Will Hunting and 1900, the two fates of genius.

Anita 2022-04-20 09:01:02

When Serena stood in front of the blackboard and concentrated on solving the problem, when the wonderful notes flowed from the fingers of 1900. It attracted the stop and admiration of countless people.
"Genius", they are used to this title.
However, when the bell rang, when someone frantically shouted "American". Serena and 1900 suddenly became the loneliest person in the world.
Genius is the greatest fortune in this era, and it is also the genius himself, the greatest misfortune.
On God's shelf, genius and loneliness are always sold in bundles, as the saying goes: when God opens a door for you, he also closes a window for you.
Fortunately, there are still angels called "love" and "friendship" in this world, who secretly opened that window against God's will.
Serena had such luck, and 1900 did not. So, at the end of the film, Xiaowei drives a second-hand car that his friends have cobbled together, facing the morning glow and the rising sun, to pursue the love in his heart and start a new life. However, 1900 ended its short and legendary life in the fff-level strong sound produced by six and a half tons of explosives.
However, the so-called luck and misfortune, how can I wait for ordinary people to have the final say? Xiaowei has lived a happy life in the eyes of mortals, but his talent will be lost to everyone. It seems that only a huge explosion can achieve the eternal legend of 1900.
Fortunately or unfortunately, it depends on their choice. However, the so-called genius can only appear insignificant before the huge devil of society.
If 1900 were to choose, he would choose to stay on the boat forever, playing the piano, observing the people coming and going, guessing their happiness and struggles. Enjoying the admiration of people and enduring periodic bouts of loss.
Yet life sails on forever, just as the Virginian is destined to sail into her graveyard
Even a mortal man is a tragedy when he is powerless in the face of a giant social machine, let alone a genius.
This also sublimates a character tragedy into a social tragedy. In this huge, high-speed machine, aliens are not allowed to exist.
As I wrote this, I suddenly remembered Hai Zi, "From tomorrow onwards, I will be a happy person, feed horses, chop wood, travel around the world... I just want to face the sea and the spring flowers bloom." The ordinary wish of a genius is sometimes like the line connecting the sea and the sky, seemingly close at hand, but always out of reach.
If God opened a supermarket of choice, I wouldn't choose "genius", how about you?

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Good Will Hunting quotes

  • [last lines]

    [Sean reads a note from Will: "Sean, if the Professor calls about that job, just tell him, sorry, I have to go see about a girl."]

    Sean: Son of a bitch... He stole my line.

  • Will: I didn't ask for this.

    Sean: No, you were born with it. So don't cop out behind "I didn't ask for this".