kept churning. This film, while inspiring to many, is deeply sad at its core. Forrest Gump was judged to be mentally retarded from the moment he was born, the grievances his mother swallowed for him to enter school, the dignity of his favorite girl was constantly trampled on the way to pursue her dream, his best brother died in a foreign country, and the officer he admired also died. He had hated him for a long time... The relatives around him left him one by one, and he could only keep running forward. Assuming this is a love story, then this love must be full of sadness, as if a man doesn’t know how to love a woman, he is just as innocent as a child, and the woman’s unfortunate childhood and the scars on her growth path made her unable to Consciously avoid the man who lives like light. I have a romantic and sad thought that his efforts and persistence time and time again are just to be able to stand on a higher ground so that she can notice his presence in the crowd. If once is not enough, then again, again, maybe next time she won't leave.
Reality is the third dream. I prefer to use the word "ideal" before, which seems more rational and objective, but "dream" gives us the right to dream in the face of cold reality and retain our crazy instinct. Maybe at some point we are like Forrest Gump, not knowing why we are running, where is the destination of running, and what is the meaning of life, but we must not stop running, maybe we can only keep on running aimlessly Keep running to find your way. Only if you live strong, what is taken away by fate will be returned to you in another way, just like the "legs" of the lieutenant. To quote Mei Changsu, "Since I have survived, I cannot live in vain."
Tumblr media
The whole film of "Forrest Gump" doesn't have big opening and closing plots or fierce catharsis and quarrels. It just flows sadness in tenderness, and is immersed in dreams in reality, like Forrest Gump boarding the school bus again, like the ending of Forrest Gump again. The flying feathers fell in the hearts of people with the wind, rekindling the faith in their hearts. Reality and dreams are still quantum entangled with each other, we are still the original us, and we will not lose our way if we look up at the stars.
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
3 notes · View notes