Even though life has given you thousands of traumas, and even though there are often shadows lying in ambush under the dark clouds ahead, you must always firmly believe that with light and hope in your heart, you will not be afraid of wind and rain. The world kisses me with pain, but I return it with a song. As Romain Rolland said, there is only one true heroism in the world, that is, after recognizing the truth of life, still loving life.
Tufts University, the capital of Massachusetts on the Atlantic coast, is not as good as Harvard and MIT, but it is also one of the five famous schools in Boston. Although the students it educates are not as talented as Harvard, they are also bright enough to gather all over the United States. and even the world's top talents. Young Brad, Craig, Billy, Jason and others were studying here at that time. They talked and sang, and talked about the future and ideals.
Twenty years later, the trajectory of each other's life has changed dramatically. On the night before accompanying his son to apply for a degree, 47-year-old Brad tossed and turned. He just suddenly felt the pressure coming together from all sides and pounding on his body, which was no longer young. He woke up his sleeping wife and tried to share the stress of worrying about his head together. She didn't take it to heart. What Melanie didn't know was that on this difficult night, Brad was thinking of the dinner party that had been choking in his heart. It has been torturing his tired body.
Flicking the phone and opening social media, Brad kept flipping through the news of his friends at the time: Craig and his wife were connected to the White House again, and his new book seemed to sell well; Billy's island, thin white On the beach, a handsome golden retriever, two beautiful blue-eyed girls, full of energy, he was topless, enjoying the whisper of the sea breeze; Jason was reading the latest issue of the financial series, and his daughter and son were on a private jet. Laughing and playing, the beautiful stewardess came with a beautifully shaped goblet, which was a glass of fine champagne. There was a deep sense of powerlessness in Brad, like a clenched iron fist hitting cotton in vain. The meager income compared to the others, the departure of the only employee, the calm job, the ordinary building, the lack of understanding of his wife, made him feel hopeless in his life, and he would have lived in such a mediocre life.
At the airport the next day, the predicament that the special ticket could not be upgraded made Brad even more disheartened. When he recalled the colorful lives of his old friends on Instagram, he couldn't help but fall into a powerless anxiety.
Life is always cruel and realistic. He is like a scalpel, cutting into your chest with precision, cutting out your heart and lungs, and letting you face the deepest bloody truth.
His son became his only sustenance. In the waiting room of the Harvard test, he showed his son's excellence and talent to others more than once, but he was faced with the embarrassing situation of missing the time and being unable to test. At this time, after a fierce ideological struggle, he put down his pride and finally compromised with reality. He called Craig, agreed to have dinner with him, and helped his son get Harvard through Craig's social connections. A second chance to test.
The whole film revolves around this, but in the Boston evening, Brad's late-night conversation with Ananias made the film's finishing touch. Brad's dialogue with her was more like his dialogue with himself twenty years ago. He told himself to give up this seemingly noble but flashy profession, to make money, to invest, to earn more and more money, he Like a university professor, he vividly depicts his life and imparts valuable experience to young people.
Ananias was unmoved, she thought Brad's rhetoric was just unfounded worry that he didn't know his happiness in the midst of happiness. Two similar souls have collided and met here. The difference is that one has experienced the vicissitudes of life and the sophistication of the world, while the other is still full of youthful vitality in the beautiful and lush years. Similar professional backgrounds, similar dreams and goals, everything has deeply attracted the middle-aged Brad, who is about to be crushed by the pressure of life. Such a fitting point finally released Brad, who had been suffocating for a long time, to an instant release. That's why, as a 47-year-old middle-aged man, he wanted to go to the party of a 20-year-old young girl and let him live in the cold In the middle of the night, I got up and put on a heavy coat to go to the appointment, let him drink a few glasses, and sleep late the next day.
When a person reaches middle age, he finds that there is no one to rely on around him, but he is full of people who need to rely on you. From the elderly parents and parents to the children who are not yet independent, all of them will rely on you as their support. If you fall, you will never be saved. The friends beside him were full of more comparisons than before. In the rough seas, it was more difficult for this ship to find the lighthouse on the shore. Anania's words actually teach us that in the search for happiness, we must not only determine our own abscissa, but also locate the ordinate where he is located, so that we can accurately find our own position.
In fact, the glamour on social media and the eloquence at the class reunion are just dazzling dazzling after the tingling of life is hidden. No one is as smooth as you think. Jason's young daughter died. Craig, who is eloquent and eloquent, is the object of most contempt by the students. Billy, who lives freely on the island, is arrogant and lewd, taking drugs and other vices. Compared to this, Brad's happy family is respected. The vocation that other people do not possess. If you have light, the world will not be dark. Although it is weak, it is pure and pious.
Art is the most important bridge for human beings to the spiritual world. At the end of the film, Brad couldn't bear the conversation with Craig and left, and chose to go to the concert to accompany his son. When the giant curtain was slowly opened, the entire concert hall was illuminated by bright yellow lights, the stage was tidy up, and the musicians were basically in their places. Amidst the applause of the mountains and tsunamis, Anania and Maya appeared on the stage. Both of them are wearing black dresses, their delicate makeup and confident smiles are dazzling. When the baton is tapped and the music is played, the two of them are closely integrated with the music. They are seamless, extremely elegant and calm. The flute whispered softly, the violin hummed slowly, and the most beautiful symphony was played. Sometimes high-pitched and progressive, sometimes low and melodious, the Buddha world is swaying and dancing together under this small baton. Brad's eyes were wet in the audience, he tightly held his son's hand, Troy, the pride of his life, the crystallization and hard work of his half life, at this moment, he burst into tears. He stared at Anania and Maya on the stage, their figures were like a dream, just like the daughter of the sea in Andersen's writings, the young heart and life, the soul of the noble person they were chasing.
In a trance, his figure has been blurred, he seems to see the Atlantic coast twenty years ago, he and his friends who are talking at Tufts, he is standing in the middle, like two women, beautiful and beautiful. . Has the dream at that time roared away with the sea breeze? Youth and restlessness seem to be gone overnight, and the sharp edge is gradually worn away by life. The pressure of savings, education, and medical care seems to be hills and breathless. The success of friends is more like a catalyst for frustration. , to accelerate the formation of the reaction.
No, those may have all gone. In this Boston night, there is only music, only thunderous applause, and only the boy who was chasing his dreams at that time, with red eyes.
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