This is a movie about growth, about love, and about choice. The plot is very long and there are many details. I want to think about it.
1. About the actors.
The Tom Hanks of the year was really handsome and acting. He portrayed the "adult appearance & child mind" without any disobedience, especially the innocent eyes that didn’t know the world. It killed the heroine and the audience. . At the same time, many details are handled in the same way as the little actor (such as kneeling on a chair to operate the computer), so that people can see the shadow of little Josh in a trance.
2. Regarding growth.
As people grow up, the threshold of happiness seems to be higher and higher. Our interest has changed from childhood games to teenage love, and then to more practical (for example, success) pursuits. This trend seems to be an unstoppable trend. Torrent, helpless but inevitable.
At the beginning, the protagonist Josh loved toys and games, and he was inseparable from his friends. Later, because of the appearance of Susan, he was strongly attracted by the opposite sex. Later, due to the fetters of the adult world (career, feelings), he drifted away from his friends.
The boundary between children and adolescents is just like what the boss of a game company said, “I don’t know how to solve the 12-year-old boundary. Children will always grow up. A 13-year-old boy wants a 13-year-old girl.”
After adulthood, we began to be exhausted and slowly lost the ability to explore the true nature. We were also used to and assimilated into the rules of society, even thinking that everyone should be like this. For example, in a company where colleagues say "work is boring and benefits are good", Josh will be reminded when he works efficiently: "Do you want to get everyone fired? Don't worry, take your time"; for example, others make market reports according to adult rules However, Josh was dissatisfied when he was appreciated by his boss because of his obsession with the product—toys. As Susan said, "He beat you because he was afraid of you and you didn't play according to his rules." Maybe even more because you didn't play according to his rules and you won.
3. About love.
We love a person not only because of who that person is, but also because of who we can be in front of this person.
After growing up, we began to hide ourselves intentionally or unintentionally to cater to the expectations of society and others. Just like susan who looks sexy and mature in the workplace, she never thought that she was also a susan girl who could play jumping on the bed and wear a luminous ring. She fell in love with Josh, not only because of his innocence, but also because in front of Josh, she can show all of her faces, cute, sensual, and childish. Everyone is a polyhedron, but few people (including yourself) can accept many aspects of you. Therefore, when you can show many faces in front of a person without being restrained, the feeling of being accepted is irreplaceable.
4. About the ending
At the end of the movie, Josh put aside his career and love, and chose to return to the age of 12. He said that the only thing he could not put down was Susan. I like the ending very much, Josh knows how to choose, and Susan is not entangled. This fits well with the personality. Only the innocent child can give up the easy success and return to the truth so cleanly, and only the sensible adult can be so calm and blessed to send his beloved one to his own. the way.
I think Josh's choice is right. The result of growth may be the same, but the experience of growth is irreplaceable.
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