After watching the trailer before, I didn't really want to go to the theater to watch "Wonder" (Wonder). Because of the inspirational story of a boy with facial deformity caused by a rare disease being bullied on campus, it really doesn't appeal to me. Fortunately, I later watched this movie with the instinct of the director of "Wallflower Boy". Otherwise, just like the little actor Augie in the space cap at the beginning of the movie, he unknowingly missed the wide beauty outside the space cap. Another elusive world.
I like "Miracle Boy" very much! The reason why this trip is worthwhile lies in the multiple perspectives presented by the film. In the same thing, through the different perspectives of several characters, the protagonist and supporting roles naturally alternate. What we see is not only Augie’s inner world, but also the heart of Augie’s sister-Via, Via’s best friend Miranda, and Augie’s friend Jack, hidden under the aura of Augie’s protagonist who is unknown but also eager to be understood. course.
The shifted perspective makes people naturally change their thinking while watching the movie, and even bring themselves into it unknowingly. Sometimes I may be Augie, who is labeled for being different, sometimes Via, who is too sensible and neglected, and sometimes he becomes Miranda and Jack, who are inconsistent and duplicity.
The most elusive thing in this world is the human heart. No one can understand the whole of another person. As a result, the multiple perspectives of "Miracle Boy" seem to have become omniscience, allowing us to understand the heart of each character and unknowingly get close to our own heart.
[People who are not self-centered are actually very important]
The most resonant character in the movie is Augie's sensible sister-Via. Since Augie's birth, he has been accustomed to his parents turning all their eyes on his younger brother, and can only see her when they can spare no effort. Although Wei Ya's campus life is not as difficult as Auggie's, but she also has a girl's heart that is difficult to let go of when she grows up, and most of the time she can only bear it alone.
Augie, who couldn't get rid of the strange eyes of society, was always guarded by his parents wholeheartedly; and Via, who was luckier than his younger brother in everyone's eyes, seemed to grow up alone. However, being considerate and sensible does not mean that you don’t need care, but that you don’t want to burden others. Unspeakable grievances always make people feel lonely. Fortunately, someone can understand. When Wei Ya’s grandmother told her: "I love you the most in this world!" "It also became my first tear point in the movie!
Our relationship with others is like Augie and Via: some people are always the focus of attention, like Augie; some people are always listeners, like Via. Many people have friends like this, and the subject of the chat is always inseparable from themselves. Until the end of the conversation, they don't even think of asking about the other person's current situation. Sometimes they don't even have time to think about it. Some people can post several Moments a day, expecting others to comment and like, but never look at what others post.
In this era of emphasizing "self", people's self-centeredness is more likely to be infinitely magnified. However, not everything in this world is related to oneself. Always think about yourself and others first in everything, maybe you should balance it, Via can be the heroine on the stage, and Auggie can sit down and cheer for her sister!
Whether we are "Augie" or "Via", in fact, everyone's feelings are equally important. A person who is not only himself in his heart can see the difficulties and pains of others, but also understand that treating others kindly is the most valuable communication in the world.
[Everyone has unknown struggles]
Principal Augie: "Everything has two explanations. 』
For example: Augie’s favorite "Space Hat". For Augie, it is a safe world that isolates strange eyes; but for Augie's father, it separates Augie from this rich and beautiful world. In other words, one thing may be completely different from the perspective of different people.
Wei Ya's best girlfriend, Miranda, is strange to her for some reason, reminding me of the familiar experience of girls' generation.
I was inseparable from the best girlfriend ever, and I had to go hand in hand to the toilet. Suddenly at first, she ignored me at all. Asked the reason, just said it was okay! After that, there was nothing to say to each other who had nothing to talk about! The two people who used to go together no matter where they went, later they would be embarrassed to avoid as long as they met unexpectedly on the road. I'm like Wei Ya who is unreasonable, although on the surface there is nothing wrong, but secretly sad.
Although we regained our old friendship a year later, I still don't know how my girlfriend's heart changed at that time? Also deliberately stopped mentioning each other.
Until the film gave Miranda's perspective, I suddenly felt relieved about the past! We always think that seeing is proof, but in fact it is not necessarily the case. Except for the strangers who are inexplicably like strangers, everyone may have encountered a situation that differs from their own psychological expectations in the process of growing up: a lover who broke up without warning, accidentally learned of a friend’s betrayal and many more. This kind of injury will always be imprinted in the bottom of my heart and become a shadow for a lifetime.
However, the movie tells us: There are two explanations for everything. It also allows us to see that everyone has unknown struggles in their hearts. Therefore, Via can't see the secrets deep in Miranda's heart, and I still don't know the reason why my girlfriends were alienated at the time. People tend to believe only what they see in their own eyes, and many misunderstandings and regrets arise from this. Fortunately, we are more willing to believe what we feel, so that those who care about keep the secrets deep in their hearts.
Now I feel that the best emotion is not necessarily talking about everything and being inseparable, but giving the other person the time and space they want. Wouldn't it be better for someone who wants to walk alone to see you when they look back instead of walking side by side wishful thinking? Although I liked Mayday’s "Gentleness" very much before, it was not until I got older that I realized that gentleness without interruption can nourish the deepest bond between people.
[How can our world become better? 】
The original novel of "Miracle Boy" is actually a book of apology. Five years ago, the author RJ Palacio and his two sons met a little girl with a disability in front of an ice cream shop. The three-year-old son burst into tears on the spot! Although the ten-year-old son tried to suppress it, he could not hide his uncomfortable expression. She felt embarrassed and sorry, but at this time she heard the girl's mother kindly and calmly told the girl that it was time to go.
Afterwards, she kept thinking about the mother and the little girl who touched her, and imagined the situation they faced in life, so she wrote Augie's story.
Although it is not easy for ordinary people to meet Augie in the movie, the actual version of Augie may also be us. They have different values and pursuits of life from most people in society. However, due to the status quo, they cannot stand alone and can only barely integrate into it. Don't know how many years will pass? This society will progress to the point where everyone's differences can be respected. Before that, the "Augies" in real life, please remember Augie's voice in the movie:
If you don't like where you are, then imagine where you want to go.
Thinking of a friend who loves to complain about the chaos in the workplace, he can always vividly describe the scenes of countless wonderful small theaters that echo the leader's heart. Obviously it is a bad thing, because it can become absurd and interesting because of different perspectives! The human heart is always free. If you don't want to be bound, no one can restrain you.
Watching the "Miracle Boy" movie and reading "Worry-free Grocery Store" have the same effect! The same thick chicken soup flavor is floating, but it is a bowl of chicken soup with a refreshing taste and a very rich taste. Under the multi-perspective narrative, everyone is the protagonist and supporting role. Each person's existence has its own uniqueness, and there is no absoluteness in the good or bad in a thing.
Sometimes we have to put ourselves down a little bit to see something more important than what we see on the surface. And those unknown struggles in everyone's heart may never be seen, but at least we can give others the space to struggle freely. Being kind to people is a cliché, but it is still the easiest way to make each other's lives better in life.
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