"Hamilton" is an American phenomenal Broadway musical, which Mrs. Obama calls the most shocking work of art she has ever admired in her life.
The album of the same name has won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama.
It uses hip-hop, jazz, rhythm and blues and other genres to deduce the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States, the man whose head was printed on ten dollars. The interpretation of "Hamilton" is very innovative and infectious, and it is full of artistic emotional expression.
But what attracted and touched me most was the question raised by "Hamilton", how people write their own life, how to write history, and how to let future generations tell our stories.
To be honest, many people may not have thought about this issue, and they have spent half their lives in confusion, seeking survival, wealth, and development, but there is only a lack of questioning about life, asking themselves how they want to live. life.
That's what's great about "Hamilton," which keeps asking questions, asking itself, and asking the audience, as the song "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" sings:
The impermanence of the world cannot be controlled, who can stay? Who will die? Who will sing your story?
People live for what. This is the core question of "Hamilton". Each character responded differently to this, and each response was so wonderful and touching.
【Alexander Hamilton】
Hamilton was born in the barren land of the Caribbean coast, the illegitimate child of a prostitute. His father abandoned his mother and son early, and his mother died of illness at the age of ten. How did he come from humble beginnings to become a founding father and the founding father of the United States' financial edifice?
One of the most important reasons, I think, is that Hamilton was a man with a very strong sense of conviction. He knew too well what he wanted, was always full of curiosity, read a lot, seized every time and opportunity, and worked as hard as time was running out.
He is also a paradox, with an insatiable desire to turn over from nothing and completely change the fate of poverty, so he keeps asking and asking again, but his heart is looking for a kind of faith to protect. As he sang to his son Philip:
You have grown up with our young country, and we are willing to cut through all obstacles for you and find fertile ground for you to grow. If we can build a solid foundation, we will pass it on to you, and the whole world will be handed over to you. I will do it for you. Create a safe and sound world
【Elysa】
Eliza is Hamilton's wife, a good woman, a good mother, a good wife.
At first, I didn't set my sights on Eliza, I simply thought that she was just a good wife and mother, that's all. Just like what she said to Hamilton at the beginning, she hoped that in his story, she could write herself into it and become a part of the story. is a dependent role.
But it was she who surprised me quite a bit. Because of her growth and transformation.
It is true that before Hamilton could not stand the temptation to cheat, Eliza played a good wife who was content and happy. However, when Hamilton was cheating, after Hamilton personally told the world in order to get rid of his political opponents, Eliza broke out. That kind of inner independence and powerful strength, shocked me.
At the beginning, no one reminded Eliza that Hamilton was like the mythical Icarus, flying too close to the sun and eventually falling. But Eliza, in the pink bubble of love, was not at all prepared. However, when their lives are destroyed by Hamilton's own hands, and her mouth is still defending herself, Eliza is furious, angry at Hamilton's deceit, hating him for destroying all her constructions of love.
Therefore, Eliza chose to never forgive her husband, burn all the letters between the two, and destroy those common memories. If she wanted to make herself a part of the story before, but now, she will erase her own traces with her own hands.
Eliza's outburst of spiritual autonomy and decisiveness really surprised me.
Of course, in the end, Eliza once again put her name into history and into the story. It was at the end, and it was a paragraph that I liked very much.
【Washington】
If I leave, the country will learn to move on, even after I'm gone, to be immortal
In fact, Washington did not particularly touch me in the first part. I know that he is the founding father of the United States and a great man, but when he was attacked by his political opponents, he finally chose to leave his post. He used his resignation to teach those people how to say goodbye. This moment Let me be in awe of Washington. Washington, I admit, is a great and wonderful man.
Why?
In the face of such great power and the status of the president, Washington said that if you let it go, you can let it go. He is not running away, but telling people in this way, don't be fooled by power. The position is not for yourself. The Tao Te Ching says: "It is not because of selflessness, so it can be selfish." Because there is no selfish desire in the heart, and one heart is for the people, the public, and altruism, instead, the world will always miss his goodness and be grateful for his goodness. The achievement of oneself, the fulfillment of oneself. Therefore, Washington is still remembered and sung by people to this day. Just because he knows how to let go, he has not been reduced to a person fighting for power and profit.
How to say goodbye?
In fact, here is not only to let go of power and the position of president, but also to let go of everything that shackles the soul, return to nature, and be rigid without desire. Those who know how to let go and those who know how to reject will have a truly strong mind.
【Who will tell our story】
The spirit of Washington lifted the entire musical and passed on to Hamilton and Eliza.
When Hamilton's son fought a duel to protect his father's reputation, Hamilton told his son, don't aim the gun at the enemy, but raise it to the sky, don't let blood stain your conscience, don't let your mother, for the sake of The son was saddened by the murder.
This is really remarkable. Compared with life, Hamilton is more interested in a person's character and focuses on the cultivation of his son's personality. Just ask, which parent can do it now.
In the end, when Hamilton was dueling with his political opponents, he also chose to shoot the muzzle into the sky.
Both Hamilton and his son were killed. Why did they make this choice?
Because death is not the real enemy to them. What they always want to conquer is not others, but themselves. Hamilton's dying confession at the end of the musical is very touching and very thought-provoking.
He said:
I watched bullets approaching, should I run away, fire, or accept my fate? Bol, my first friend, my nemesis Maybe the last person I see in this world is you If I give up my blow, will this be your memory of me? What if this bullet is my credit? Merit? What is merit? It's planting seeds in the garden but can't wait until the flowers bloom. I write a preface before the song, and later generations will sing America for me. You are an unfinished magnificent movement. You gave me a chance to change the world. So... Washington stood across from me and watched me teach me how to say goodbye
How a person faces death and suffering is the time when his dignity can be best displayed. In this way, Hamilton maintained his dignity and fixed the last moment of his life. This is also what Washington taught him, how to say goodbye to the world with dignity, hold your head high, and stand tall.
Eliza is the one who wraps up the entire musical, and when everyone recalls Hamilton's exploits, she comes on.
Eliza lived fifty years longer than Hamilton, and in those fifty years, the question she asked herself the most was what he would do if he were still alive.
She tried to understand what her husband had written, interviewed veterans who fought alongside her husband, built the Washington Monument, preached anti-slavery, built an orphanage, and helped many, many children, because Hamilton was an orphan, never helpless. In the eyes of the child, Eliza seemed to see the shadow of Hamilton.
She always asks herself if she has no regrets when her life comes to an end.
Eliza re-wrote herself into the chapter, into the story. She only hoped that when she passed away, future generations would also sing the story of Hamilton, so she did a lot.
Today, their stories are still passed on by word of mouth and continue.
History is watching them, watching all this, and watching me and you.
So, who will sing your story?
What will you give, so that future generations can sing?
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