At noon on June 24, 2018, I vaguely remember that it was drizzling in Shanghai that day. I watched Jane Goodall's documentary "Jane" at the Paragon Cinema in the World Trade Center.
The documentary is based on more than 100 hours of footage captured by National Geographic for Jane's more than 30-year career, most of which have never been made public, and the film condenses it into 90 minutes of essence.
Jane is best known for her research on chimpanzees in the tropical forests of Africa. But at that time, this was not only a difficult and challenging thing, but Jane's own conditions also made it difficult for her to be optimistic. She is a woman, and people do not believe that women can adapt to live in the wild, let alone carry out scientific research; secondly, she has not received a formal university education and obtained a corresponding diploma, and it is easy to question whether she is qualified for such a research work.
However, a person who is truly determined, then any difficulties and gossip can't stop her.
Luckily for her, she met the archaeologist and paleontologist Louis Leach, who was well-known for his studies of hominids in the savannah of East Africa, and who hired Jane as his secretary and assistant to help her master the Basic research methods and initial experience. And she was matched so that Jane was able to obtain funding from the National Geographic Society to study chimpanzees in the wild chimpanzee habitat of Gombe River National Park in Tanzania, Africa. Her long-cherished dream has finally come true.
Unsurprisingly, Jane's initial research work was frustrated. On the one hand, the difficult and dangerous natural conditions of the African virgin jungle required her to adapt to it, and on the other hand, the strong vigilance of chimpanzees as social creatures prevented her from observing and interacting closely. Research. But Jane eventually solved the problem with her patience and love for the chimpanzees, and when the chimps accepted the bananas she handed them over, they had come to trust the girl.
Jane has made many new discoveries. For example, chimpanzees will try to use slender branches to prey on ants, and they will be popularized in the group through imitation and learning. It turns out that people are not the only creatures that can use tools; in addition, the group of orangutans also has Strict classification, the leading orangutan has the supreme power, and can even expel the unpleasant guy from the orangutan group.
This series of inspiring discoveries led the National Geographic Society to increase funding for Jane's research, and they also hired wildlife photographer Hugo to film and document Jane's work, which is how the film was presented to the world. premise. As described in fairy tales and folklore, two like-minded people walk together and spend the most unforgettable time of their lives together. Judging from the footage from the documentary, that may have been the happiest moment in Jane's life.
But when Jane's research came to an end and their son Louis was born, family and career tensions ensue. Jane wanted to continue her research on chimpanzees because she knew there was still a lot to explore and many unanswered questions. But staying on means she and Hugo will be separated for a long time, and it will be difficult for her son Louis to get the corresponding care. There is no two-way solution.
Between a good mother/wife and a biologist, Jane was in a struggle, but she chose the latter for her childhood dream, ending her decade-long relationship with Hugo married, and sent his son Louis back to school in England.
This choice became a shadow in Jane's life. Although it was a sincere and beautiful love, they had been so happy, but since this relationship has bound the pursuit of their respective life and career goals, it seems to be a correct and rational choice to stop abruptly at the right time. In many cases, a good story does not end well, and making a choice means giving up other possibilities, which always seems to be the norm in life.
But for Louis, the trauma caused by the broken family and the absence of his mother is difficult to heal. This may be the biggest stain in Jane's life, because his son is full of hatred and hatred for chimpanzees, and the mother-son relationship can no longer be repaired and harmonious. bridge. I understand and sympathize with the misfortune of Louis, who is the one who truly lives in the shadow of his mother's reputation, who seems to have given all her love to the chimpanzee instead of his own son, which seems to be against human nature. But did Jane not have a painful struggle? Just like in the movie "Troy", Achilles made a choice between a group of children enjoying family happiness and dying in battle to become famous in history. Jane obeyed her heart. , made this seemingly selfish choice. This has become a point we can criticize, but we should not criticize it, after all, the inner struggle experienced by the client is something we cannot really feel.
After nearly four decades of research, Jane Goodall is still active around the world as a social activist advocating for the conservation of chimpanzee habitat and the protection of the planet. TV+'s documentary "Dear..." has an episode dedicated to her activities in recent years and the people around the world she has inspired. Compared to the Swedish teenage girl who made unrealistic demands and chanted slogans, Jane Goodall embodies her pragmatic side. She knows that to protect the habitat of chimpanzees, the first priority is to solve the survival problems of the poor people in Africa, so she has also taken many actions, including the Roots and Shoots environmental education project for teenagers. Many teenagers in the documentary are through This is involved in the actual action of environmental protection, such as the two sisters in Bali.
Following her success, Jane took on the role of a motivator who became a spiritual symbol of the age. Some people are destined to be biography, Jane Goodall is such a person.
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