Li Boyan
published the
film "Holiday 100" on June 19, 2009. There is no end; there is no beginning when looking back at the beginning. "Phoebe in Wonderland"-a movie about growing up, it ends abruptly after the question of "Who are you?"
For individuals, as early as childhood, they have already tasted all the obedience and rebellion of life, from jealousy, tension, betrayal, autism to independence, strongness, courage, and criticism. It seems that human instinct has already given these abilities. Little Phoebe in "Phoebe in Wonderland" plays "Alice" in the school's drama performance. Her ideal is to perform well in the play "Alice in Wonderland", but in the process of realizing her ideal, she encounters various Frustrated, little Phoebe has endured a psychological pressure far heavier than her young mind can withstand. Little Phoebe walks farther and farther in her own world, hearing and visual hallucinations appear. We must know that auditory hallucinations and visual hallucinations are the main phenomena of mental illness, and the corresponding symptoms are probably the familiar schizophrenia. However, the audience naturally didn't have time to make such a judgment, as wonderful as Phoebe's illusion, and felt that it was so indistinct with the innocence in our hearts. While we are pitiful for Phoebe, we are also proud of her. I think this is the interesting part of this film. The film describes a girl with a mental illness, but the girl retains many things that people lose in the process of growing up. In those wonderlands, including independence, strong, brave, Criticism, etc., it seems that we are far from enough. We are afraid of the disturbances in this world, and we dare not speak the truth, so we have learned hypocrisy. At the end of the film, Phoebe stood on the stage to perform, and the dialogue was very meaningful, indicating that Phoebe was facing his mental illness firmly. "Who are you?" Should the answer be "Little Phoebe"? Or "Alice"? Naturally, there is no need to answer, just a faint smile, no more lost.
Such a movie about children's psychology is very suitable for adults. In the movie, there is a caring and kind mother who cares about Phoebe, which played an important factor in the growth of Phoebe. First of all, Phoebe's mother is very supportive of Phoebe's ideals. At the same time, she herself has a career crisis, but she can still understand her daughter, think from her daughter's standpoint, and understand her step by step. Little Phoebe's re-entry on the stage was a combination of reality and fantasy, and it was a perfect success in family education.
For a movie like "Phoebe in Wonderland", Chinese audiences are actually worth watching. There is not a movie of the same type focusing on the psychological development of children in China. The heuristic and predictive meaning that movies bring to us can indeed make us as adults sigh deeply. Of course, movies can raise many questions, but I expect a Chinese child to roam the wonderland in the movie. Now, ask yourself: "Who are you?"
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