As a child, everyone has experienced it, without exception, the little bits and pieces of that childhood, whether happy or sad, are our immature memories, pure and transparent.
Toys are, of course, indispensable playmates in childhood. Every time I pass by the toy store, I glance at the dazzling display windows, and the memories emerge.
"Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium" takes us into a toy store full of magic and charm. You can think it's just magic, the movie uses stunts, and yes, objectively so. But that seems a bit distorted. For a child, toys are also alive. They fully believe that toys have all the objective reality in real life. This is a kind of belief, a kind of innocence unique to children.
The title of the film is very delicately done, with short animations, simple patterns, and uncomplicated collages, but it does lead to the toy store very well, and expresses it in the form of silhouettes. Next is the narration of the main content of the film, which fits the theme very well. It is unfolded in the form of a fairy tale book. The beginning of each chapter is from a page of the book to the shots in real life. The drawings on the pages are consistent with the real scene. , as the book is turned page by page, the story will move forward little by little.
The characters in the film are vivid. Mr. Edward Magorium, played by Dustin Hoffman, is the founder of the toy store, he has magic, the toys are so alive, and when he is about to die, the colorful toy store suddenly becomes A dead ash.
He foresees his own death. . . .
-- I'm leaving.
--The store?
--The world.
You see these shoes? I found these in a tiny little shop in Tuscany and fell in love with them so entirely, I bought enough to last my whole life. These are my last pair.
He was very at ease in the face of death. . .
--Well, Mahoney...
--Don't go.
--My darling.
--I'm not ready.
I'm not ready for it to end.
--I'm sorry.
--When King Lear dies in Act 5, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He's written, "He dies." That's all, nothing more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential work
of dramatic literature is: "He dies."
It takes Shakespeare, a genius, to come up with "He dies." And yet every time I read those two words,
And I know it's only natural to be sad, but not because of the words "He dies," but because of the life we saw prior to the words.
I've lived all five of my acts, Mahoney, and I am not asking you to be happy that I must go. I'm only asking that you turn the page, continue reading... and let the next story begin.
And if anyone ever asks what became of me, you relate my life in all its wonder , and end it with a simple and modest "He died."
--I love you.
-- I love you, too.
(sighs heavily)
Your life is an occasion.
Rise to it.
(sighs quietly)
(door bell jingles )
(quiet, melancholy theme plays)
(hinges squeak)
(noble gentle theme swells,plays grandly)
(theme quiets)
Good-bye, my love.
His words are the most sincere hope of an elder to a younger generation. Death is only a necessary process in the laws of nature, and there is no need to be too sad, and the continued life is still beautiful. He left very peacefully, sitting quietly in the toy store he loved, and disappeared.
Molly Mahoney, played by Natalie Portman, is the new owner of the toy store. At first she was just a store manager to manage the store's business. She had musical talent, but as she got older, she became insecure and doubted her talent more and more. This lack of confidence continued until she saw Mr. Magoriums The toy store she left and lifeless, she even wanted to resell the store. Mr. Magoriums only left a cube of wood for her, saying it would help her. In the end, Mahoney did not give up the toy store and unearthed the mystery of the cube with the help of the little boy Eric (Zach Mills played Eric Applebaum) and accountant Dr. Sage (played by Jonathan Potts). So towards the end of the film, Mahoney used her nimble fingers to pop the most beautiful melody in the toy store.
The little boy Eric is a little assistant in a toy store. He is introverted and not sociable, and has a hobby of collecting hats~wearing a different hat every day~Mr. Magoriums will praise his hat every time he sees him, even before his death. The first friend he made with his mother's persuasion was accountant Dr. Sage. Accountant Dr. Sage first came to the toy store and only focused on sorting out the so-called data, but gradually subtle changes took place. The toy store infected him, making him also full of childlike innocence, believing in magic, or in other words, his inner truth. something inspired.
The gist of the film is: Trust believes. Yes, after Mahoney believed in magic, believed in himself, believed that it was not just a wooden block, the toy store came back to life. Only when people believe that everything is good in the world can they find that rainbow-like color, otherwise, we are left with only the lifeless gray. Childlike innocence is the best refractor for this beautiful color. Without it, the colorful colors only stay on the surface and cannot illuminate the whole heart.
Mr. Magoriums had a wonderful afternoon with Mahoney before they left, they went to the furniture store and bounced on the bed like every kid loves to do, making themselves jump high, eating their favorite hot dogs and Shake hands cordially with the person in charge and prank at the old clocks to hear the chimes once, all the bells in the store will ring at the same time,
--37 seconds.
Great. Well done.
Now we wait.
No. We breathe. We pulse .We regenerate. Our hearts beat
. Our minds create. I also remembered that when I was a child, I liked to press the plastic bubbles with my hands to make a sound. The film is over, life goes on, the dream is still there, everything is still there. . . End with a quote from the film: Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.
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