In the noisy classroom, a thin little boy is lying on his desk drawing.
A small bird accidentally flew into the curtain, flapping its wings and trapped.
The little boy stood up, walked to the window, pushed open the glass window, and let the bird fly out.
His classmates came up to him and scolded him and threatened him to throw him out if he did so in the future.
The boy did not dare to resist, and could only secretly wipe his tears. Returning to his seat, he found that his painting had been torn and his crayon had been broken.
At this moment, the teacher took him out of the classroom and told him that someone was going to adopt him.
This depressing opening makes people wonder: what will be the fate of the 8-year-old boy?
The film comes from Vic Sarin, the director of the Canadian film "Rainbow Shines", who has several positions, and there are only 28 days from shooting to production. The plot of adopting orphans is not new, but why can it get a high score of 8.6 on Douban?
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > adoptive mother's love, warm as a rainbow</h1>
The literal translation of the English title A Shine of Rainbows means a rainbow of light.
And the adoptive mother Mel is that rainbow.
Meier is played by Danish beauty actress Connie Nielsen, who speaks 6 languages and successfully plays the beautiful sunny, warm and kind, near-perfect adoptive mother.
Her life was full of color.
She likes to wear brightly colored, contrasting clothing. Bright yellow coats, orange skirts, aquamarine coats, red woolen scarves, white crocheted shawls...
Every time Mel appears on camera, he will make the audience shine.
The first time she met Thomas, she wore a bright yellow coat, blond curls, and a bright smile, like a ray of sunlight shining on a gray orphanage.
Not only is she as beautiful as a rainbow on the outside, but she is also as warm as a rainbow on the inside.
She adopted the orphan Thomas, gave him unconditional love, and taught him to love.
1, she tried to create a warm family atmosphere for Thomas as much as possible and rebuild a sense of security.
She gave Thomas a cozy bedroom, a comfortable bed, blue pajamas, guided him to take care of the chickens, made him food to eat, and taught him how to cook.
The people on the island never celebrate birthdays. Mel went to sea at all costs to buy Gifts for Toms, light candles for him, and celebrate his birthday. A sense of ritual with heart gives Thomas a sense of belonging.
2. Always pay attention to his psychological feelings and respect his choices.
When he first arrived at Corey Island, Thomas did not dare to open his heart. The children on the island came to play with him, but he hid. Mel wanted Alec to take him out to sea, but Thomas hid again.
Thomas's withdrawal and escape, Mel can tolerate and accept, and did not force him. She gave him time to adjust, taught Thomas to care for critters, fed the chicks, fed the puppies, and encouraged him to hang out with his friends. When Thomas felt lonely, he also taught him to talk to walruses and comforted his heart.
His adoptive father, Alec, agreed to take Thomas fishing, but broke his promise halfway through, leaving him to wait for a day in vain.
The attentive Mel, regardless of his physical condition, accompanied him out to sea to fish.
This scene is particularly beautiful. Mother and son open their hearts on the calm sea, when a rainbow reflects in the sky.
Thomas asked Mel: Why choose me?
Mel didn't answer positively, but smiled and said: It was we who chose each other.
During the conversation, Mel tells him that the light of the rainbow comes from within.
Mel was seriously ill, and Thomas visited her in the hospital.
A dying Mel asks Thomas: Can you see the colors yourself now?
Thomas nodded and said, "Yes."
At this time, Mei'er closed her eyes reassuringly.
Mel's rainbow of maternal love gives Thomas the energy to live. He changed, became smiley, became braver. When he truly accepted himself, life opened its doors to him.
Raising a child is not to keep giving love, but to let him learn to love.
Yang Lan, a well-known supporter, said in a speech:
"The best thing a mother can give her child is a value, a worldview, a mental model, a pattern. What we give to our children is a core. In this life, no matter how the child stretches and encounters various winds and rains in the outside world, they can always return to this core. This core is safe, loving, powerful, independent, and free. This core is not to rely on parents to preach, but to need parents to show their own way of life. ”
Deeply.
What kind of person you want your child to be, you yourself will first become what kind of person. You want your children to live a happy life, then you first live your life out of various colors, all kinds of beauty.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the metamorphosis of Thomas, the rainbow is in everyone's heart</h1>
In the film, Thomas's growth process is a map of finding himself.
Thomas, who has been bullied in the orphanage, finally has a turnaround.
Rainbow Mel took him to the picturesque Island of Corey and gave him a new home. I thought that everything would be beautiful, but I didn't expect that just after getting off the ship, I would be greeted with a lukewarm welcome from my friends.
When his adoptive father, Alec, saw him for the first time and took the initiative to extend his hand to show his kindness, Thomas did not dare to extend his hand. The adoptive father immediately showed dissatisfaction. Because he wants to adopt a strong and perfect child.
The relationship between father and son has not yet begun, and it has been overshadowed.
The introverted and sensitive Thomas did not dare to speak to his adoptive father. The door of his heart was hidden, ready to close.
Although Mel actively creates opportunities for them to coexist and get to know each other, the emotional development of the father and son is slow.
When everything was getting better, Mel died.
Thomas's situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and he lost his reliance. Most importantly, the adoptive father never signed the adoption agreement.
Thomas's fate is severely tested.
The adoptive father fell into the grief of losing his wife, remained silent all day, bought drunkenness to numb himself, and even burned All of Mel's personal belongings to escape the pain. The adoptive father had no time to take care of Thomas.
The little friend told him that his adoptive father had not signed the adoption agreement. But Thomas insisted on saying to his friends: He needs me, he needs me. So Thomas took the initiative to take responsibility for maintaining the home.
He watered the flowers every day, fed the critters, and cooked vegetables for his adoptive father. Ann raised her father and gave him the red silk scarf with Mel's smile on it.
Every morning he carried a bucket full of small fish and fed the baby walruses. He also chats with baby walruses and accompanies the lonely little ones. Later, when he learned that he might be leaving Corey, he decided to send the baby walrus home to his mother. He ventured out of the bay alone.
Although Mel unfortunately died, Thomas unknowingly turned into a rainbow.
He inherited this ability to love and found the value of himself.
The Jewish book of wisdom, the Talmud, says,
Children do not belong to us, they are a gift from God and a loan from Heaven. The responsibility of parents is to raise their children until they can leave us, and the responsibility of children is to find their own way in life.
This is the true meaning of the existence of parents.
This story makes us think about the ultimate purpose of parenting education: not to give the child endless love, but to give him the ability to love, love life, love life, love others.
Where is the rainbow? It is in everyone's heart.