In the field of film and television creation, in terms of telling tragic stories, directors always tend to bury the protagonist in an extremely difficult and difficult environment, and then step by step to awaken the protagonist, struggle until the transformation that the public expects is completed, and the success is achieved. on the road.
Although this film also describes the protagonist Liz in a harsh environment that ordinary people can't imagine, the story is based on the biographies of real people. Although it is artistically processed, it is more realistic: his parents took drugs, he started begging at the age of 8, and his mother was 15 years old. A father who died of AIDS, an indifferent father went to a shelter, a grandfather who had a perverted life, a sister who was also suffering but was going blind, and a friend who was good but not motivated. In the small life environment, the love for her family in her heart is almost never positive. No, Liz started at the age of 17 and completed the 4-year high school course in 2 years, with an average score of 95 and the highest among the 150 students in the class. He finally won the New York Times First-Class Scholarship in 1996 and entered Harvard to study. An incredible transformation, after a gorgeous turn, everything is left to us to explore and ponder.
Throughout the whole movie, if Liz's success only stems from her hard work and inner desire to succeed, it is not enough to support her success.
Her talent and intelligence are different from ordinary people, and it is also one of the indispensable factors for success. Young Liz can hardly go to class, but she can get 100 points, which should be inherited from her smart father and acquired by him. The film begins with her father's "correct answers" to all the questions on the TV show, illustrating the reason for Liz's talent. Liz, who has been in school for a short time and has almost no systematic education, completed the 4-year course in 2 years, and also worked part-time to earn money during the period, which is also proof of his intelligence.
But in the end what makes everything a reality is that there is "no way back". At the end of the film, the reporter's question and Liz's answer broke the theme: I consider myself lucky, because there has never been any sense of security for me, so I can only be forced to move forward, I have to do it. There's no going back in the world, and when I realized that I was like, well, I'm going to do my best and try and see what happens? This state of life with "no way out" is the driving force for Liz to fight for life regardless of everything, the source of all the methods that lead her to success, and the ignition point for the release of her inner confidence and desire.
If you look back on your past and recall the major achievements you have achieved, is it all related to the "no way out" at that time?
Of course, as for us ordinary people, or those who have achieved some achievements but not major achievements, "there is no way out" in real life exists conditionally. I think the reason why there are so few great people is because the big ones among us Most people don't have the courage or the environment to practice "absolutely no way out".
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