Life is beautiful because of you

Mabelle 2022-03-21 09:02:40

What is the value of an ordinary person's life? I think "Mr. Holland's Movement" can tell you. Like the novel "The Last Leaf" by the American writer O. Henry and the French film "Spring in the Cattle Class", the protagonists of the stories are also small people with big ideals. In the face of livelihood and ideals, ordinary people often have to make concessions. However, does concession mean giving up faith and enthusiasm? People who are strong and truly love life choose no. The tone of this film is warm but not boring, very restrained, touching but not sensational. The soundtrack in the film is also very good. Among them, Mr. Holland sang a ballad "beautiful boy" for his congenitally deaf son, which moved every audience watching on the screen.
I have always preferred music-related soundtracks. When some emotions that cannot be expressed in words and images are expressed in music, they are often not embarrassing and contrived. Therefore, there is also an additional way for people to communicate with each other, and that is music. Music is Mr. Holland's language, and he uses it to bridge the gap with his students, racial prejudice, and even to convey love and guilt for his son. Although such a storyline has obvious idealistic tendencies, Mr. Holland's music is the voice of his inner love, and only because of this, we believe that his music has such power.
Relatively speaking, I prefer another translation of this film, "Life is Beautiful because of You". I think it conveys the emotion that this film expresses aptly, so I quote it as the title.
Life is like a song, inheriting the love for life.

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Extended Reading
  • Annamae 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    Thankfully we can still be moved by something

  • Brenda 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    For a love of music and music education, it's not hard to see a passion beyond the fun part.

Mr. Holland's Opus quotes

  • [at the burial service for Louis Russ, who was killed during his service in the war]

    Glenn Holland: You alright?

    Bill Meister: Yeah. We know too many of these kids...

  • Glenn Holland: I'm Glenn Holland. I'm the new music teacher.