I am so yearning for the pastoral life, first of all, I was attracted by the film material. A single-parent family that just lost his mother. The son was lonely, rebellious, and was dropped out of school after repeated troubles. The seven-year-old daughter was innocent and lively, and she immediately assumed the responsibility of maintaining the balance of family relationships; while the father, who was extremely tired of sympathy for others, He decided that he needed to create a new life for his family; a new house, a new school, a new group. He wants his children to experience the "authentic" American life, rather than growing up with computers and information networks.
But he never imagined that the house he and his little daughter saw at a glance, the 80-acre estate owned by them, was an abandoned zoo. so what? They bought the zoo and decided to rebuild it. "Why are you in this mess? Why?" Scarlett Johansson's zoo director asked. He glanced at her and only replied: "Why not?"
Those in the film unite and work together to create a beautiful home. Not the highlight of this film. Some little humor, but not pure comedy, some little hypocritical, but not qualified as a "typical American drama", it is just right.
The play has always revolved around "20 seconds of courage." I believe that moving forward without fear is the only way of life that can satisfy me. I still remember the brave self who came up with the guy in the coffee shop. I don’t know that. The courage of how time came. I also remember that after I separated from him, I didn't dare to read his page for a long time, and I didn't dare to open the locked drawer. And one day, I was finally able to do what I wanted, smiling at the memories that touched the deepest part of my heart, and letting happiness surround me. Although the relationship between me and that person was not so long and so deep. But I can understand my father's psychological process in the play.
His deceased wife left a sum of money for him, calling it a "circus deposit." So she who knows him, knows that he will always use the money in the future, and tells him in the letter to follow what he wants in his heart. Do what you want.
At the end of the film, he showed the children the plot of their encounter in the coffee shop where he and her met;
"I'm sorry. I want to ask... (The woman looks at him with a smile and waits until he finishes)
Is it possible for a beautiful woman like you to talk to such an ordinary me?"
She continued to smile, blinked, and replied
Say : "Why not?" Why not try something you have always wanted to try but haven't tried; why don't you calm down and ask what the other person is trying to say before losing your temper; why don't you think about it in case you misunderstood , The ruthless words you blurted out will be so hurtful; why don't you take a good look at the people around you and don't give up stubbornness? Why not remember that we will lose everything eventually, so we have nothing to lose. Why don't we just let go of our short life?
This movie adapted from a true story makes you smile, move, frown, expect, and warm; this is family, and this is life. In real life, maybe the day the park opens will not always be miraculously clear, and maybe 20 seconds of courage will not always bring satisfactory returns... so? Fear of loss, fear of possession, fear of embarrassment, fear of failure, it is impossible for people to let go of all fears, but because of the windows closed by these fears, you unconsciously make you miss many things. Why not bravely open a window once in a while-20 seconds is enough-to let the soul breathe?
Why not?
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