The film is based on ancient magic, saying that powerful magic has gradually disappeared, and the advanced technology and convenience have made the talent of magic forgotten. Director Dan Scanlon lost his father at the age of 1, and his older brother, a few years older, has only modest memories of his father. Such a lack has become the biggest opportunity for him to make "The Magic of 1/2", and it also makes his longing for his father and the mutual assistance of his brothers so touching and rich in the film.
The elder brother, Barry, is addicted to board games, believes in magic, and has a bold, brave and reckless personality; the younger brother lives under the "halo" of his imaginary father, is timid and introverted. Two people embark on an adventurous journey together because of a common goal.
The death of the father has different scars for the two brothers, and it also makes the two have different changes after their adventures. When they were drifting in the underground river, the elder brother Barry mentioned the last memory with his father, which made him regretful. When his father was lying on the hospital bed and fighting the disease, his body was full of tubes, haggard and old, and he was afraid. He didn't dare to see his father for the last time, he didn't have the courage to face everything at that time. Sometimes those who seem to be carefree on the outside are not really not sad, but they choose not to show it.
The younger brother Ian has never seen his father. In his heart, his father is optimistic, brave and handsome. Losing his father, he is not happy or brave, and lives in his shadow every day. So he was inferior and timid, and always felt that there was an unattainable distance from his ideal father. But during the journey, he slowly realized the power of self-confidence, the imperfect appearance of his half-body "father", and the "existence" of his brother Barry.
When writing down a series of "wish lists" could not be realized, he suddenly found that he was not alone in the journey of growing up. Although he lacked the company of his father, he still had Barry, encouraged him to try, and protected him behind him. Teach him to drive, share his thoughts, dance with him, laugh, and be so proud to have such a little brother who will be magic. This should be family, life, and the most cherished relationship.
In the end, Ian left the opportunity of reunion to each Barry, giving him the opportunity to unravel the regrets of the year, growth should be like this, learn to cherish, learn to dedicate, learn to love...
Pixar fairy tales are always so healing, unknowingly infected. When the movie is over, realize that this kind of thing happens all the time. Instead of spending every day in regret, we should cherish the people around us. When relatives leave us, more or less we will leave regrets. Those who regret have not had time to travel together, and those who regret not having a good talk about our hearts, are immersed in the regrettable past, but we ignore the people around us. We may think that they don't understand us enough, that they disturb our own peace, that their words are too verbose, but why aren't these things we should cherish the most?
We are not timid at all, only when we are afraid of losing we become extra timid. When you find someone you really want to protect, self-confidence and courage naturally follow.
Don't try to change the reality that can't be changed, don't chase those unreachable fantasies, and we have been focusing on why reality is different from the dream, but forget that reality should be like this, there is no 100% beauty, a truly optimistic, positive life, It is to live well in the moment.
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