Sources of willpower are not scarce, everyone has a chance

Christiana 2022-04-23 07:01:23

The male protagonist is Xiao Zhan. Xiao Zhan is so handsome, so handsome that I have no chance at all. He is so handsome that any angle is perfect.

There are quite a few flashbacks in the film that can help you understand the character's change of mind.

Allen was trapped for 5 days and 5 nights, suffering from pain, fear, struggle, disappointment, hunger, collapse... When his physical and mental capacity reached the limit, he could only rely on memories to support himself to survive. The emotional connection with his parents, sister, lover, and friends is the biggest motivation for him to rekindle his fighting spirit after numerous collapses, and finally decide to break his arm to survive.

This stone has been waiting for me, even though it used to be a meteorite that passed through the atmosphere 10,000 trillion years ago and has been waiting for me. My whole life has been for this moment, from the moment I was born, every breath, every movement of mine, was meant to bring me here, into the cracks of the earth.

The process of breaking the arm was quite brutal. He first broke the bones by himself, and then used the only knife to break the tendons of the hand, and forcibly tore the arm off. Don't talk about the picture, just typing this sentence makes me take a deep breath.

At the end of the movie, a photo of the prototype Aaron himself was released. His forearm was gone, but he still continued his love of diving, climbing, and marrying a wife and having children. The only difference from before the broken arm is that every time he goes out, he leaves a message to tell his family where he went.

The film touched me mainly because Allen's will to survive was too strong. I can't imagine how I would face it if I was also in a desperate situation, but his experience gave me some references.

First of all, Aaron was born in a good family, his father took him to explore nature since he was a child, and his mother and sister also cared about him; secondly, he loves adventure, often goes outdoors, and has an optimistic and outgoing personality. When I get angry, I pick up the camera and take pictures and laugh at myself. When I encounter lost people, I will take the initiative to help and take them to interesting places.

Allen's social relationships are healthy, he is loved and knows how to love the world and others. I think this positive emotional flow gave him the strength to face adversity, survive, and have the opportunity to continue to do what he likes and love the people he wants to love.

Thinking about it this way, the source of willpower is not scarce, everyone has the opportunity, that is to know how to love and be loved.

I learned it in a virtual way, and then I learned something real. Bring your mobile phone wherever you go, tell others where you are, and don’t lose contact with the world. This is very important.

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127 Hours quotes

  • Aron Ralston: You know, I've been thinking. Everything is... just comes together. It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this. This rock... this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. In its entire life, ever since it was a bit of meteorite a million, billion years ago up there In space. It's been waiting, to come here. Right, right here. I've been moving towards it my entire life. The minute I was born, every breath I've taken, every action has been leading me to this crack on the earth's surface.

  • Aron Ralston: Good morning, everyone! It's 6:45 Tuesday morning in BJ Canyon! The weather is great. I figure by now that Leona, my housemate - Hi, Leona! - has missed me hopefully since I didn't show up last night. Another hour and a half they'll miss me for not showing up at work... Hi, Brion at work! Best case scenario is they notify the police and after a 24 hour hold they file a report, a missing person's report. Which means noon tomorrow it's official that I'm gone. I do still have the tiniest bit of water left. Well, actually, I've resorted... I've had a couple pretty good gulps of urine that I saved in my Camelbak. I sort of let it distill... It tastes like hell. So, it's 70 hours since I left on my bike from Horseshoe Trailhead during which time I have consumed 3 liters of water, a couple of mouthfuls of piss...

    [pauses a couple of seconds]

    Aron Ralston: Did I say the weather is great? Well, it is. Though flash floods potential is still present. There's four-prong major canyons upstream from me that all converge in this 3 foot wide gap where I am. The rock I pulled down on top of me, it was put there by flood. Still, I'd get a drink.

    [pauses again, while he drinks and shudders]

    Aron Ralston: Mom, Dad, I really love you guys. I wanted to take this time to say the times we've spent together have been awesome. I haven't appreciated you in my own the way I know I could. Mom, I love you. I wish I'd returned all of your calls, ever. I really have lived this last year. I wish I had learned some lessons more astutely, more rapidly, than I did. I love you. I'll always be with you.