In the journey of life, everyone is "searching", some are looking for a soul mate, some are looking for a career, and some are looking for opportunities to show their strength... "Searching" is just an appearance, hidden behind the appearance. An inner world that few people see.
Through "The Strange Journey of Young Spey," we can see the different personalities and different inner worlds of this family of four. The protagonist T·S is a 12-year-old wizard who loves cartography and scientific illustration. Dad is a handsome man with the blood of a western cowboy in his bones, who is alone and enjoys alone time. Mom is a smart doctor who loves to study tiny creatures, and always wants to prove that "Tiger Monks do exist in the genus Tiger". The elder sister is the "lead dancer of the nostalgic anti-conservative troupe", beautiful and trendy.
T.S is especially similar to his mother. He is meticulous, intelligent, and loves to study. He often brings us many surprises. At the age of 12, he wrote an article "The formation of the Montana Lake and the migration of Canada geese across the continent." What does the route have to do with it?", published in the famous "Discovery" magazine. His "Perpetual Motion" won an incredible Baird Prize, and its organizers invited him to a dinner and a speech. Even with such a great achievement, there are still many "confusions" in the world of this talented teenager. He didn't understand why his father liked his brother Layton so much and ignored him. When he was playing with his younger brother, an accident happened. The younger brother accidentally shot himself and killed him. At that time, he had a strong sense of guilt for his younger brother's death. In school, he is obviously talented, but the teacher is always ridiculed and ridiculed. He couldn't confide in his family, and no one would understand him. It is such a young man, who is extremely smart but not happy.
So he started a journey. He thought that going to the capital Washington, D.C., could find spiritual comfort, so he set off. During the journey, a lot of things happened, ups and downs, and he had a vivid experience of what life is. Finally arrived at the destination, but it backfired. There are only a group of "people" who are deeply involved in fame and fortune, and there is no answer to life they want. Surrounded by the crowd, he became a tool for topic-making, a guinea pig to be studied, and a slogan to talk about.
At the end of the film, T·S was brought back to the Copper Top Ranch by his parents. The ending was very sweet, but T·S's "search" was not over yet, and he would continue to "search".
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