Tick, Tick… Boom

Hi ~ Hello ~ This weekend I watched "Countdown", the original English name is "Tick, Tick... Boom!" It is very reflective of the theme of this movie.

The film is a musical biopic about Jonathan Larson, which focuses on the upcoming 30-year-old Jonathan's pursuit of his dream of being a screenwriter for a musical theater. He had to re-examine himself as his friend's income grew after switching from a dancer to an advertising marketer, he had to let go of his beloved lover and let her pursue what he wanted, and finally saw that the work he had created in eight years only received praise but could not be put on the stage, but still insisted on the dream of musical theater creation.

The story opens with Jonathan panicking about the upcoming 30-year-old. He didn't get anywhere, working odd jobs in restaurants, creating stage plays in his free time, and sharing a flat with his friends in a dilapidated apartment. The protagonist shouts "what can i do?" "Resonate. His only hope is to bring the musicals he'd created over the past eight years onto the stage and make a name for himself before the age of 30.

Jonathan's friend and roommate friend in "Countdown" gives up his dream of dancing and becomes a reality, turning to work for an advertising agency. When the protagonist looks at his former friends receiving generous salaries and benefits and living in a spacious and bright apartment, how can his heart not make waves?

At the same time, Jonathan's girlfriend Susan was originally an excellent modern dancer, but after experiencing a ankle injury and recuperating for half a year, she lost her enthusiasm for modern dance and hoped to leave New York, where the competitive pressure is huge.

Until he was recognized by Stephen Sandheim in the music creation society, the male protagonist thought that he could continue for a while.

However, the audition of the work that took eight years was over, and it was only praised, which was not enough to make the musical appear on stage, and the agent could only advise Jonathan to continue to write and continue to submit, waiting for recognition.

All of this shook Jonathan's insistence.

Jonathan wants to give up, he confides with his friends his grievances and grief that he can't succeed at the age of 30, but his friends tell him that he is suffering from AIDS and dying soon, and Jonathan's 30 years old is not the end, Jonathan still has time to pursue his dreams.

About the "30-year-old" time node is actually in the Taiwanese TV series "I May Not Love You" ten years ago also has such a portrayal - Ariel Lin's Cheng Youqing is also eager to slow down in the face of the upcoming 30 years old, but still has to deal with bad work and no boyfriend on the day of the 30th birthday.

The fear of 30 is really regardless of gender, age, or nationality. Although the saying has cloud "thirty and standing", but we also always hear "mid-life crisis", in the face of the arrival of middle age, who is not confused and anxious?

Some time ago, I chatted with my former colleague Xiao G, who revealed his impatience and confusion in Shenzhen, saying that he would insist on it for another 2 years, and if he still did not improve at that time, he would return to his hometown. This should be the voice of countless people who are wandering on the front line. North drift, Shanghai drift, deep drift live in crowded rental houses, in order to live to the reality of bowing, always feel that can not always drift like this, as if 30 years old is the end, 30 years old can not buy a house to stay and go back to their hometown or go to second-tier cities.

In fact, how to choose there is no right or wrong, just hope that no one will set a limit on their 30 years old, even middle-aged people still have the right to pursue their dreams, this dream can be to become an artist, can also be fearless in the face of difficulties, can also be in the face of setbacks of persistence. It's just that you will bear more responsibilities on the road of pursuit, as long as you choose to get understanding or support after communicating with the people around you, that is okay.

At the end of the film "Countdown", jonathan's "Yoshiya Rental" appeared on Broadway when he was 35 years old, but unfortunately he did not see the popularity of his final work due to a large aneurysm. Cheng Youqing in "I May Not Love You" experienced 30 years old to find a job he loved and a boyfriend who understood each other.

The road ahead in life will never be smooth and will always be full of thorns. Hats off to all those who are still holding out!