Wen | Mo Xun May my words warm your heart
The first time I watched the film "Growth Education", I felt that this was a simple story about a 16-year-old girl Jenny being deceived by the "elite mature man" David, which told us that girls should study hard, financially and spiritually independent.
But when I looked at the film that was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture again, I realized that it wanted to tell us much more than that.
You think that the shortcut to high society is a "trap" that others have woven in advance.
At the beginning of the film, Jenny, a 16-year-old girl who has just finished her orchestra training, stands in the rain like a Cinderella with her cello.
In the middle of the road, a man in a red luxury car is patiently waiting for a mother to cross the street with her mischievous child. Soon, the car slowly approached Jenny and poked out the head of a handsome middle-aged man. He said to Jenny:
"Hello, if you have common sense, you will not take a stranger's car, but I love music, I am worried about your cello, I suggest you put the piano in my car and follow my car ..."
A few short words made this innocent girl break through in an instant. They talked about music, ideals, and fun in the car. When she returned home, Jenny rejoiced like discovering a new continent, listening to her favorite music and enjoying the sunshine after the rain and the sun. This is Jenny's rare leisure time under the pressure of further education.
Later, Jenny and David met on the street. David invited Jenny to a concert on Friday night. This middle-aged uncle's "verbal kung fu" is really good, and a few simple words can make Jenny let go of all defenses. He said to you:
"I'm going to Go to Ravel Concert in St. John Smith Square, and my friends Danny and Helen will also go, so won't ... I'll come and pick you up, and if your parents don't agree, I'll give you the ticket and you'll give your father or mother..."
In this way, Jenny began the life of a "paper drunk gold fan" under the guidance of David, and the night of listening to the concert with David was the best night of her life for Jenny.
David opened the door to another world for Jenny, far more wonderful than going to Oxford. It seems that as long as you follow David, a luxurious life is at your fingertips. It's just that the price tag has already been marked in the dark.
David incarnated as an Oxford scholar, used Professor Claire Lewis to attract the attention of Jenny's family, and took Jenny to Oxford to ask for Professor Claire Lewis's signed book. Seeing idols, signing books, things that Jenny didn't dare to think about, in David's eyes, were small things. Jenny is even more obsessed with this "elite mature man".
Even later, when Jenny learned of David's "profession," she still didn't choose to leave. At this time, Jenny was like a butterfly with honey dipped in wings, and she couldn't fly high.
Jenny enjoyed everything David had brought her like a butterfly that had fallen into a honeypot.
David gave her a 17th birthday that she would never forget, but also took away her virginity. They wander the romantic streets of Paris and sit by the Seine and enjoy the sunset. Jenny, who is still in happiness, can't imagine that she is just a doll of this man's routine!
However, dreams will eventually wake up, and lies will always be exposed.
David is not an Oxford graduate, he is just a married man who lives by "taking the sheep by the hand"! Jenny's dream of relying on David to achieve a class leap and enter the upper class has been completely shattered!
At the end of the film, Jenny, who has woken up, has been admitted to Oxford University's English major by her own efforts, and she has also met her own boy.
Jenny herself is a good girl, without David's sudden intrusion, she will live her life according to her parents' wishes, rely on her own efforts to get into Oxford University, and live the life she wants. David's appearance led her to mistakenly believe that she could live a high-society life without studying well and going to Oxford. It was just that reality gave her a heavy slap, where there are any shortcuts in this world, even if there are shortcuts, they need to pay a corresponding price.
Which is more important, "marry well" or "learn well"?
If you can only choose one, it should be "well learned"! After all, knowledge and ability, which are things obtained by their own efforts, cannot be easily deprived. Moreover, in a sense, "learning well" is also a prerequisite for "marrying well".
In reality, we are not as lucky as the heroine of the movie, and we can turn back if we want to. Therefore, at the crossroads of life, to withstand temptation, make any choice must be cautious.