After 27 life and death operations, I survived

Eldora 2021-12-31 08:01:42

One day, one month and one year, the American writer Palacio took his children out and waited in line at the entrance of an ice cream shop.

The accident happened, and her son was surprised to find that in front of him was a little girl with a facial deformity.

The ignorant young son screamed and cried, and Palacio immediately took his son and left the scene.

She was shocked afterwards that her actions had caused harm to her, and she also missed an opportunity for her child to receive a "respect education". With apologies to the girl, she decided to record this unforgettable story.

This is the realistic background of the best-selling novel "Wonder" . The author Palacio modified the protagonist's gender and created a boy August with a facial deformity, telling him about the violence and love he felt after his first enrollment.

Although it is a debut work, "Wonder" has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 135 consecutive weeks, and has been translated into multiple languages ​​and distributed to the world. Its cover has the same element: the monocular boy .

Five years later, Stephen Chobowski, the director of "Mural Boy", put "Wonder" on the big screen, and it became what we are seeing now- "Miracle Boy"

The most concerned of course is Jacob Trebre , the actor of the little boy .

In 2016, Brie Larson won the Oscars with "The Room", and she especially thanked her partner Jacob when she delivered her acceptance speech.

Indeed, without Jacob's indistinguishable male and female "ignorant" performance in "The Room", Larson could not support Larson's repressed mother role.

There were even film critics joking: "If Jacob can nominate the film king, Xiao Lizi's Oscar will be delayed for a few years."

In "The Room", Jacob's small eyes when he saw the outside world for the first time were particularly shocking.

Of course, the genius child star would not stop his progress. He transformed himself into Pullman, a boy born with facial deformities in "Wonder".

Although the cosmetic appearance made us hardly recognize Jacob's original appearance, he still gave this character a rich and three-dimensional personality. Oscar really owes this little dramatist a nomination.

Some viewers even thought that he was just a patient from which hospital invited him to perform:

"Does everyone know that it is the real patient who I thought was the only one who made up to perform..."

The director commented on Jacob this way:

"Jacob is one of the most talented actors in this era. Whether it's "The Room" or "Miracle Boy", he has performed very well."

"RogerEbert.com" website praised Jacob:

"The young actor Jacob Trebre once showed off his age acting talent in "The Room". In this film, he played the 10-year-old male as cute and intelligent, even if he wears a heavy astronaut helmet. The audience can also communicate with him spiritually."

Little Augie, who fantasizes about being very popular~ There is also a scene in the film wearing a grimace mask. The emotional expression is really amazing.

At the same time, the film also invited the Oscar queen, "Big Mouth" Julia Roberts and popular actor Owen Wilson formed a husband and wife file to escort Jacob together.

But the past lessons of blood and tears tell us that a good cast may not make a good movie. The completion of the story is the key to the movie.

Before watching the movie, Basai basically thought this was a chicken soup story of a kind man helping a boy with facial deformity face life again.

But "Miracle Boy" is surprising.

On the surface, this is the story of a deformed boy who was encouraged by friends, teachers and family members to become a "model student" after being bullied on campus.

But in fact, the director evenly distributes the weight of the story to each character, observes and influences the life of the deformed boy from different angles, and promotes the birth of the "miracle" through the resonance between the characters.

The film unfolds the plot in the form of chapters, and each character carries a theme.

Of course, Augie Pullman represents suffering and inspiration . He is born with deficiencies. From birth to now, he has performed more than 20 operations to extend his life. The facial deformity is even more irreversible.

But he is still quite optimistic under the high-quality education of his parents, "It was hard for me to become so handsome!"

But the anxiety comes from going to school. Before he was 10 years old, he was studying at home and suddenly walked out of his "room". Of course, he would encounter a lot of difficulties.

As you can imagine, the classmates' weird gaze, malicious ridicule and verbal attack, and collective exclusion made Augie at a loss, and therefore often angered his family.

How to deal with the collective and reconciliation with himself is the subject that Auggie has to face.

Elements of space appear repeatedly in the film, such as the helmet worn by Augie, which seems to block the strange gaze of the outside world, but actually makes him dazzling like the sun.

Augie's sister is the planet that revolves around the sun, representing listening and patience.

Because of the younger brother’s flaws, the parents seldom pay attention to her eldest daughter, but just use words like "You are the most considerate daughter in the world" to comfort her.

She is also very sensible. She actively encourages her frustrated younger brother, learns medical knowledge in her spare time, and guards herself in school. In her inner monologue, "My family can no longer bear more pressure."

My sister doesn’t have many roles, but she is the most three-dimensional and full-blown character in the film.

But I believe that this role can resonate most with Chinese audiences because this daughter who is not in the center of the family also has her own growth problems.

She has experienced the drifting away after her best friend Miranda made new friends. It is also because the parents have been indifferent for a long time, resulting in unbalanced emotions.

Her outburst also made her younger brother Augie understand a truth: You are not the only person who has troubles, everyone's feelings are equally important .

Mother Isabel certainly represents dedication and responsibility.

In order to take care of her disabled son, she gave up her career and studies and gave him the best care, but at the same time, she also tried her best to let her son learn to accept himself and cherish the people and things worthy of your attention.

Of course, she also has her own "deficiencies", the academic thesis she has always wanted to complete, the midlife crisis with her husband, and the inability to focus more attention on her daughter.

But she taught Augie that reconciliation with her own shortcomings is a must for every stage of life.

The most handsome boy in the film, Augie's classmate Jack, is the embodiment of contradiction and righteousness.

At the beginning, he only reluctantly helped Augie familiarize himself with the school environment at the request of the principal. Then he was gradually attracted by Augie's charisma, but he inadvertently harmed Augie because of the pressure from his classmates and his strong self-esteem.

But he also worked hard to restore the friendship, and he had a kind heart to help Auggie. Generally speaking, he was more lovable than hateful.

The film switches between these vivid character perspectives, and finally gathers on Augie, diminishing the aura of Augie's protagonist and making a convincing change for everyone.

This also confirms the words of the principal in the film: "Everything has two explanations." Learning to look at the problem from a different standpoint is an important way to get out of the predicament.

There is no cumbersome preaching and no deliberate sensation in the whole film. It simply interprets the emotional conflicts of the characters and achieves a very good tear-gas effect.

In this age of self-centeredness, we will more or less cause harm to those around us, and we will be immersed in self-righteousness.

So this film is another "Room" in a sense. The small space of 7 square meters is immersed in one's own insufficiency. The relatives and friends around us are the mother who takes good care of us, but we have become Jacobs, and we must always rely on our courage and wisdom to find an exit.

So I think this miracle actually refers to everyone's relief from self-struggle. The boy is just a hub, a driving force called "kindness".

At the same time, he also taught us that even if we are tortured by suffering, we can learn to be kind to others.

"Because everyone is fighting hard with life."

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Extended Reading
  • Junius 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Three and a half. The "ugly duckling"-like fairy tale is actually a very simple text, but it is such a simple story that can always burst out unparalleled power. The central theme remains education, affection and love. I thought that taking my sister out as a branch line alone would be a burden, but I didn't expect it to be connected with my brother's main line, and it was not bad. In the end, I even inserted a short "walk with me", which is simple, warm and touching.

  • Roger 2022-03-22 09:01:44

    Augie and Jack's sipi is so delicious! (Called the police.jpg Only the seventh-grade Huoyan Jingjing found out that it was the hero's boyfriend. There are so many SW stalks, and every character is very cute, even the Julian who bullied the hero, he was only cruel because he was young. What a great family Augie has, I think most of the time we're just Miranda, wish we had a home like that. Ah, watch out for the dead puppy in there.

Wonder quotes

  • Julian: Who's your favorite Star Wars character?

    Auggie: Boba Fett.

    Julian: What about Darth Sidious? You like him?

    Darth Sidious: [Auggie looks up and sees Darth Sidious in the room] Ouch.

  • Mr. Browne: Who do I aspire to be? That's the question we should be asking ourselves all the time.