May everyone have their own Water Wizz

Alexandro 2021-11-22 18:54:21

Teenagers often think that they are burdened with the troubles of the whole world, just like Duncan sitting in the back of the car, dissatisfied with his clumsy tongue, dissatisfied with his mother having an arrogant boyfriend, and dissatisfied with the coming Dissatisfied all summer. Those who are beautiful and fit and just want to flirt in the sea are very stupid in his eyes, but he can't help but be jealous of them-why do you have to sit wherever you go, silently praying that no one will notice him?

Life seemed to be hopeless, there was a mess everywhere, and Duncan was powerless and unable to solve it. At this moment, the nagging Owen appeared. Like a pair of strange but unexpectedly sharp scissors, he cut out a piece of space, letting sunlight flood into Duncan's life like water.

If Duncan is Alice, then Owen is the Mad Hatter, leading him into the realistic version of Wonderland, Water Wizz. In fact, Owen is not a perfect adult, he has his own cowardice, but he showed Duncan another possibility of the adult world: not so passionate, not so helpless, the world cannot always be a sunny summer day, but Now that the sun is just right, you should enjoy it, just as if you encounter a problem, you should stand up and face it.

In fact, whether it is the way way back, the more fantastic secret garden, the bridge of wonderland, they all tell the same story: the child who lost hope in life found a beautiful refuge, and in this refuge The miracle that happened gave them the courage to grow up.

It would be great if everyone had a place to hide and be happy. As I grow older, my ability and experience have increased much more than when I was a teenager, but the problems I encountered have also increased. Duncan’s mother looked at her son’s back at the table where her boyfriend and friends laughed exaggeratedly, her eyes were clearly uneasy; she was at a loss when the son pointed out her boyfriend’s cheating, she was at a loss and had nowhere to hide; crying to tell her son When "You think you know everything, but you don't know", she is full of helplessness and eager to rely on. However, there is no water wizz waiting for her.

Fortunately, Duncan finally ran out of the car, allowing his mother to see a different side of his son. In the end, mother and son sat in the back of the car, laughing untimely—their summer really began at that moment.

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The Way Way Back quotes

  • Duncan: This is the only place I'm happy.

    Owen: What's going on?

    Duncan: I hate him.

    Owen: Who?

    Duncan: Trent. My mom's boyfriend. He said I was a three. He asked me what I thought I was on, a scale from one to ten. He called me a three. Who says that to somebody?

    Owen: Someone who doesn't know you.

    Duncan: I didn't want to have to answer! I shouldn't have to answer!

    Owen: Listen to me. That's about him, man. That's all about him. It's got nothing to do with you.

    Duncan: [vehemently] Yeah? How do you know?

    Owen: 'Cause I know, okay? Don't worry about how I know. My dad was the same way. That's why I don't like patterns and rules. And that's why you can't buy into that shit. You gotta go your own way. And you, my friend, are going your own way.

  • Joan: Carry a laser down the road that I must travel!

    Kip: Why would it be 'carry a laser'?

    Joan: Because it's a song about outer space.