To be honest, "School of Rock" cannot be regarded as a musical or a comedy, at best it is a campus youth drama. A naughty rogue teacher, with a group of talented but restrained genius kids, actually came up with a rock band, and it was a huge success. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fairy tale in disguise. In fact, the reason for this film's promotion is very simple: energetic music, beautiful children, happy ending, Jack Black who is playing tricks, coupled with some positive spirit of persuading people to be kind, Hollywood's routine is nothing but this. But the hidden meaning behind it is quite deep and memorable.
Nothing to do with movies
Movies are just a carrier that tells you the story of the story in a concise and popular way. If you look at it from a movie point of view, "School of Rock" is indeed quite cliché. Straightforward expression, uninspired storyline, smooth rhythm, and predictable ending. "School of Rock" is not a good movie, however, it has nothing to do with the movie. It doesn't want the audience to just wait until it's done talking, and then think about it, or reminisce about a classic episode. What it wants to express is just the power of rock and roll. "School of Rock" has nothing to do with the movie. It shocks you with the passion and impulse of rock, inspires you with the spirit and attitude of rock, captures you with the flesh and soul of rock, and becomes a member of its subordinates. Countless classic melodies are performed one by one, and those memories of rock and roll are ready to come out. Is this a movie?
Nothing to do with music
However, "School of Rock" has nothing to do with music. Because we know that it is impossible for any genius to practice his craft to such a level of perfection in only three weeks, and even Kurt Cobain will not be able to touch the electric guitar for only 20 days like Zach in the play. It makes up such a smooth Solo. Besides, these elementary school students are constantly monitoring their parents and all kinds of excellent homework. It is estimated that it is not so easy to practice the piano and drums. One of the most exaggerated is the drummer Freddy, who can never be a rookie who can play drums, and has become an amazing veteran of Solo. The speed of growth is unbelievable. So, this movie has nothing to do with music. It ignores all the hardships and hardships on the music road, but exaggerates the probability and speed of success. No one will believe such an unrealistic story. It has nothing to do with music, because it doesn't talk about the inner distress and helplessness of musicians, or the bitter emotions that really support rock and roll. It just borrows the mantle of rock and rolls to create a seemingly beautiful fantasy. Music, or rock, however, is much more realistic than that.
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When I first finished watching "School of Rock" online, I immediately downloaded it. After watching the clear version, I immediately took down the movie soundtrack and listened to it. It was the first youth drama that I put into the "collection" category. It's the first film that truly captures the spirit of rock and roll in such a happy and fulfilling story. Forget those superficial teachings, rock is not superficial. It is rooted in life, refracts in life, and acts on life. Aside from the fairy tale plot and dialogue, the film is actually very realistic. When Duy posted an advertisement on the street to form a band and was ridiculed and despised, he habitually looked back with an angry look, and then continued to work nonchalantly. But the next day, he vented and taught the kids "Give it up! Give up! Because life is like this, you can never win. You can try and fail. The world is ruled by the bosses who destroy the environment. No evil and we can't turn around. There used to be a method of resistance called rock, but the boss ruined it with a little thing called MTV! Stop wasting your time with a passion to create something great because The bosses will only call you fat and trash, and extinguish all your enthusiasm! So for your own good, give up as soon as possible!" This is a typical rock youth. If you are injured, you must always resist and go back immediately, and reflect on yourself when you come back. In fact, nothing hits them harder than denial. They may seem strong enough to survive the hard days of wandering around without food or clothing. But they are also vulnerable, because if their beliefs are ridiculed and questioned, and what they have created is not affirmed, they will fall into a state of extreme distress. Duy's generous speech was actually for himself. give up. Who with the rock and roll dream never thought of the word? After all, it is too difficult to let the world hear your voice. Around us, there are so many rock and roll youths who are struggling silently, persisting silently, and finally fading away silently; so many underground bands are performing silently, rehearsing silently, and disbanding silently. This road is really too hard, and it is not just what you and I do. However, as Duy said: "Rock and roll is my life, what would I do without it?"
So we understand Duy's bad temper, we understand his rascal nature. He's just sticking to his ideals, and there's nothing wrong with that. Being a teacher was more secure than being a rock n' roll, so Ned eventually gave up. But Dee did not. He has been holding on to his dream. The performance was not crowded, and he still insisted; he was fired from the band he formed, and he still insisted. He didn't know where the road would lead to, or how long it was, he was just sticking to it. However, this courage is far more precious than the destination. Rock and roll is his life, and even if he becomes a teacher, he still teaches rock and roll. Ignoring the clumsiness of his little lie and the children's supposedly astute minds, he finally made the children believe his words. Under his careful training, a crash course in rock and roll was born. At this point, we should really believe that Duy is indeed born to rock. He can fill a blackboard with the history, categories and representatives of rock and roll, but he can't even count 54-45=9; he has enough philosophies to improvise lyrics, but he can't even speak at the parent meeting. . He may be a little extreme, a little naive, a little naive, a little rascal, but when it comes to rock and roll, he's a complete know-it-all. He taught Freddy to look like real rockers and not to imitate the impostors. "Rock and roll is not about making money or being famous, it's a serious business"; he encouraged Lawrence and Tamika not to be inferior, everyone has their own specialties, as long as they are brave enough to do it, anyone can rock; he guides children They used anger to inspire, and even made himself the bull's-eye of cursing; the day before the show, he cheered the children up with his expressive and moving line to paraphrase AC/DC: "For those of you who are about to step into the world of rock and roll, I Salute to you." At that moment, it was Douy himself, and it was the moment when all the rock and roll youth accepted the respect. And they deserve this respect.
There are not a few people who insist on their dreams like Duy in life, but more people give up like Ned. They "couldn't deceive themselves any more", and "life wouldn't be bad without rock and roll". In the whole play, Ned is the softest person and the most realistic person. He has a good temper because he buried all his passion and anger with rock and roll. It was a pain in his heart that could never be said. Maybe everyone who has ever walked into rock is like this. It is the best memory and the most vivid experience in our life. It signifies the power of a youth and the presence of a life. However, when youth slowly recedes and responsibility slowly comes down, no matter how reluctant we are, we still have to cut off from rock and roll. Because this is life. We are just for living. This is actually not wrong.
However, perhaps the spirit of rock is not so narrow, even if it is separated from rock music, its spirit can be used for a lifetime. A bit of freedom, a bit of rebellion, a bit of persistence, a bit of openness, this is the spirit of rock and roll. "A good rock show can change the world". This is true. When Fred got lost and saw Doe anxiously looking for it, who could say that rock was just casual and irresponsible? When the kids questioned themselves and saw Duy's patient encouragement, who could say that rock was just negativity, anger, and no warmth? Duy has said more than once, "Rock and roll is not about being drunk, not picking girls, and not being a crime", it is a spirit of resistance, a thought to keep alive. We might applaud Ned for having a good job and not being as illiterate as Doe, but even Ned's girlfriend complains that he's too weak. This is a manifestation of loss of vitality. You won't quarrel with anyone, so where is your true self? Outside the school, Duy saw Zach's father teaching Zach to be polite, but what effect does such politeness have other than restraining his personality? So Duy uses the rock to tell Zach to resist, to say "Step off!" to those who push you. Feel the beating of the heart, feel the power in the breath, this strong sense of presence, rock and roll is the best guide. So we see that when the weak Ned finally slams the door and leaves, he's back in the arms of rock and roll.
Although I know this story can't happen in the real world because it's too complete. However, perhaps because of the cruelty of seeing too much reality, I couldn't stop praying for Duy and the children when I watched: Don't make any mistakes, let them realize their dreams smoothly. Fortunately, in the end, the band was retained, and Ned took up the post of teacher of rock popularization for young children. The kids are still so good, and Dee is still so energetic. Maybe he'll be like this forever, and that's for the best. Never give up, always defend your faith and dignity. Always loyal to the god of rock and roll, always loyal.
It's actually about attitude. You can call me "trash" and "fat", but you can't tell me to give up. You can understand me, ignore me, even deny me, belittle me, but you can't stop me from persevering. It doesn't matter how many complicated things there are in the world. math? history? None of that matters. Be attentive! We're talking about rock and roll. This is serious business, and we all have it on our shoulders. Even if the whole world doesn't understand you, it's okay, just understand it yourself. Even if all my compatriots give up, it doesn't matter, I still support myself. Even if the situation is difficult, the food and clothing cannot be guaranteed, the people are excluded, and the people blame, it doesn't matter, play a rock, send out the anger in my heart, tomorrow I will still be me. Are you telling me to give up? forget it. Rock and roll is my life, how can I live without it?
When Duy finally jumped off the stage and there was finally enough audience to pick him up, at that moment, it was like being in heaven. A dream come true? Oh, it's just a life gesture.
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