This is the question that has plagued and driven Steve Hawking throughout his life. Such perfect equations in physics and mathematics may not exist, but perhaps the creators of Hawking's biopic "The Theory of Everything" hoped to give this equation an eternal solution: "love".
"Love" is the answer to many puzzles, and it is also the release of many life dilemmas. It makes the weak strong, the loser wins, and the handicapped move forward. Love brought Sandra Brook back to Earth in "Gravity" and the father and daughter in "Interstellar" beyond time and space. Of course, in "Gravity", "love" made Hawking invincible in spirit after he lost the ability to move his limbs.
"Gravity"'s slogan said: "His brain changed our world, but her love changed his world."
The love of Hawking's girlfriend and later wife Jane was great and touching. With love, this weak woman dared to say to her sinister fate: "We are going to fight this!" The young actress Felicity Jones, who played Jane, said this sentence with a gleam of will in the eyes - this is the power of love.
The power of this woman's will is strong, but even the strongest will will eventually dry up. Hawking's universe is eternal, his disability is irreversible, and the love between him and Jane is not eternal and irreversible. Years later, their love died when Hawking in his wheelchair gave the new nurse a big smile and Jane said decisively, "I have loved you. I have done my best."
At this point, you will find that the theme of this film is not "the greatness of the human power inspired by love", and "love" is not "the theory of everything", because love is short-lived and fleeting.
But we don't have to be too sighed. The film's end credits say, "Jane lives with Jonathan, she and Hawking have always been friends. They have three grandchildren now." Viewed this way, the loss of love is not the end of the world. There must be something else besides "love" that supports the will of man.
In fact, we have seen only one inspirational movie about "disability and determination", such as "My Left Foot". But also disabled, we don't see so much sadness in Hawking. But his body shrank into a ball and couldn't move, a genius shrank into a brain supported by a useless body, and we still have full respect for him - because Hawking in the movie has always maintained his dignity.
For example, Hawking suddenly fainted in his youth. The doctor later told him that he was terminally ill, his limbs would shrink, and he had only two years to live. At this time, he looked up at the doctor and asked calmly, "What about my brain?" This is the dignity that a physics genius who is obsessed with the ultimate question of the universe shows when facing life and death.
For Jane, supporting her disabled husband who has worked so hard to care for her disabled husband for decades, I don't think it's just because of the love of the young. I think what she absolutely wants to fight is her dignity in the face of fate.
And the people around Hawking, his parents, mentors, classmates, friends and even the entire scientific community, you don't see them sympathizing with the disabled Hawking, they don't see him as weak, they give him an equal and Restrained care. In fact, what they care for is also Hawking's dignity.
Yes, it is "dignity" that is the source of a will that is stronger, more lasting, and more essential than love, and the power that supports man's war with destiny. Because "dignity" is the most essential survival instinct of human beings.
Speaking of which, I must praise actor Eddie Redmayne for his superb performance. His best and most moving performance is not the meticulous imitation of a disabled person's body language and facial expressions, but the various emotions that come out of the eyes on his distorted face. In fact, Hawking in the wheelchair curled up into a ball and couldn't move at all. The only things he could perform were the two eyes behind the spectacles. I really can't think of anyone who can practice this so well. If this year's Oscar for Best Actor is awarded to this young British actor, it is a veritable event.
Of course, this year's Oscars should not be surprised if the best picture is awarded to "The Theory of Everything". The Academy Awards will naturally prefer the mainstreamed universal value orientation, not to mention "positive energy" movies, which is also a rigid need of human nature. Especially in our society, when we look around are superficial, mundane, anxious and utilitarian, a nourishing film like "The Theory of Everything" will open our hearts, inspire our sympathy, and inspire the mundane world Cowardly mind in .
(from WeChat account "Li Ji-Josh")
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