He looks handsome and cute, lively and smart. His name is Timothy, which is the name she has given him. Among the 54 preset girl names, the only boy is Timothy. The couple was so happy that they were going crazy. In their eyes, it was the child given to them by God, even if he came out of the ground, it didn't matter. However, they found that this beautiful little boy had a few green leaves on his legs! They were a little overwhelmed. When the relatives were having dinner the next day, the overwhelmed mood turned into a hurried cover. Mom hurriedly blocked Timothy and hurriedly put on his socks. The socks were Dad's, big and old, but covered the leaves on Timothy's lap, and he met everyone like a "normal" kid. Such a lovely child, generous, warm and polite, but with leaves growing on his legs.
The couple took him to see a gardener. They wanted to pull out those green leaves, but they couldn't remove them, so they put on stockings for him, and repeatedly told them not to let anyone see your legs, Timothy! So Timothy even swims in socks. Except for the leaves on his legs, this child who fell from the sky fulfilled almost all the couple's fantasies. He was so optimistic and cheerful, and he could face everything positively. He was so kind and humorous. When Uncle Bob was dying, Timothy accompany him to die. old man, let him laugh one last time. While chatting with Bob, a leaf fell from the leg of Timothy's trousers, withered yellow leaves. At the moment when the leaves fell, Timothy's face flashed a little sadness, but that expression was quickly replaced by a smile. The way he quietly stepped on the leaves under his feet made me sad, and now I have an ominous premonition, this The lovely child has begun to wither.
Timothy's parents love him, he was born according to the template they envisioned, but the couple is gradually getting headaches about the character that was once designed in their son. Timothy has no athletic ability at all. On the football field, Timothy is always the one who sits on the bench, and his father, who "watches" off the field, encouraged and guided him from the beginning, and then complained of disappointment. He forgot that he didn't have the talent to play football either, and that he was once demeaned by his father. In the inflated expectations, parents often suffer from "honorary blindness". The couple only saw that Timothy was always ridiculed and always on the bench, but they could not see his optimism and sunshine, and his joy Good habit of helping. Mother Cindy, who used to want a child so madly, but when Timothy came to her side, she would also feel embarrassed because Timothy had no specialties. Parental love is always hailed as the greatest love in the world, but it is also greedy love. They will always unconsciously accumulate expectations and hopes on their children. With a good personality, they must be able to sing and dance. The father is not good at football, but hopes that his son can be a good football player. I was disappointed from the beginning to the end of the film, yes, Timothy's parents really love him, they took care of him meticulously, and even developed a pencil made of leaves in order not to disappoint him, but they never Didn't even notice the leaves on Timothy's lap were falling, they didn't say, dear Timothy, it doesn't matter if you can't play, even if you're on the bench you're the best substitute because you work so hard Help everyone to drink water, always take the initiative to help everyone! You're the best! They didn't say, baby Timothy, it doesn't matter that you can't play an instrument because your improv is just as good as long as you're happy.
On the night Timothy played "Rock and Roll", the couple were very happy. They were happy because every highlight moment for Timothy was something they had planned. They were looking forward to a wonderful performance for Timothy. Ball, but when Cindy told Timothy to turn off the lights to sleep, I wish she could sit next to Timothy and look at his legs. They have been ignoring Timothy's "defect", maybe they think that it doesn't exist if they can't see it? Anyway, their son, everything their Timothy did was developed according to their expectations. Until the end, when Timothy was about to leave, they didn't know that the leaves they thought were defective were precisely the source of Timothy's life, and when the leaves fell, Timothy was going too. If they didn't hide Timothy's leaves, if they watered his leaves every day, maybe Timothy would always be by their side.
This movie made me sad. Many parents are like the Greens. Before the child is born, they have already sketched a perfect child in their fantasy. They fell in love with the perfect child and were fascinated by it. When the child was born, they discovered that he was not exactly what they had imagined. So the parents began to work hard on construction, correcting and revising the unsatisfactory places in their children one by one, and when they found that some shortcomings could not be repaired, they simply hid them! believe it? Parents are the most easily satisfied people in this world, and also the most greedy people in this world. A little bit of other people's children will surely satisfy them, but after that, it will give birth to greater expectations. My baby can be better, better than my sister's kids, better than the XXX next door! This expectation gradually inflated, and it fermented into greed, constantly driving the child forward in the name of love, but he still refused to calm down and take a look at the child's original appearance. They are still madly in love with the fantasy child, and require their children to keep moving toward the goal in their hearts. As for the children, they are really good at it, and they do everything well. Just like Timothy in the movie, sensible and warm-hearted, step by step, he became what his parents hoped, but hidden withered leaves and lonely expressions. Of course, the Greens finally fully accepted the fact that "there were leaves on their son's legs", and they were relieved of Timothy's "defect", but just when they were willing to fully accept Timothy, it was also Timothy who was about to leave At the moment, love is sometimes time-sensitive, but it is too late when you want to go back. Seeing the couple weeping and digging up the soil in the garden, with tears streaming down my face, I couldn't help feeling distressed. What I missed was gone, and the tears were in vain.
Timothy disappeared, leaving only a piece of dry leaves, he left the leaves to grandpa, to the coach, to Uncle Bob, the few leaves, he left two for his good friend Jonny. piece. I absolutely adore this seemingly proud and unruly girl, Timothy's first love, she is the only one who completely accepts Timothy and loves him completely from the start.
At the end of the film, the Greens finally adopted a young daughter, and they walked towards her with a smile, their eyes full of determination and tolerance. I think they will become a good pair of parents. They will know how to accept a child's shortcomings and how to patiently accompany a child to grow up, but that child can no longer be Timothy.
The last shot, the golden leaves all over the ground, how I wish Timothy could come back...
In fact, the best love should be, I just love you as you are.
PS: From a certain point of view, this film is a tragedy wrapped in a fairy tale
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