We all had dreams, but unfortunately most of us lost them in the end

Pierce 2022-04-19 09:01:57

The plot of the film is very old-fashioned. It tells the real story of a child from an ordinary coal miner's family who is inspired to realize his dream.

In the environment where the male protagonist is located, the children there rarely have the opportunity to go to college. Most of them are "inheriting their father's business" and have been living in the mines for decades. The male protagonist feels that it is not his life, it is just Father's life, his life is heaven. For people who are surrounded by coal, it is so out of place to have such an idea. It is conceivable that the male protagonist's idea is severely opposed by his family, including those around him.

In the end, the male protagonist succeeded in fulfilling his dream, and he did it.

It is so touching to have a dream. People who have dreams are also very cute. I believe that each of us had our own dreams when we were young. As we grow older, we almost forget what our original dreams were.

I have seen a joke: When I was a child, the kindergarten teacher asked everyone to write down their dreams on a piece of paper, put them in a jar and keep them sealed, and then open them when they get together a few years later. Time flies, everyone has entered middle age in a flash, and we meet again. The original teacher is long gone. When the teacher opened the jar with a slightly trembling hand, the people present looked at the note written by himself, and it turned yellow. There are immature words written crookedly on the paper, one by one has long been crying, and on it is written the president, the painter, the writer, the scientist, the astronaut...

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October Sky quotes

  • Roy Lee: I'll tell you what's unbelievable... captain of the football team being jealous of you.

  • Principal Turner: Miss Riley, our job is to give these kids an education.

    Miss Riley: Mmm-hmm.

    Principal Turner: Not false hopes.

    Miss Riley: False hopes? Do you want me to sit quiet, let 'em breathe in coal dust the rest of their life?

    Principal Turner: Miss Riley, once in a while... a lucky one... will get out on a football scholarship. The rest of 'em work in the mines.

    Miss Riley: How 'bout I believe in the unlucky ones? Hmm? I have to, Mister Turner, I'd go out of my mind.