On February 10, 2020, Renee Zellweger won the 92nd Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Judy". She played Judy, the legendary American singer and actor Judy Garland. Dee was voted the 8th greatest actress of the century by the American Film Institute.
It can be seen from the movie that Judy has been "kidnapped" by MGM in her whole life. From eating, sleeping, making friends, all the time is arranged. She once tried to escape this kind of life, until she died at the age of 47. Can't escape the fate of being bound. Why? Her unfreedom stems from the lack of courage to be hated.
Let's use the book "The Courage to Be Hated" by Ichiro Kishi, a Japanese philosopher who studies Adler's psychology, to analyze some of Judy Garland's character fate.
what is freedom
In the book "The Courage to Be Hated", Kishimi Ichiro stated: Freedom means not caring about other people's evaluations, not afraid of being hated by others, not seeking to be recognized by others. not be free.
Judy Garland rose to fame as Dorothy in the fantasy film "The Wizard of Oz" and sang "Over the Rainbow" and became MGM's hottest musical star. This is the starting point of her high-profile life and the beginning of her shackled life. She has become a money-making tool for MGM.
In order to make Judy maintain the "girl next door" image created in "The Wizard of Oz", the agency strictly controls her diet and daily life: she can't eat when she's hungry, she relies on drugs to suppress her appetite, because she can't gain weight; she can't sleep when she's sleepy, because there are other A lot of performances are waiting for her; love can't be talked about because it will affect her public image...
In short, in order to maintain a recognized image, Judy lost all her freedom.
Why do you want to be recognized
Adler, the father of individual psychology, denies seeking approval from others. In other words, we have to live our lives for ourselves, not to meet the expectations of others. If you insist on seeking approval from others, the price may be to give up your true self and live in the lives of others.
Judy's thirst for recognition stemmed from her inability to let go of what life was like.
Judy protested, once, because she couldn't get even an hour of sleep on set, she deliberately disobeyed the arrangement and jumped into the swimming pool to strike.
"Your dad's gay, you're a hillbilly, your real name is rustic Frances Gamm. You wouldn't be what you are without me, remember who you are now!"
However, her protest was put down by "MGM Daddy" Louis B. Mayer with a few words, and she was involved in an arranged and restrained life until she died from taking too many sleeping pills.
Let the people who interfere with you go to hell
If you want to be free in life, you have to control life yourself, and this ability usually comes from the education of your parents. However, Judy's mother, greedy and irresponsible, not only did not give her enough love, but also regarded her as a tool to make money. Children who grew up in such a family environment made Judy unable to control her own destiny after all. Gently, the fragrant disappears jade.
As ordinary people, we don't have Judy's natural sweet singing voice, nor do we have the harsh restraints under the radiant light, but we also all have unknown troubles. To gain personal freedom, the most important thing is to learn Separation of life tasks.
That is, we should not interfere too much in the lives of others, nor let others interfere in your life. Don't care about other people's evaluations, don't be afraid of being hated by others, don't seek to be recognized by others, honestly accept "you can't do it", and then try to work hard in the direction you can do, and don't lie to yourself.
Only then will you be able to live your life comfortably.
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