The warmth given to others is the eternal beauty in life
Bai Juyi felt the warmth given by Yuan Zhen, and when he recalled the time when he was friends with the deceased, he wrote "Jun buried the mud under the spring, and I sent the world full of snow". Yan Jidao felt the warmth given by her lover Xiao Ping, and when she revisited the land alone after parting with her lover, she wrote "The fallen flowers are independent, and the swift and the swallows fly together". And Mr. Holland in "Life is Beautiful because of You" also gave others warmth and guided them to change their own life trajectory.
The film "Life is Beautiful because of You" is different from the classic works such as "The Sound of Music" and "Spring in the Cow Herding Class" that also use music as a clue to the film. Stories show the precious true feelings between people and the powerful power of music, while "Life is Beautiful because of You" focuses more on the protagonist's personal life and his role as a compass on the road of students' life. For example, when he knew that the talented female student Rowena was trapped in the prison of her parents' expectations, Mr. Holland encouraged Rowena to follow her dream and go to New York, he said: "If you really have this desire... ....do what you want, no matter what others say."
I remember Rowena in the movie saying: "Mr. Horan....your class, what impressed me most was your humor, I liked your class...you love music, and also Make the students fall in love with it." But Mr. Holland was not popular with the students from the beginning. At first, his dream was to become a composer, and being a teacher was not only for a living, but also for hiding in school , had free time to compose music, but Mr. Holland's passive sabotage and boring cramming class were quickly criticized by Principal Jacob and dissatisfied by the students. Although he was very reluctant, he began to try "Give a direction to a mind full of knowledge", gradually, he changed from hating students to getting along with students, he guided the seemingly clumsy girl Lann, who could not succeed no matter how hard she tried, and encouraged him while gradually soothing Lann's trauma. She, help her, let her have confidence in the band.
It's a pity to me that Mr. Holland did his best to get along with the students and forgot himself, so that he did not realize his original dream. Fortunately, at the end of the movie, at the farewell party of Mr. Holland, all the students were extremely grateful. His smile, and the performance of his own works, I believe it will definitely make up for the shortcomings in his heart.
The film is good at showing the hearts of the characters and the atmosphere of the scene by depicting the scene. For example, when Lan was sitting alone in the classroom to practice playing the clarinet, he blew his lips but did not grow any longer and cried helplessly, the brilliant sunset filled the classroom, But what the audience felt at this time must not be the warmth outside the window, but the cold in the classroom, Lann's loneliness and sympathy for Lann, and the same splendid sunset, when it dropped into the farewell party for Mr. Holland. In the hall, the audience will feel more of the warm and cheerful atmosphere in the venue, as well as another splendor of Mr. Holland's life, which well renders the atmosphere, deeply captures the audience's heartstrings, and adds a lot to the film.
Another highlight of the film is the vivid interpretation of the profession of teachers. In the film, the principal Jacob said: "Teachers have two jobs, preaching is one of them, yes, but more importantly, giving full of knowledge His mind points the way, so that knowledge doesn’t go to waste.” Although this sentence doesn’t resonate with Mr. Holland, who is new to the film, it is deeply rooted in the hearts of audiences, making it a golden sentence in the film. Mr. Holland went from running faster than the students after school to devoting himself to teaching, relying on his love for his work and the continuous sense of achievement.
At the farewell meeting before the end of the film, the crying girl, Lann, who had become the governor, held her teacher's hands tightly, and her tone was full of gratitude. Her subsequent speech ignited the scene. The climax of the film: "We are the symphony you composed, Mr. Holland. We are the melody and notes you created, and we are the movement of your life." Mr. Holland not only realized the value of life in another way, but also He has given warmth to others and has become the eternal beauty in Mr. Holland's life.
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