Starting from "Forrest Gump", I have always been moved by this true story about running one after another.
What kind of human power is being conveyed by running? From the beginning of primitive society, we have known that running fast can keep us away from danger or get close to the target quickly. The worship of speed is like a genetic seal on the human soul.
Perhaps, because of this, real running and great running are often accompanied by the awakening of the soul. Just as Jose, one of the seven cross-country runners in the film, expressed his feelings in his composition: like a black bird, running on the earth and possessing the earth, at that moment he will never feel like a Mexican, but can interact with The soul of the dialogue between the gods...
before this? Before joining the cross-country team and becoming the captain, the number one "running man" Tom saw McFarlane like this: his ancestors have spent day after day in heavy harvesting work, and those with a little ability have left. This is a place where there is no "American Dream"... Tom can run very well, and other students of the cross-country team can run very well, but this kind of talent given by heaven and superhuman endurance exercised by work did not make them feel To what is different. They just ran over and over on the road from school, from home to farm, running for some reason.
The arrival of football coach White slowly changed everything. This unprofessional coach not only discovers the students' athletic potential step by step, but also inspires the children to find the meaning of life in every run.
Before the races in the film, White’s mobilization speeches to the students can be seen as a microcosm of this process-in
physical education class, when the students first run, White’s word for the start is "GO". Class ends after one lap.
In the first competition after the establishment of the cross-country team, he emphasized to the players: whoever scores low, who wins. At this time, the meaning of exercise lies in the use and grasp of the rules.
After getting the last place, he thought that his poor grades were because he was not cruel enough to the students-until he participated in the harvesting labor, witnessed Tom sitting on the flyover and attempted to commit suicide, and learned that the young people in the small town were recovering day by day. The despair and helplessness in a hard life in a day...
Therefore, before the subsequent confrontation, he said, "We can't make them feel that we are fleshy." At this time, the value of running lies in self-esteem.
Before the trials, he told the students that they might go to college because of the cross-country race. In the competition, "when you feel pain, they also suffer, and you are stronger." This run allowed the students to gain self-confidence through equal competition.
Before the statewide competition, he told these youths, “Other players didn’t get up early in the morning like you did, and they continued to work in the fields after class... ......" At this time, running is closely connected with life.
At the end of the story, of course they won the championship. In the process of winning the championship, something that White could not have imagined happened. The original main player Jose was too excited and violently defeated in the end, but Danny, who had been selected only to make up the number of people, ran into the top five (the rules of the game are 7 people participated in the competition, but only the results of 5 people were taken), Danny has always liked running, and finally he gave everyone a surprise.
Teammates said that he must have regarded the finish line as a doughnut, but when seeing the audience here, I believe they all feel that at that moment Danny has a new understanding of running and has a greater meaning for the finish line... …
Yes, some people have strong limbs, running like flying, but their spirits crawling on the earth, not knowing why, what is the point of running like this? The real running should be the grand tour of the soul, the legs and feet are just a form.
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