Shakespeare's classic "Hamlet", a thousand people have a thousand Hamlets. And Hamilton, a thousand people also have a thousand Hamiltons. Not to mention a thousand people, just myself, after watching Hamilton three times, there are three different Hamiltons in their eyes, and three different perceptions.
The first time I watched it, it felt like a cool drama with a big American hero. An orphan in a remote area became the father of a generation by virtue of talent and hard work. This American personally verified a famous saying in China, Princes and generals, would you rather have a seed? ! The first time I watched it, the inspirational plot, the high-spirited soundtrack, and the fast-paced rhythm in the rap arias, it was so exciting and bloody, I wanted to travel back and fight side by side with Hamilton, witnessing the opening of an era with my own eyes. Witness the life of a great man.
The second time I watched it, I began to pay attention to those equally wonderful supporting roles, the playful and arrogant King George, the romantic and charming Lafayette/the ruffian Jefferson, who was firm and honest, but also had weaknesses and fears, There will be Washington who hesitates, Eliza who dares to love and hate, and who is loyal. These supporting roles, both the actors and the characters themselves, are full of infinite charm. In just over 2 hours of musical, these group portraits were successfully set up, and a 300-year-old America was successfully constructed, so that I in 2021, like a time traveler, completely immersed in it, as if I had personally experienced this. everything.
Watching Hamilton for the second time, he doesn't seem to be as dazzling as the first time. Some of his brilliance has been snatched away by those around him. His success relies more on the help and support of those around him. If the first time I saw him as a god, this time I saw him as a human being, a person who worked hard and had good luck at the same time.
The third time I watched it, I felt very strange. It seemed that I watched a completely different drama from the first time. The third time I watched it, the feeling of excitement and excitement that I had when I watched it for the first time was completely gone. Even after reading it, my heart feels heavy and a little depressed. The first time I watched it, in my heart, this drama is about the male protagonist escalating and fighting monsters all the way, and completing the journey of the poor boy to the father of the country. It is a positive energy comedy. Watching it for the third time, I think this is a poor boy's life tragedy, a life tragedy played by fate. He not only ceased to be a god, but became a man, a poor man.
Not to mention the tragic fate of his own premature death due to a duel at the age of 49, it is said that his son, talented and promising, died in a duel in the best years of his 19 years because of him. His wife Eliza, who once loved him so dearly, burned every letter of theirs and buried all their sweet and beautiful love in the heartbreak and pain of disheartenedness. Compared with Hamilton's own death and the suffering of his wife and son, Hamilton's own pain due to the misfortune of his marriage and family is a greater tragedy.
And where is the reason for this tragedy, at first glance, it was because of Hamilton's derailment. And why did he cheat, and what is the reason behind this? is his loneliness. Why is he lonely? His wife is beautiful and gentle, and his son is handsome and smart. He should be in harmony with a beautiful family. How could he feel lonely? because of his ambition. He didn't care about the happiness of these families, he devoted himself to the tireless pursuit of fame, fortune and ambition, and to his infinite desire to realize his political ambitions and ambitions.
For such a person who is devoted to fame and fortune, he is often very lonely. He cannot get what he wants in his family. He feels that the world has failed him, and he feels that no one in the world can understand him. And this loneliness led to his derailment. And this ambition, this ambition, was doomed from the moment this poor boy walked out of the island and came to New York.
The reason why I feel heavy and depressed after reading it. Like a god, I saw this young man, running towards the end of his tragic life, with all his strength, or full of joy, without knowing that what awaited him was a cliff. And we, the spectators, couldn't do anything about it. This powerlessness is a sense of personal powerlessness in the face of fate.
Some people say that character determines fate, and it is really not wrong. Hamilton is eager to succeed, to be recognized, and to realize his various ambitions. This character makes him paranoid, lonely, unable to see the most important things in life, ignoring the happiness of his family, and hurting those closest to him. The most important person, and ultimately led to the series of tragic ending.
And where did his character come from? Whether it is from his own poverty. Because of poverty, he has been despised and ridiculed since he was a child, so he is so eager to prove himself? Thinking of this, sadness comes again.
There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and there are a thousand and two Hamiltons in the eyes of a thousand people, because there are three in my own eyes.
This is the highest evaluation of "Hamilton", because only a classic like Shakespeare's "Hamlet" can have such complexity and bring completely different feelings to different people.
As for the character of Hamilton, is he a great man or a poor man. Is it a great, splendid and enviable life, or a tragic, painful, regrettable life?
What do you think?
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