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American boy Zach Sobih was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 14. He has undergone more than 20 rounds of chemotherapy in the past three years.
Although his hair has fallen out, he has never given up or been depressed . He is still the big boy who loves music and likes to sing .
"Young people always think they are invincible," Zach told us this by himself.
He has become accustomed to fighting against illness.
This means not only having to endure baldness, but also vomiting and crutches .
More importantly, we must maintain an optimistic and positive attitude.
He always thinks about bringing happiness to the people around him.
When his best friend Sami had a panic attack and was unable to perform on stage, it was Zach who temporarily took the top spot.
He joked about his bald head while singing Lmfao's song.
It made the audience leaned forward and closed.
Because of treatment, he often misses class, and when his classmates ask, he always laughs at himself like this .
Such a beautiful big boy, of course, also has the ignorance of his youth.
He fell in love with a girl named Amy , and Amy also had a crush on him.
The two met for a picnic in the park.
Zach took a shower and changed clothes, freshened up and dressed up, excitedly preparing to go to the appointment.
Unexpectedly, he fell ill suddenly.
The condition has deteriorated and immediate surgery is required.
The result is not optimistic.
Just when Zach's life fell into darkness and he couldn't see the future path.
His classmates have already begun to write papers for college applications.
Some people enjoy things for granted that others need to work hard to obtain.
And Zach is such a fighter.
Zach’s teacher quoted an American poet Mary Oliver when he was instructing the students to write the thesis:
"Tell me, how do you want to spend this wild and precious life?"
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
For the other students in the class, this is just a question of finding direction for the paper, helping them enter the university and choosing a major.
For Zach, this was an urgent and important soul torture , allowing him to re-examine his few remaining lives.
The young Zach couldn't help but fell into a deep confusion . It was his mother's words that woke him up.
Zach decided to stop chemotherapy.
He wants to be as close to a normal life as possible for the rest of the time.
The family supported his decision.
And this often requires greater courage.
In an extremely painful environment, this film tries to understand what “normal” actually means. This sensitive issue naturally makes family relations a little tense.
Family members are suffering, and every bit of happiness of parents and brothers and sisters is vaguely heavy .
They no longer share their feelings with each other.
With his wife on his back, Zac’s father secretly arranged for Zac to drive the sports car he dreamed of.
The mother wanted to take the whole family to France, because it is said that the holy water of Lourdes had a miracle that could cure diseases.
In the end the family embarked on the journey, not only for Zac.
They need an opportunity like this. The whole family hasn't been united in this way for a long time.
Although they did not achieve the desired effect in the end, they gained the intimacy they once had.
Zach on the plane looked out the window, he not only reaped the beautiful scenery, but also burst into inspiration .
He arranges the melody in his heart and composes the music, performs it with Sammy, and posts it to the video website.
And this video attracted the attention of BMI record company scouts.
They were moved by their talents and Zach's story, and BMI signed them.
Soon after, Zach's new song "Cloud" became an instant hit, which not only caused a sensation on the radio, but also topped the iTunes charts.
Based on the memoirs of Zac’s mother Laura and the 2013 documentary "Cloud" directed by Zac himself, this film tells the story of the last few months of his life.
Although this film has all the elements necessary for a Disney youth movie , the beautiful starring, the inspirational story, the brisk and catchy music.
But it's actually a film made by Warner Corporation from start to finish.
Warner had previously planned to take the traditional route through theaters for screenings, but eventually chose to sell it to Disney due to the impact of the epidemic and other factors, and switched to Disney+.
The director Berduni has also directed the same type of film "Five Feet of the World" before , so he is very familiar with the subject of terminally ill teenagers.
But unlike ward love stories like "Five Feet of the World" and "Fault in the Stars", the true story of this film makes emotions more weighty.
Not only is it sensational or deliberately provoking towards the audience’s tear ducts, but it is forcing the audience to witness those tough and even cruel decisions.
He didn't deliberately downplay the horror of the illness, but showed all the badness.
What’s rare is that this film takes the process of Zac’s creation of the internet red hit, the emotional bondage with his parents and family, the friendship with Sammy, and the love with Amy, etc., with every element in the right balance.
From his pursuit of faith, to leaving with illness, to leaving a positive message, he took care of everything.
This is the same as the "Goodbye!" I wrote before . "Juvenile" (poke me to see UP's comment) is very similar, but it is obvious that the film's handling of emotions is more indifferent and open-minded , like a stream of water, and there is no scene of emotional outbursts such as crying.
In an understatement, each person's emotions are highlighted.
Zach decided to go as far as possible in the limited time.
"How do you want to spend this wild and precious life?"
Zach’s answer is very simple, he just wants to make people happy and do everything he can to make people around him happy.
And it is precisely because of him that the story can make people cry.
Who would have thought that such a brisk "Cloud" came from a boy with only three months left in his life.
The most important thing is that you don't have to find that time is running out to start living well.
This is the song, this boy, what this movie wants to tell everyone the most.
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