The conflict between me and you comes from our common indomitable, persistent and brave character

Guido 2022-04-20 09:01:42

"October Sky" pulls the film & film critic
character setting
male No. 1 - Diaosi counterattack, from the underdog to pursue an idea persistently, and finally become a scientist.
The addition of the male protagonist's team, the scientific geek, improves the logical rationality. The child who lost his father and endured domestic violence is the driving force representative of walking out of the declining town.
The resistance of father-child growth is also a representative of middle-aged men under the pressure of family career, a representative of the industrial age at that time, and a representative of the simple spirit of the town.
Black people - both of them are the key to the success of the child, the help of God.
Teacher - the enlightenment of children, the enlightenment of science and the enlightenment of thought.
Principal - the same resistance rep as the father.
Girl - a metaphor for a girl in a small town, also has the desire to climb the dragon and follow the phoenix, and also has the urge to go out, showing the male protagonist's view of love on the side.
Story Structure
First World:
Foreshadowing - The male protagonist is a very useless non-mainstream student with average grades and poor physical fitness, so he lost the opportunity to go to college.
Presenting the theme - the male protagonist saw the news, began to have the idea of ​​​​building a rocket, and found a team.
Accident - The first explosion.
Argument - The matter of making rockets was opposed by the father and the principal, but was supported by the teachers and miners.
The Second World:
0030 The story of B was born - the development of coal mines encountered difficulties, the town began to decline, and resources were exhausted. The image of the father's integrity is established.
0030 Game training - (plot point 1) The male protagonist begins to learn the knowledge of rockets. During the process, he confronts his father and the school. During the confrontation, the rockets become more and more like-minded, and gradually win the respect of the town's neighbors.
In 0056, something bad happened - when they were happy, a fire accident turned them into arsonists, and they gave up the idea of ​​​​building rockets. At this time, his father's accident forced him to go down to work instead of his father. it is this
0075 Nothing (Night of the Soul) - He had to go down to work for his father. (Inner confrontation) He is constantly learning in the mines, trying to solve the fire mystery.
0075-0085 The male protagonist was recognized by the school through his studies and qualified for the competition.
Third World
0085 (plot point 2) The father helps his son solve the game puzzle (external puzzle solving - winning).
0086 The ending participated in the competition and won the award; (joint title) The arrival of the father solved the problem of communication between father and son (internal confusion resolution - the contradiction comes from the same character).
The presentation of the universal values ​​of the subject
is a powerful weapon for the film to capture the human mind.
The decline of the development town of the times. People of every class have the right to pay attention to their own survival and interests, but for the sake of children, they can give up the contradiction between the manager and the managed. This is a lovely town.
Young people should not be bound by reality. It is a universal value to go out and explore more unknown worlds.
Children and fathers have rebelliousness and opposition in adolescence, but these contradictions are due to different viewpoints, but because fathers and sons have the same sense of responsibility, perseverance and indomitable spirit. This is a family concept, and it is universal.
Regarding the ignorant love of young people, the male protagonist's concept of love - who loves me, who I love.

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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.