Today, I am afraid that few people know Trotsky. He was originally named Leon Bronstein, Jewish descent, close comrade of Lenin, leader of the Russian October Revolution, and founder of the Red Army. After failing to compete with Stalin for the leadership of the Soviet Union, he was exiled and eventually assassinated in Mexico in 1940.
The protagonist of the Canadian film "The Tortsky" (The Tortsky) is 18 years old and is also called Leon Bronstein. He firmly believes that he is the reincarnation of Trotsky and is born to start a revolution. He first went to the company run by his father and encouraged the workers to form a union. After the failure, he tried to organize a "real student union" in the middle school, and for this, he resolutely confronted the principal, the superintendent and others.
His struggle may seem innocent and naive, but his sincerity can be learned. That's why he has the unconditional support of his peerless sister, the extraordinary stepmother who fully understands him, and he can stubbornly fight against his father. In the process, there were also senior revolutionaries who recognized and gave advice, and there were older female lawyers who were nourished by love. In short, the young Trotsky was in the triumphant group of life.
He impresses his peers, and his method is directed at people's hearts: Are you bored or numb? Numbness is incurable; boredom requires strong stimulation. He successfully organized the strike, but failed to achieve the expected results, so he was inspired: to allow more people to make changes and take action, it is not enough to rely on speeches and flyers. He ran into the system fiercely and paid a corresponding price.
Perhaps Greta Thunberg, a female environmental fighter, should learn from him. It is not enough to shout "How dare you" in the United Nations. It is not enough to ask adults to take action. Only by making substantial sacrifices can she show that she truly cares about the future of the earth and can inspire more people to participate.
Why are young people always full of enthusiasm? Because they find that if they do nothing, everything they own or may have will be completely lost.
In contrast, middle-aged people rarely have this sense of urgency. They make deviant behaviors often out of despair after they have lost everything. Just as the middle-aged musicians in the American movie "Begin Again" (Begin Again), they have to fall into the bottom of their lives before they commit themselves to desperate record production projects. After breaking all the existing rules of the industry, they have achieved satisfactory results. Unexpected success and new life.
So, are you bored or numb?
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