Fairy tales exist not only for children

Ibrahim 2022-03-14 14:12:22

Braving a day of rain in Shenzhen, I went to the cinema to watch the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia 2". To be honest, I tried my best to recall the plot of the first movie before the movie started, but unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much memory except for a lion and four children. I just remember that at that time, I was very excited about such a fairy tale movie. It was very simple and wonderful.
Of course, the progress of the movie seems to have nothing to do with memories. The same beautiful scenery and legendary creatures can always activate the childish nerves in the body, just like a smoker who sees a cigarette he has not touched for a long time, inexplicable excitement, senseless Relax and expect more.
For me, who is about to run to the third year, this expectation is soon buried in the rationality, and the advancement of the plot is just an instinctive yearning for the fairy tale life.
When the Narnians attack the castle, I worry about their success or failure. Reason tells me that Peter, as the leader, has to bear the responsibility of failure and the sadness of his companion being killed. This is the end of lack of strategy. But the boyish me told me that he was just a kid too and that he was already pretty good at this fight.
When the lion's graveyard was taken, I would worry for the Narnians, fearing that their failure would wipe out the fairy tales and lose the talking animals. But the appearance of the lion made me have to ask, why did the so-called savior appear at the last moment when his people were devastated?
The ending of the story does not have the happy life of the prince and the princess. The two protagonists so-called grown up have their own place and cannot return to Narnia. The Prince's Revenge does not pave the way for this ending. It turns out that fairy tales are not necessarily so perfect.
I don't know why, but after I left the cinema, I had no idea at all, but at night I was always reminiscing about the pictures and plots of the movie. Maybe I'm what they call the King of Adult Children. I can't imagine how realistic and sad people will be in a life without fairy tales, but at least, the emergence of "The Chronicles of Narnia" can make me feel that life really needs dreams, even if it is a moment of fairy tales and romance.
Let go of the so-called adult identity, like a child, to accept the baptism of a fairy tale!

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian quotes

  • Susan Pevensie: [referring to Peter] I wish he'd just listened to the D.L.F. in the first place!

    Edmund Pevensie: D.L.F.?

    Lucy Pevensie: Dear Little Friend.

    Trumpkin: Oh... that's not at all patronizing, is it?

  • Lucy Pevensie: [holding up one of her old dresses] I was so tall.

    Susan Pevensie: Well, you were older then.

    Edmund Pevensie: As opposed to hundreds of years later, when you're younger.