When he was young, the boy (Kitai) experienced his sister (Senshi) being killed by an evil dragon (Ursa), joined the human army (Ranger Corps) for revenge, and worked very hard, eager to get the approval of his father (Cypher) as a general. However, although physical training exceeds that of ordinary people, he still acts recklessly and does not obey orders, so he cannot become a qualified guardian (Ranger). Disappointed, the father accepted the mother's suggestion and agreed to let his son travel with him. Suffering from an asteroid storm on the way, the spacecraft was forced to the earth, only the father and son survived. The father was injured in both legs, and the boy went on a mission to find the fallen rescue launcher (beacon). After experiencing fear, cold, and danger midway, the boy received his father’s order to cancel the mission when he was desperate. The disappointed and angry boy blamed the death of his sister on his father and jumped off the cliff. He collided with the big eagle and lost contact with his father. . Finally, the boy found the transmitter. He had to reach the top of the mountain to send the signal, but he also met the dragon that was originally on the spacecraft. Because the boy’s fear made the dragon extremely brave, when the boy was dying, he once again recalled the scene when he was a child and realized the truth of the fear his father taught him: the danger is real, the fear is a choice. The danger is Real, and fear is just an illusion created by the brain's uncertainty about the future. You can choose to let yourself be in control of your destiny instead of your enemy. The boy began to control his fear, and finally mastered the skill his father called "ghosting", which made the dragon "see" invisible to the boy (the dragon itself does not have eyes to see, it seeks prey by feeling human fear) . In the end, the boy killed the dragon, avenged his sister, proved himself to his father, and completed his transformation into a real man. When the son finally saw his father, the father saluted him like a man, but the son didn't respond back. He rushed to hug his father and said, Dad, I still want to work as a mother. Father smiled and said, so do I. In his heart, his son has grown into a real man who can succeed him.
This movie is the second time Xiao Shi and his father performed on the same stage. The first is 2006's The Pursuit of Happyness (The Pursuit of Happyness). At that time, Xiao Shi was still a child, and he has grown up so much now. In 2010, the Kung Fu Dream (The Karate Kid) he collaborated with Jackie Chan was also a father producer. Although this year's film received a lot of negative reviews, it was said that Xiaoshi's acting skills were bad and the plot was clichéd, but the film made by Old Shi was just like the theme of the film itself. This is a story about the growth of a boy. This is the case in the movie, and the reality is the same. Although Xiao Shi can't stand alone in Hollywood like his dad, we have seen his growth. Of course he still has a long way to go, but his father believes that one day his son will kill the dragon in his life and complete the transformation from boy to man-just as expressed in the movie.
Do you also have evil dragons in your life-academic frustration, career hindrance, love frustration-fear surrounds you and makes you at a loss? Danger is real, fear is a choice. May you and I have the courage to defeat the dragon and experience the growth and transformation in life.
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