This kind of emotional investment is not because it chooses a theme that makes people cry, such as the Tangshan earthquake, such as the loyal dog Hachiko, but is naturally driven by the directors, writers and actors, starting from every kid wants a bike, I know them understand childhood. The caring courage and hope that little boy Bobby lacked was all found by an unexpected guest. Ted is not like a grandfather to Bobby, not like a father, but an omnipotent friend. The impatience that bobby receives from adults, ted never has, he also knows everything a child wants, and he seems to have answers to all the riddles in the world. And he satisfies the child's imagination even more, the "bad guys" in dark clothes and dark hats that he calls all the time. At first I thought it was ted's little trick to coax children, but the bad guys who were coming ended up taking ted away in front of Bobby. In that scene bobby cried and so did I because I knew it was the last time they met and bobby would never see his best friend ted again in his life, that's the sadness of seeing each other for the last time in his life with heartache.
ted came to Bobby when he needed the love from an elder the most, and he gave Bobby a safe, warm and even a little fantasy time. The pressure from adults, their unreasonable scolding, and the insecurities of children were all comforted by ted. More importantly, he gave ted hope that a dollar-a-week payment would allow him to fulfill his cycling dreams.
At the end of the film, Bobby driving away from the old house ends his childhood with, i never heard from ted again, not that i didn't think of him, i always have, and i always will. because that summer was the last of my childhood, and though i will never again saw what people were thinking, there was an enduring gift he left. what ted did was, open my eyes, and let the future in. how lucky bobby was in need of a mentor in life , a loyal friend when ted came to him, even though he was a wanted criminal. And most of us may not be so lucky and stumbled through childhood on our own. I often think that maybe some of my current weaknesses that seem to be genetically unchangeable are from an imperfect childhood. Maybe someone took my hand and told me to go forward bravely. Don't be afraid, maybe I will be better than now. That's it, this warm movie that didn't have the perfect ending like the spring of the cow herding class resonated with me and wrote this movie review. Thank you for this movie's perfect interpretation of childhood.
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