Roman Roland once said: There is only one kind of heroism in the world, that is, to love life after seeing the truth of life.
Recently, The Beast King saw a movie that perfectly explained the heroism in my mind.
The film has a slightly odd name — Peanut Butter Falconry — but it's a small-budget indie film that has won a lot of awards.
The most eye-catching part of the film belongs to the male protagonist Zach, who has always dreamed of becoming a star, although the talent is mediocre, but hard enough.
But in fact, in the flashy Hollywood, handsome men and beautiful women are the focus of everyone's pursuit. The obscure Zach simply can't stand on his feet, and there's another important reason for this – he's a down syndrome patient (Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, also known as congenital stupidity, is a disease caused by chromosomal abnormalities. Patients have symptoms of obvious mental backwardness, special appearance, growth and developmental disorders, and multiple malformations).
But God will still take care of those who are prepared. By chance, two newcomer directors, Taylor Nelson and Mike Schwartz, met Zach and decided to fulfill his dream of stardom.
At this moment, Zach's fate is quietly changing, and the two directors have created scripts based on Zach's own conditions, tailor-made this yearning and beautiful film.
There are even star supporting actors to help, including: "Transformers" trilogy hero Shea LaBeouf and "Fifty Shades of Grey" heroine Dakota Johnson.
This is a very adventurous road movie, lonely, rebellious young people choose to flee, on the road to chase freedom and dreams, to grow, to reconcile, to see the world with a more rational eye.
The story takes place in Virginia, USA, where Zach, a 22-year-old, was abandoned by his family due to Down syndrome and forced to live in a nursing home.
Zach has a kind personality and gets along well with the caregiver and the elderly, but Zach tries to escape countless times.
Only because he had a dream of being a wrestler in his heart. In the nursing home, he repeatedly watched a wrestling video tape countless times, obsessed with the wrestler in it, "Saltwater Red Neck", and dreamed of going to the idol's wrestling school to learn and become a real wrestler.
On a dark and windy night for a month, after several premeditated escape attempts, Zach escaped from the nursing home wearing only underwear with the help of the elderly.
On the way to escape, they meet the arsonist Taylor (played by Shea LaBeouf), and also meet the nursing home nurse Eleanor (played by Dakota Johnson), and the three eventually travel together, riding a raft, and meet all kinds of people who live their own way on the road, including the blind black father, the who hunts down Taylor...
Despite some twists and turns, Zach came to the "Red Neck" wrestling school, the land of his dreams.
Unfortunately, the school has died in name only, fortunately, the "salt water red neck" himself is a hot-blooded old man, seeing the invincible die-hard fans who have come from all over the world to teach Zach the skill.
In the end, Zach learned and lived up to expectations, winning the game with a unique move "Atomic Fall".
The whole story is like a Disney fairy tale detached from reality, so simple that it is a bit silly. There is no strong suspense and obsessive love drama, and even the difficulties are solved, without the slightest suspense. The gentle healing effect is like a cup of goji berry water handed by a stranger in the cold winter, the taste is light and warm to the heart.
In the film, Zach realizes the truest side of the Down syndrome boy, short stature, fluttering eyes, a little stupid, poor expression, but also innocent and kind, do not mind the eyes of others, even only wearing underwear, can run out of the nursing home.
But he will also have his own troubles like normal people, burying the pain in his heart. After a drunken encounter, Zach confided in himself as a bad person because his family abandoned him.
If Down syndrome is likened to a shackle, the malicious disgust and ridicule are a pair of invisible hands that will lock Zack's shackles to death.
Taylor died unexpectedly due to his brother, and the fishing license was confiscated by the dock gangsters, losing his means of livelihood. After many conflicts, Taylor burned the fishing tools in one fell swoop, and the two sides formed a grudge.
What should have been Taylor's solo escape, zach mistakenly joined, turned into a two-person trip, two broken puzzles to form a "fugitive gang", but also a deep "brotherly feeling".
Taylor should have been the first to really treat Zach as a friend. Taylor never comforted Zach with white lies, no humiliation discrimination, and no careful care.
He taught Zach to swim, made rafts, defended himself with a shotgun, helped Zach with his physical training, and even gave Zach a weird nickname for the competition, "Peanut Butter Falcon", which became the film's final name.
And Taylor, who has always regarded the weak and the strong as the law of survival, also gave out his softest things under zach's kindness and gentle comfort.
As Taylor and Zach drifted on a raft they had built, looking at the setting sun, Zach suddenly put his hand on Taylor's shoulder and said, "I want to give you all my birthday wishes." ”
Taylor tried to restrain his emotions, but in the end he fell into Zack's arms and fell into tears, finding the brotherhood he once cherished.
Life is not satisfactory nine times out of ten, but the Beast King firmly believes that what can be remembered by everyone will be the most beautiful moment, just like the hug between Zach and Taylor, it will be the warmth of a lifetime.