There is a movie, and Sister Tiao has been staring at it for a long time.
The most attractive, of course, are the two male protagonists on the cover (although it is difficult to recognize them).
Mel Gibson , veteran tough guy, Oscar best director.
Sean Penn , Oscar and the Grand Slam winner of the three major European film festivals, the second person in history.
but.
After reading it, I found that it is not easy to talk.
Too bulky, too heavy.
I wanted to throw it into the bottom of the box as a private treasure, but I didn't expect it to be cued by a friend in the message area.
OK.
Although Sister Tiao couldn't do what she asked for, this time, after all, she hit her heart.
Let's try it together.
The Professor and the Madman .
a puzzle.
It was proposed by generations of people—
There is no "recorder" who can match the Spanish-speaking civilization that has evolved for thousands of years.
The calling bell rang.
A comprehensive dictionary is waiting in everyone's eyes, and someone can open it.
It waited for its first challenger.
Dr. Murray, not even a "PhD."
Dropped out of school at the age of 14 to make a living without even a college degree.
But the kinds of languages he is proficient in can't be said in one breath.
Linguistic genius.
The old-fashioned Oxford "Word Committee" needs such an anti-dogmatic genius.
After Dr. Murray's knowledge conquered the word committee, they chatted happily.
It seems that the ambitions have all been fulfilled:
"Let's start with the letter A and don't stop until the zymurgy in the Z, which should be the last word."
Only Murray was still awake.
This job will take a person a hundred lifetimes.
If a hundred people do it, it only takes a lifetime.
But if all English speakers do it together, it only takes 5 years.
The group of scholars tightened their shoelaces and started a "long run."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he ran two steps, he stumbled over a big somersault.
It was only the word "Art" that stumbled them .
External troubles, and internal worries.
Making history means great wealth.
Someone can't wait.
Murray resisted—
Also confused.
God sent the second challenger to his side.
Dr. Miner.
The word "Doctor" has two meanings in English.
In him, it is more like a "doctor".
He is the doctor who saves the wounded on the battlefield;
Another mental patient tortured by nightmares.
In deliriousness, he committed a crime.
Shots were fired in the street, killing an innocent young man.
Still in front of his family.
Being locked up in a mental hospital, guilt, pain.
Only the books on the wall in the hospital can bring him peace.
He said:
Only when reading, there are no chasing soldiers behind.
join forces.
It is both Murray's way out and Miner's redemption.
Through letters, the two people not only filled the gaps in the text, but also established a spiritual relationship.
Even if they don't know each other's true identities.
Finally, they worked together to complete the "A" part.
Excited, Murray picked up the dictionary and rushed directly to the hospital where Miner was.
Check out this epic pen pal meeting .
Miner knew who Murray was at first glance.
Words can't express my feelings at all, I want a hug too much.
So, he looked at the jailer next to him as if asking for help.
The jailer shook his head.
no solution anymore.
Can only reach out and touch the other's beard.
at this moment.
Two old men with gray beards, like children.
That's right.
is the child.
Otherwise, how could they sit together and play childish "pairs" games all day long.
Professor, crazy.
Who can tell which is which?
Gao Xiaosong said that every novel is a hole in the author's heart.
You can clearly see the feedback on the author himself when writing this dictionary.
The hole in Miner's heart began to glow.
He fell in love with the victim's widow.
From guilt and hatred, to melting ice, to soft light.
very dangerous.
Especially in a relationship like this.
Especially with such a mission.
When he cautiously took out hope—
Another slap into the abyss.
Disaster.
Compiling such a dictionary is not just a matter of knowledge.
It is also a test of the writer's personality.
Miner collapsed first, and his condition worsened.
In a frenzy, he drove Murray away, breaking the connection between the two.
Murray was tired too.
There are many mistakes in the book.
Outside of the book, sales were dismal.
Miner's identity issue is like a bomb, detonating the word committee.
Seeing that the light of this great work is about to go out.
At this moment, a voice sounded in Murray's ear.
"Don't look at the pictures, no one can conquer the language."
What is the fate of this great dictionary?
History has found the answer.
In the real world, more than a hundred years later, Oxford announced the "scandal event" that was once strongly banned, which was turned into a novel by an American writer.
This novel has swept the world's major bestseller lists, ranking the "New York Times" and "The Times" double crown.
50 years, 12 volumes, more than 50,000 entries, 830,000 quotations. Two Losers who never gave up, established a new order for the world.
People also find answers.
The unreachable lover wrote Miner on a note:
"What if you love me?"
Miner finally puffed out his trembling fingers and responded:
"If you love it, then love it."
And Murray has become the eternal soul of this dictionary.
In fact, in the past two years, there have been many so-called "dictionary" movies.
"The Story of the Boat" , with 15 years of ultimate pursuit, compiled "Daduhai".
"Dictionary" , in order to preserve the last spark of civilization, painstaking efforts.
Only one missing.
Don't blame us.
Because it already has its own entry.
Looking at this synopsis, to be honest, Sister Tiao is really not happy.
"Open your mind" and "squatting trademark".
Too much like a wave of chasing IP.
And less solemn, and awe.
Awe like The Professor and the Madman.
There is also a story that came out of the movie.
There was a small clerk among those who worked as assistants in Professor Murray's studio.
Several years after graduating from the studio, he wrote several fantasy novels.
It also swept the bestseller list, and was also put on the big screen, winning the Oscar for Best Picture.
His name is Tolkien .
The name of the novel is " The Lord of the Rings".
And every time he talked about this time when he compiled a dictionary, he would say:
I learned more in those two years than I have in any other equally long period of my life.
There is a saying in the bible:
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your rod comfort me."
Look how warm it is.
And we, guarding such a big treasure.
But he didn't have the patience to squat down and carefully study the shape of the key.
The story is over.
When you flip through the dictionary, you may get wet eyes.
That is the life that countless people have fought for.
That's civilization flowing.
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