One person to help three other people must be something they can't do by themselves, and then these three people help the other three respectively... This will gradually form a tree of love, which will be very spectacular.
This is Trevor's vision for a world-changing sociology assignment, a freshman in seventh grade.
Trevor grew up in a world full of alcoholics. His father left, his mother had two jobs, and he often used alcohol to ease his worries when he returned home. He rides a bicycle to and from school and home on the wide roads of Las Vegas every day, living, but not happy.
After the new teacher Eugene assigned sociology homework, Trevor went home to the place where the homeless gathered and brought home a homeless Jerry, provided him with things and money, and helped him in the car that provided him with lodging. Hotel to find a job. McKinney (his mother) chases the homeless away as soon as he sees him in the house. Trevor was very angry but was reluctant to explain it carefully. He just said that it was the teacher's homework and went to school. McKinney went to school to quarrel with Eugene, and at the same time exposed the contradiction and estrangement between himself and Trevor. Later, she found Jerry in the garage. Finally, with Jerry's explanation, she learned about her son's plan and his inner loneliness, which was deeply touched. Jerry promises her not to have any dealings with Trevor, but Trevor is very disappointed and feels that the first step of his plan has failed.
The second person he wanted to help was Mr. Eugene. He has burn scars on his face, but won't tell Trevor why. Trevor intends to match Eugene and McKinney, so he designs to trick Eugene into his home and make him have a candlelight dinner with his mother. Although it wasn't easy at the beginning, McKinney and Eugene's relationship continued to grow during their relationship. Trevor's smile, which he had been waiting for from the beginning, finally appeared. They watched the boxing match on TV like a family of three, so happy. It's a pity that everything was too short-lived, and the arrival of Trevor's biological father interrupted this beautiful scene. Eugene still struggled to break free from his regular way of life, still waving goodbye to Trevor's expectant gaze.
The third person Trevor wants to help is the bullied little boy Adam, but he can't do anything as he sees him being thrown into the trash.
Trevor's plan, everything, seems to have failed.
Is there not a trace of beauty in this world?
The fact is there.
In Los Angeles, Trevor's Butterfly of Love has spread. The reporter who received the car from the lawyer followed the clues provided by the lawyer to find the black man who helped the lawyer's daughter, and tried to find clues about the old grandmother from the black man. This old grandmother is Trevor's alcoholic grandmother. The "Pay It Forward" thread has finally come to an end.
Reporters knocked on Trevor's door on his birthday and agreed to conduct a videotaped interview with Trevor. Trevor was still disappointed, he didn't see results for the people he wanted to help. Especially Eugene, too weak to give up, this link is broken, and the whole is lost.
Eugene finally wakes up and finally hugs and kisses McKinney. Jerry also helped a woman who wanted to commit suicide.
Everything is so beautiful.
It turns out that love can really spread. One is passed on to one, one is passed on three, and it has been passed on without asking for anything in return, and the eyes are full of love.
In the world, no one can predict how it will end.
Trevor saw Adam knocked to the ground for the last time, and finally got the courage to ride a bicycle and rush to help, but was stabbed with a dagger and fell to the ground during the fight, and eventually died. When he looked up at the sky while covering himself, did he see that his wish had come true?
No, this ending shouldn't be. In this movie, the kindest, cutest and most pitiful Trevor, the elements of happiness in his life are too limited, and the pain is too much. Finally, a happy life is finally coming, but he still misses it. It's not fair. The candlelight and flowers for everyone at the end came too late. Respect for life, what is the meaning of awakening from the passing of life?
I explained to others that the film does this because the tragedy is more contagious, to impress us. In fact, a Happy Ending is also necessary.
[This movie was mentioned by the teacher in Harvard's "Happiness Class", so I went to watch it. This film believes that human nature is inherently good, otherwise the opposite tragedy may occur in the homeless link and the black link, which will lead to the disconnection of the chain of love.
The question of what happiness is, is still not fully understood.
I heard a saying today that if someone makes others feel that life is good, so happy, that is great. This is what Qian Zhongshu said to Yang Jiang.
In addition to the cute face that makes little Trevor want to pinch, his heart is just as cute. Although life was not good for him, what he brought into the lives of others was beyond his own imagination.
In fact, everyone can change the world. Right? 】
2011.11.18 No lights out on Friday
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