How good life should be

Cameron 2021-10-18 09:29:59

I have a point of view: if a movie is just watched without feeling and comment, the meaning will not be reflected. Seeing a movie I love so much, I can't bear to comment immediately. There is a kind of worry that the essence of the movie is not accurately conveyed due to the hasty evaluation, which seems to be insulting to it. I will let it spin in my mind for a while, and then I will try to record what I see and think until I can chew up my experience of the film and turn it into my own experience. This is also the reason why "How Beautiful is Life" has been watched for more than a month, and it has been unable to mark it for a long time.
This is the story of a seemingly loser. Living, working, marrying a wife, and having children all his life in a small town in his hometown is nothing unusual. Many people who were inferior to him went out when they were young and came back with wealthy pockets, but in the end he faced bankruptcy and even thought of suicide. He was full of sadness in his life, yearning for a free and broad sky but confined to a small place, just because he was burdened with the responsibility of carrying the poor people in his hometown to live in his own house, confronting profiteers and compromising with life, even though he had broad ambitions, he missed The opportunity to show off his talents and stage a life destined to him by fate.
He could have refused, but once he left, he would definitely return to his hometown after a few years. But he can't be so selfish. Too many people trust him, love him, and support him. This kind of trust is so heavy that they can't let it go. I can imagine the grief in his heart when he watched his fellow villagers return in a luxury car. Even if his brother became a hero and appeared in the newspaper, he would inevitably feel a little melancholy besides the joy. For him, the most exciting life is nothing more than running the company until retirement, but he didn't expect the disaster to happen suddenly, and he got into trouble because of the loss of eight thousand yuan. God had treated him unfairly, but he continued to make jokes, even if he was a strong person, there were times when he broke down. For him, death is not a cowardly escape, but a relief from a heavy burden. If it ends here, the miserable life will end in an unsatisfactory period, what a pity.
When all the preparations were done, an old angel without wings descended to the world to save. The angel did not extend a helping hand in the dazzling dignity and solemnity, a flash of lightning flashed across, and his fate changed. Instead, he let him see what it would be like if the world itself didn't exist. There is no doubt that this is the brightest stroke in the whole show.
People sometimes lament the bleakness of life and the unfair destiny, but they ignore the value of their own existence. Some people bring pain to their surroundings, and some bring joy to their surroundings. From this perspective, whether or not a person succeeds may be more meaningful. The protagonist's career is not going well, life is embarrassing, and there is no other person's beauty, but he has his own wonderful. Without him, the people who were once saved are reduced to beggars, the people who have helped live helplessly, and the poor have lost those who dared to stand up and fight, and are in a miserable situation, but only one person can change everything. Isn’t this a miracle, no Is it successful? No numerical scalar is great, there is no external decoration and dedication, for others, you may not feel your own strength at ordinary times, but there is infinite support at critical moments.
Therefore, when I saw the scene where the residents of the town were scrambling to raise money for him, my eyes were involuntarily moistened. No matter how many grievances are subdued at this moment, the previous efforts prove at this moment that he has not been able to expand his ambitions in the outside world, but he has loved his wife and children, and has the respect and love of people. This is no amount of money. Wealth in exchange. With a sense of responsibility to help others, and others respond with love, the world is just like the movie's name says: how beautiful life is.
Unwilling to use the words "purify the soul" to beautify it, those with love in their hearts will surely believe in the warmth. Life is very long. Most of us are fighting against mediocrity and declaring war on loneliness, but in seemingly meaningless lives, we bred the fruits of behavior. I think of the words Dumbledore said in "Harry Potter": "It is not our ability but our choice that determines what kind of person we become." The beauty of life lies in keeping promises and daring to undertake. Love is endless, and become a person of value to others.

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It's a Wonderful Life quotes

  • Pa Bailey: Of course it's just a hope, you wouldn't consider coming back to the Building & Loan would you?

    George Bailey: Well I...

    [notices Annie eavesdropping]

    George Bailey: Annie, why don't you draw up a chair and then you'll be more comfortable and then you can hear everything that's going on?

    Annie: I would if I thought I'd hear anything worth listening to.

  • George Bailey: How old are you anyway?

    Mary: 18.

    George Bailey: 18! Why it was only last year you were 17.