I wanted to pass the sleepy afternoon in the afternoon, but I didn’t expect that the more I watched it, the more interesting it became. It turned out that Stallone in the film was not here to fight to show off his muscles. The little boy in the school uniform of a private school is his son. The two quarreled because the child had never seen his father since he was a child. In the words of the child, his father abandoned himself and his mother, but as a down-and-out truck Driver, I think Hawk, played by Stallone, has no capital to abandon such a smart kid and beautiful wife. There must be a hidden secret.
Sure enough, the "bad guy" appeared soon, he was the child's grandfather, a super rich man. The man who sits in the extended Lincoln and has a private jet and lives in the presidential suite is of course very strong. It is estimated that Hawk was a pauper when he was young. More than ten years later, his daughter was terminally ill and decided to return the child to his own father, so there was the beginning scene (I don’t know what the beginning was like, in fact, I accidentally saw it dragging on the highway. Duan)——The son was probably raised by his rich grandfather. He went to school in a noble school and couldn’t face having such a desolate father. Yeah, if you think about the richness of the past, you will have to Living with this pauper, this matter is unacceptable to anyone for a while. The key is that a very powerful grandfather always wants to seize the custody of the child and snatch this well-behaved child from Hawk.
I don't intend to repeat the entire plot of the story, even a fool can see that this film describes the relationship between father and son. The problem lies in how this big man who seems to be worthless in the eyes of the old father-in-law finally wins the respect of his children, how to pick up his dignity as a father and man, except for the huge wealth that the old father-in-law has and the boundless future of a good life. , What else can he give to the child?
This is what this film wants to tell people. After watching this film, I can’t help but think of two other American films that also describe the relationship between father and son, "When happiness comes knocking on the door" and "Real Steel". The plots are super similar, and they are basically kid fucking. Either died of illness, or ran away from home. In short, a little boy between the ages of 8-12 was left behind. Two men were left behind, and the child's father was in poverty without exception. Perhaps he had a career. But the current situation is really unlucky: the worst thing is that Will Smith in "When Happiness Comes Knock" was repeatedly driven away by the landlord, and finally had to sleep in the public toilet of the subway station, but even In such a difficult situation, Will Smith did not forget to keep his children optimistic and full of dreams. The former boxer played by Hugh Jackman in "Steel Fist" is also reduced to living in a broken truck with high debts. Because of the death of his ex-wife, he suddenly has to live with his son.
If faced with such a predicament, these fathers would just go down and abandon their children, or make a living, or even let their children steal and beg, then there would be no great American dream and American spirit.
It was not until the movie was over and I saw the subtitles that I knew that this movie was called "Over the Top". It was taken in 1987. The screenwriter and starring role are Stallone. No wonder Stallone interprets the image of this father so vividly: He Knowing that he has nothing, but he also knew that he, a good boy who grew up in a greenhouse, could not adapt to the cruel world of reality, so he asked the child to challenge the older child to wrestle his wrist. The first time he lost, the child was very disappointed. When he ran out crying, Stallone said affectionately: to the effect that success is achieved by himself, and he must believe that he is the strongest! With this concept in mind, the child finally won the seemingly older and very arrogant child; Stallone was very determined to regain the custody of his child, and he drove his broken truck into the old man’s mansion in an attempt to take it back. His own child, when the child told him that he did not want to live with him, the father seemed to have yielded and acquiesced in the arrangements of fate; but unexpectedly, he sold his only asset, the truck, In exchange for 7,000 US dollars, I came to Las Vegas with this as a bet. I bet all the 7,000 US dollars on myself and participated in the World Wrist Wrestling Competition. The result was definitely not suspenseful. After a hard fight, especially the finals. At that time, his son unexpectedly appeared in the audience and encouraged him hoarsely to encourage Stallone to survive, and finally defeated 5 consecutive championships to win the championship (how similar the plot is to the iron armored steel boxing, but the iron armored boxing box is Father and son cooperate, flying to the top is an old man's battle).
Perhaps, the father’s bloody battle in the ring, the perseverance in life, and the persistent pursuit of dreams, working hard and never giving up. The most precious fighting spirit in these lives is what a father can give his children. wealth. With this kind of belief, should I worry that my child will not have a bright future?
In these three films, the down-and-out father uses his own actions to tell his children that as long as he strives hard and never gives up, a better life will be tomorrow. People say that maternal love is unconditional and the greatest love in the world, but fatherly love is different. Maternal love gives us the wisdom to integrate into the world and embrace the world, while father love gives us the strength to break through the barriers set by the world, never fall, never give up, always be positive, and be a unique and outstanding person. On the contrary, in all these films, the seemingly weak child also gave his father great strength. It is precisely because of this elf that their lives can be more exciting, they can stand up, and they can Over the top. Beyond the peak. Therefore, the relationship between father and son is not the relationship between who depends on who, but on each other, and each other can give each other strength and hope.
It happened that the CCTV Finance Channel had finished the issue of left-behind children in rural areas in half an hour. It is said that one out of every five children in China is a left-behind child. The children on TV who have been abandoned by their parents since childhood, and the children who were supposed to be innocent and romantic in their parents' arms, are now shouldering the burden of life. Should these irresponsible parents be blamed? What is the most important thing a child needs? Is it beautiful clothes for hard-earned money in the city? Or grow up with your children and give them love and care? The lights of the city have lost so many rural parents in the mountains and broken the dreams and hearts of so many children. If the parents are not wrong, what is wrong?
Every child is an angel. They are not dragged down by their parents. They will also allow their parents to grow and give their parents strength. When we are giving care to our children, our children are also educating us, so that we can maintain the innocence, kindness, persistence and fearlessness that we should have at the beginning.
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