The tide rises and falls again.

Hollis 2022-10-30 12:26:13

I like the sea, the tide ebbs and flows, and every wave has its own tone. I don't like stagnant water, the only ripples are from the blowing wind.
Most of the people, their life is a backwater, like Maggie's family. They have no love, only some despicable desires, what is the meaning of life? Let's eat this bread first. I don't think it's a sin, because it's really easier to sink in that environment. Poverty, lack of education, unhappy marriage, no matter which one is involved, greatly affects how high a person can reach. I suddenly understood what Lu Xun meant when he said: Another word comes to mind, don't judge others at will, because not everyone has the same conditions as you.
Others, they always have weird ideas for no reason. This probability is more like a beautiful flower blooming in the crevice of the stone.
Maggie, who also grew up in that environment, has her own passion for boxing, and it is precisely because of this dream that she can endure the most boring and bland aspects of life. Many people also have their own dreams, but either they don't work hard for them, or they are not lucky enough, or they are like that thin young man who always throws his fist into the air. And Maggie worked hard enough and was lucky enough. She didn't give up her dream, she also got the guidance of famous teachers, and she even almost succeeded. I think that's what almost made this movie a success. This is reality, not beautiful enough to be reviled. But you can't expect the sea to rise forever without the day it falls. Even the most ferocious tsunami in the world, the top spray will drop to sea level one day.
Many movies are reluctant to describe heroes ending, because people like heroes, they are not heroes, and they can't bear to miss, fail, and end in movies. Maggie is such a wave, the tide rises and falls again. And this fall hits the most vulnerable part of people's hearts. All my efforts may be in vain because of a little accident. The cruel part is to take away the honor and health of a would-be champion, and tear down the tall tower that was finally built. Some people feel that there is always hope in life, or that suicide is a cowardly act. However, in this world, there is nothing that Maggie wants, or in other words, she will never be able to go one step closer to that goal. She walked from the ocean to a pool of stagnant water. She watched herself wither a little bit, but you told her that there is hope in life? She chose to die just because she didn't want to endure these long, meaningless years. Being alive wasn't the whole point of life for her. Compared to her family's living, I think that in the more than one year she realized her dream, this life is enough.
The tide rises and falls again. When the tide rises, I can see my heart beating faster and I can't help myself. And when the tide ebbs, I will be unwilling, scolded, and wonder why God arranged it this way, although I know that all this is inevitable, but the way it arrives is different. The tide ebbs and flows, and the sea returns to calm again, as if nothing had happened, but it did. When I think about it, I don't seem to be afraid of death anymore.

View more about Million Dollar Baby reviews

Extended Reading

Million Dollar Baby quotes

  • Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris: Some people say the most important thing a fighter can have is heart. Frankie'd say: show me a fighter who was nothing but heart and I'll show you a man waiting for a beating.

  • Frankie Dunn: [about Danger] He paid his dues?

    Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris: Dues? The boy can't afford pants, you want him to pay dues?

    Frankie Dunn: Get out of my office!