"Daydreamers", in fact, we often fantasize about daydreaming, but are always afraid to act.
Just like the male protagonist Walter, the fantasy can predict the explosion and transform into a superhero hero to save the dog, win the favor of the person he likes, or pretend to make fun of the new executive manager with jokes and fight back his arrogance.
Walter is the film processing manager of a magazine company called "Life". He is introverted and can't even start a conversation with Cheryl, his favorite colleague. Facing life, he is like a bystander, and he is often "empty" as a day hero. dream. Until one day the company was acquired, the magazine needed to do the cover of the last issue, and the key to the success of the cover was to find a reel of film by wild photographer Sean, who Sean called it "my highest masterpiece, the essence of life. ". Then Walter finally spoke up to Cheryl, and with her and her mother's encouragement, embarked on a real adventure. Icefields, the sea, the Himalayas... Walter's daydreams were far less magnificent than reality.
Let's talk about the motto of "Life" magazine: "Broaden your horizons, break through difficulties and dangers, gain insight into everything, get close to life, find true love, and feel each other, this is the purpose of life." Yes, this is exactly the state of life I aspire to, broadening my horizons—— The world is so big, who is willing to live alone in a corner of his life; to break through the difficulties - there are always difficulties in life, and there are still mountains on the other side of the mountain; insight into everything - it is really great to have a deep understanding of the world; close to life - beautiful things are not Will take the initiative to seek attention; find true love, feel each other - only want to win the heart of one person, the white head will not be separated.
The ancients said, "When you have fun in life, when do you need to be rich?" If the purpose of life is to be happy, then this happiness must be the happiness of the soul and the happiness of the long-term. Walter's father once gave him a European travel diary, hoping that he could enjoy the fun of traveling and find the purpose of life. However, his father died early, and Walter resisted the burden of life early, and his distant dreams succumbed to the present. So when Walter decided to go to Greenland to find Sean and set off on a journey, the man seemed to come back to life.
Colonel Tom jumped into a helicopter under the storm and embarked on a legendary journey: jumping from a helicopter, jumping from a boat, escaping from a shark mouth at sea, meeting the enthusiastic crew, and cycling through the breathtaking scenery of Iceland , run, skateboard, and dodge volcanic eruptions with the help of kind car owners. After going through the mountains and rivers, Fang Jue is worth it in the world, and this life is not in vain! Walter's energy and action are amazing.
After returning home from Iceland and discovering new clues, Walter resolutely went to Afghanistan to the Himalayas to find Sean, but this time the journey had nothing to do with work, because Walter regained his original intention and began to enjoy travel and life.
At the end of the film, the conversation between Sean and Walter on the top of the Himalayas is equally astonishing. "Sometimes I don't take pictures. If I like a moment very much, I don't like taking pictures for the sake of taking pictures. I just want to enjoy that moment." Actively discovering beautiful things and indulging in the moment of enjoyment, this is what Sean wants to express , what the "Life" magazine motto conveyed, and what the director wanted to tell the audience. So, take your time and enjoy!
Learning, work, etc. may make us tired, complaining and even painful, but mentality has always been a subjective existence. We should learn to discover the beauty around us and make it full of beauty.
The movie also reminds me of an interesting soul.
On Shen Congwen's 80th birthday, Wang Zengqi wrote a poem for his teacher, in which there is a couplet "Playthings are never despairing, writing books and getting old are lyric." Let's take a look at Shen Lao's life portrayal.
"Mr. Shen was very interested in cultural relics when he was young. He has a deep research on ceramics, and later he has extensive knowledge of silk, embroidery, woodcarving, lacquerware.... The cultural relics studied by Mr. Shen are basically handicraft products. What he sees from these handicrafts is the creativity of the laborers. He marvels at these beautiful shapes, incredible colors, and magical and delicate techniques, and marvels at people. What he loves is not objects, but people. The childish, innocent passion for a piece of craftsmanship is moving."
"... Look everywhere, listen everywhere, and smell everywhere: the smell of dead snakes, the smell of rotten grass, the smell of the butcher's body, the smell of the earthen kiln where the bowls are burned after the rain, ask me to tell Although I couldn't describe it in words at the time, it was very easy for me to identify it. The sound of a bat, the sound of a ox sighing when the butcher stabbed a knife into its throat, the cry of a large yellow-throated snake hidden in the cave of Tianchang, in the dark The small sound of the fish splashing on the water was all due to the difference in weight when it reached my ear, and I remember it so clearly. So when I got home, I had countless strange dreams at night. These dreams lasted nearly twenty years. Today, it still often makes me unable to sleep at night, not only taking me back to the emptiness of the 'past', but also taking me to the illusory universe."
For someone like Shen Lao, who has fun and is good at discovering, life itself is fun.
The high school teacher once sent a message, "Everything is Tathagata", what was the beginning of life like? Falling to the ground, curious about everything in the world, wanting to understand everything, willing to try everything, and daring to touch everything. (What a pity! Children are trapped in mobile phones today) May we all be able to "All Tathagatas" and love life!
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