"The Secret" in "The Soloist"

Destin 2022-09-05 20:20:59

It took me a week to watch "The Soloist" on the bus, and I may not remember the details of the plot clearly. The plot is about the friendship between the musical genius Nathaniel (because he is black, I will call it "Heina" for short) and reporter Steve Lopez (the old man of Iron Man, I will call him "Bai Luo" for short). and mental journey. Friendship is established from the interests of newspapers and the sensitivity of reporters. A columnist, Bai Luo, strives to change and improve the fate of a mentally ill patient and a musical genius. Who knows that his own fate and life have also broken the stereotype and face life and humanity again.
Bai Luo himself was confused. The mid-life crisis made him doubt whether he had the ability to protect his family and help his friends, and whether his career success was based on the friendship of pure interests. He was helpless and regretted. Heina is always in low self-esteem and anxiety because others look down on him. This is the same as the famous inspirational book "The Secret" says: You think you will fail, and you will fail. Bai Luo's remorse and helplessness were of no use. His ex-wife told him, "You can't change Heina. He won't be normal anymore." Facing the reality, Bai Luo became strong again and again to help Heina. Because he is normal, he has the ability to self-regulate. He is even a successful journalist and writer. In the face of human feelings, feelings, and love, he is not necessarily successful, because he also has indelible shadows and unease in his heart. He is emotionally the same as Heina, the schizophrenic. of.
Heiner is mentally ill, obsessed with solo music for decades. I and many people I know, especially friends who are engaged in art, have had this tendency: that is, I have the ability, talent, and ideals, but I fall into low self-esteem and anxiety, exclude others and society, and have a kind of perpetual anxiety The feeling of being unable to get ahead of others, they would rather "play solo" on their own than share their power with others. In "Secret", it is said that sharing your personal wealth (spirit, wisdom, material) will make you get the greatest harvest. Although you have your own entertainment without sharing, you will never share the happiness with others. many.
The ending of the story is not Hollywood-style perfection, because it comes from real real deeds, real life does not have to be perfect, but relative perfection is enough. Heiner still doesn't have the guts to take the stage, he's still confused and living in the slums. But he was full of joy, he had acknowledgments, he had his god Bai Luo, he had musicians who admired him, he had the support of his sister, and he had a large audience in the slums. For him he has acquired great wealth and joy. For a mentally ill person, having friends and people who trust him is the most important thing for him. Just like in "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest", the hero changed the big Indian man's outlook on life. Feelings, trust, and support can make people with inferiority complex and uneasy people open their windows and let in the sunshine.
In the penultimate act, Nabrino and his ex-wife dance happily with everyone in the slum. Joy and friendship do not distinguish between high and low, status, as long as there is love and mutual trust, happiness belongs to everyone. In the last scene, Heina and his sister, as well as Bai Nuo and his ex-wife, listen to the symphony peacefully. We see the whispers of ex-wife Jenny and Benoy, and the whole movie shows that the two still have deep feelings. The warm picture is enviable. Don't you know that everyone has experienced many difficult mental journeys before. This journey needs to slowly move towards the light. Everyone has the ability to move towards the light, no matter if they are mentally normal or abnormal, whether they are poor or rich .

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The Soloist quotes

  • Steve Lopez: There's papers you gotta sign. They just back back from... And you should them so you know what you're signing.

    Nathaniel Ayers: All right, you know, I'll just sign them Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, Jr., apartment B-116, and the B stands for Beethoven.

  • Steve Lopez: Mr. Ayers, I'm honored to be your friend.