grow up in one summer

Adeline 2022-03-24 09:02:06

In order to escape the control of their parents and to get rid of the so-called "childishness", the three teenagers ran away from home and built a wooden house on their own in the forest. With no lights, no internet, no restraint, and no help, they learned How to chop wood, hunt... They redefine family, friends, love, courage, etc. This is the award-winning work at the Sundance Film Festival - "Summer King", an infectious little fresh and independent Movie.
The film itself has all kinds of agility and freshness that the small fresh film has. The lens captures the bright and warm sunshine, the quiet grass, the clear lake, and the various animals without hesitation, giving people a refreshing feeling. Feel. The wonderful performances of the three teenagers in the film also made the viewers unable to help thinking about it after watching the film.
Adolescents have a restless heart, longing for freedom and affirmation, but parents never seem to realize this change, just like in the film, Joe's father restricts his freedom to go out, and even unreasonably asks his son to Go to bed at 7:30 and Patrick's parents are meticulous about what colour to wear. Gradually, their heroic image began to collapse due to the excessive discipline and restraint of their parents. When the conflict broke out, the children's running away from home seemed to be expected. When they are in the wild and face the vast nature alone, the teenagers do not seem to be intimidated. On the contrary, they enjoy the time when they can sleep until they wake up naturally, go out hunting, and decide for themselves: on the cliff Jumping into the water, dancing like a madman in the woods, lying in the sea of ​​flowers without thinking, drinking beer in the sunset, playing the violin by the gurgling water... At that time, they never thought about being far outside the woods The parents, anxiously waiting for them to come home, are trying their best to look around for nothing but begging for their return.
In adolescence, perhaps every teenager has regarded their parents as one of the sources of troubles, and will feel that their parents' care in every detail is buzzing in their ears like flies, and will magnify their shortcomings infinitely until they can no longer bear it. , and even feel that your parents don't actually love you, questioning whether they are your biological parents, just like Joe said in the film "he is not my biological father, I have no blood relationship with him". However, I don't say this because I want to hurt anyone, it's just that we are all too young to tell our parents: Now that we are grown up, I am a man and I can take care of myself.
When we were young, although we were still weak, we were not afraid and moved forward. Perhaps no one could have imagined that the three teenagers could persist for so long, but such a free life could not last a lifetime, and naturally they waited until the day they disintegrated. At that time, the parents finally understood the needs of the teenagers: the original little brat had grown up, and what they could take care of themselves, perhaps what they could do was to give them a greater and wider space to play freely. For young people, some things are lost, and they will not return. At that time, only by learning to let go can we continue to walk on. And for what we still have, such as family and friends, we should also learn to cherish, rather than talk about it. He walked away without saying a word, nor did he drive the other party out of his own world in a quarrel.
Perhaps, this is growth. In the stumbling and ignorance, I have seen the pure nature of family and friendship, and learned to use a sincere heart to experience the love and emotion around me...

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The Kings of Summer quotes

  • Vicki: So Biaggio, what do you do?

    Biaggio: I met a dog the other day, it taught me how to die.

  • Joe: Ah... Is anything better than a good stogie, Biaggio?

    Biaggio: Being in a situation where it's easier to lie but you choose to tell the truth.

    Joe: Hmm. Guess that's better.