This movie is undoubtedly a story about the growth of inspirational teenagers that integrates family, teacher-student, friendship, and love.
First of all, what I want to talk about the most is the journey of the core protagonist Homer Hickam to realize his dream. He was born in a remote coal mining town, where the environment is closed, so people’s thinking is backward and their horizons are very low. This is the limitation of this closed environment, but I think it also has its advantages, because people know so little about the outside world, it can stimulate the curiosity of Homer who is eager to understand the world, and it can improve his continuous motivation on the road of pursuing his dreams. Sometimes people's curiosity is really inadvertently evoked by something unexpected. It's an unconscious obsession. Homer was fascinated by the satellite Sputnik flying in the sky for the first time. He longed for himself. He can also do it, although he knows nothing about rocket at this time and he is not interested in math (probably not good at it), but he has a goal in life and a concrete thing to chase, and this is the realization of the dream starting point. He found his partners Roy and O'Dell to make the first "rocket" in his life. Unfortunately, he blew up the fence that his mother had to repair. He seemed to realize that his team was still lacking, and soon he found Quentin, "Using" his mathematical knowledge, so far the rocket boys are assembled. After that, they tried again and again. During this period, they first flew to the mining area, causing their furious father to drive them to the small town of Weiqu more than ten kilometers away, and then the rocket disappeared unexpectedly, which "caused" the fire and was arrested by the police. Take it away (it was later confirmed through mathematical calculations that the origin of the fire was not caused by a rocket), and then his father was injured and Homer was forced to replace his father to go down the mine, but there are always more problems than difficulties. So they looked for Bykovsky welding iron rings, got inspiration from Bolden to find high-quality steel, and taught themselves about rockets in the process of going down the mine. They work together to perform their respective duties, the rocket flight time has become longer, and the rocket volume has become larger. Finally, they passed the selection of the state science and technology exhibition and entered the country. The partners unanimously and selflessly recommended Homer to represent them. Their efforts were reported, and their little rocket won the first place in the national science exhibition. When Homer returned to town, the whole town was boiling. They did it.
Second, success is rarely an individual, more often it is a collective. Homer has enthusiasm, confidence, and unremitting beliefs, Quentin has deep math skills, O'Dell is good at collecting materials, and Roy is their diplomat. The four of them are indispensable, and the dream cannot be realized without any one link. Because they are selfless, because they trust each other, because they perform their duties, so they got it. Here's a mention of the film's omissions, the motives for the other three to see the rocket production, and the motives for O'Dell and Roy to accept the freak Quentin. There's something slightly wrong with not stating that it gives the impression that everything is in order.
Then the family relationship between Homer and his son is also a strong stroke. The father's disapproval has dampened Homer's enthusiasm to a certain extent, but the father loves Homer, but Homer's growth is out of his reservation for Homer. Road, but When Homer needed his father the most, his father resolutely helped Homer reach the top of the technology exhibition. He accepted Homer's advice and lit the rocket when he put the rocket for the last time. There is also a detail about the gift that Homer received on his birthday. I suspect it may be From my father's handwriting. The mother's encouragement was also a key factor in supporting Homer's journey. The teacher who also encouraged Homer was Riley. The teacher broadened their horizons, cared for the saplings of their dreams, and made the light of hope shine brighter. There are not many descriptions of love, but it can also be seen that caring for you when you are lonely, and being happy with you when you are proud are people who are truly worthy of your life.
In the end, this film inspired me a lot. Have I really worked hard? Have I really been able to face failure calmly and say that I have tried my best and have no regrets? No, I think I am far from it. Laughing is the realm of failure, so I think I still have a lot to do. I really don’t have to complain about my lack of IQ. I think most people in this world are not much smarter than me, although I am not Einstein or Ah Q. It’s really a very beautiful thing that you can succeed if you work hard. If you invest, you will be rewarded. This is the most cost-effective deal. Although I know that hard work may not be successful, I still have to try hard and be brave. For difficulties, overcome them, defeat them, as long as I can move forward, I will never stand still.
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