grow up overnight

Freddy 2022-03-19 09:01:03

Unlike others of my age who want to be a child forever and never grow up, I have longed to grow up since I was a child. I envy me for being an adult. I can sleep on weekends and wake up when I think about it; I can stop eating when I’m six full, I can’t eat carrots if I don’t want to eat carrots; I can choose to eat carrots when it’s cold. You can watch cartoons and series; you don’t have to listen to my mother’s endless nagging that seems to be always on me; you can design and arrange your own room; you can work and support yourself… In short, you can decide for yourself, and most importantly, you should be able to do what you want and be independent of your parents.

In fact, the world of adults may not be as free as I think, but at that time, I was very eager to get rid of my parents and become independent as soon as possible. Maybe I should face it with a peaceful mind. Facing the troubles of growing up, once I have serious thoughts about the future, I will take the current life experience as a transition, and I will be really impatient with what I have to go through now. Yes, little girls love fantasies, and often imagine that she is an adult or a general when she wakes up!

After growing up overnight, how will I react, how will my parents react, what will I do, what will happen to me... These hypotheses are explained in another version of the movie "Big" (translated as "Flying the Future") . This heartwarming and playful story about growing up stars Tom Hanks.

Josh, a twelve-year-old boy, has a quirky brother-in-law, Billy, who lives next door. He has the troubles of his sister's crib taking up his personal space, the trouble of wanting to ride a roller coaster with the girl he loves but being rejected because he is not tall enough... A weird wishing machine at the carnival, yes, in an unplugged In front of the wishing machine, he made a wish to grow up, and the next morning, he unexpectedly found that he had become a thirty-year-old adult. I already guessed the end of the story when his mother recognized him as an unfamiliar perverted man. In fact, I was thinking, why is there no possibility that his parents accept the reality that he grew up overnight, and the story develops to another ending!

Although I feel that the appearance of the male protagonist Tom Hanks is a failure, it is precisely because of Tom Hanks' genius performance that he expresses the character of a 30-year-old appearance and a 12- or 3-year-old mind very well. I was deeply impressed by the crampedness and unease of staying overnight alone in a broken hotel, which was what I had imagined in my dream of growing up. Josh, played by Tom Hanks, took a job in a toy company by accident. He was innocent and full of energy. With his knowledge of toys, he was successfully favored by the boss of the toy factory. Positions in toy market research and development. He gradually realized the advantages of being an adult - freedom, a lot of money to spend, and countless toys. The contrast between the childlike childishness, restraint, simplicity, seriousness and mischief and the old face of the adult has formed a tension, which has infected many people around them, allowing them to find their lost innocence. It also adds an unexpected love to his own fantasy journey.

As the days passed, Josh gradually got used to the adult state, work, love... He seemed to forget his family and friends and his identity as a child. When his friend Billy told him that he had found the wishing machine, Josh hesitated, with his lover on one side, family, friends, and his childhood on the other. In the end, after waiting for his girlfriend Susan's forgiveness, Josh made a wish to become a child again.

Fantasy is too close, so there is only story. Every child should have a wishing machine!

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  • Oliver 2021-10-22 14:40:35

    The creativity is very interesting, and Tom Hanks is also very good in acting, the kind of "appearance adult, inner child" state of interpretation is just right. The protagonist is really a scumbag, and someone else ran away when he slept.

  • Filomena 2022-03-21 09:01:24

    1. The magic of this movie is that whenever you feel that the male protagonist is mentally retarded, please reflect on whether you are an adult who has been alienated by society? When are we ashamed of our innocence? Take pride in being full of interests? 2. This movie is more extreme [sarcasm the ugly face of adult society], a child "turns" into an adult and still only likes computer games and toys, all his fun is here, and his boss wants to He makes money, his colleagues are jealous of his promotion, the female colleagues around him want to have a relationship with him... Only adults have these not from the source but from their own reward system, the interests of their own genes, and the society. For alienated things, only children can pursue truly meaningful things. Realistic examples are Steve Jobs, Musk and so on. 3. The other thing is that this film has a very thorough explanation of the market, users, and needs. I really don’t believe that this is what a movie screenwriter can think of. For example, the market report is rubbish, and their boss knew it in 1988. This product should be done, and field research should be conducted to find the employees who are best at playing with toys

Big quotes

  • Josh: My best sport is video hockey.

    Paul: That isn't a sport.

    Josh: Well, It takes eye-to-hand coordination.

    Paul: It's not a sport if you don't sweat.

    Josh: Well, what about golf? You don't sweat and that's a sport.

    Paul: It's not a sport if you let a machine do all the work.

    Josh: What about car racing?

    Paul: Aw, shut up, Baskin!

  • Mrs. Baskin: You have my son?

    Josh: [Over the phone] Yes.

    Mrs. Baskin: Look, if you touch one hair on his head, I swear I will spend the rest of my life making sure you suffer.

    Josh: Wow, thanks.