When life is not easy and you sigh continuously, everyone should have seen this picture:
Yes, this famous line comes from the classic film This Killer Is Not Too Cold, an action film written and directed by Luc Besson and co-starring Natalie Portman, Jean Renault and Gary Oldman, which was released in France on September 14, 1994.
It mainly tells the story of a professional killer, Leon, who inadvertently rescues a rebellious girl whose entire family was killed, and the two have a mutual affection. The film received 7 nominations at the 1995 César Awards in France and the nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 19th Japan Academy Awards...
Blabla, the film is too well-known, the character image is too successful, so that little K needless to say, many people can immediately think of it with keywords such as "Lori and Uncle", "Bobo head", "choker" and so on.
The film was so successful thanks in large part to Natalie Portman's brilliant rendition. When starring in this movie, Natalie was only 13 years old, and with her explosive acting skills, she vividly expressed the heroine's "good and evil" to the fullest.
She's cute and makes people want to hold it in the palm of your hand.
But he often disguises himself with maturity.
Although rebellious, but the heart is incredibly clean.
After many years, this deeply rooted film is still very intriguing. It can be said that it is this movie that makes Natalie famous at a young age; it is also Natalie who creates such a three-dimensional and spiritual character.
Natalie Portman was born on June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel. At the age of 13, she starred as the heroine of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" and began a career of filming while reading.
In the next three decades, she starred in films such as "Fangxin Tianya", "Star Wars", "Black Swan" and "Thor" series, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Jury Award at the 21st Huading Awards and so on.
In addition to her superb acting skills and good looks, the most surprising thing is her sparkling resume.
Natalie speaks 6 languages: English, French, Japanese, German, Hebrew and Arabic. From elementary school to high school, she took an A in everything she did. In high school, she attended only a public school on Long Island, New York, and then, upon graduating from high school, she received both Yale and Harvard acceptance letters, and she eventually chose to study psychology at Harvard University, graduating in 2003.
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On May 27, 2015, Natalie Portman was invited to attend her alma mater, Harvard University, 2015 Commencement Conference and delivered a 20-minute speech with the theme of "Make Your Inexperience An Asset."
In her speech, she talked about the low period of college and the setbacks of her film and television career, and encouraged graduates not to be afraid of "lack of experience", but to use it as wealth and opportunity, find the value of their own life, and create their own path.
The following is an excerpt from the speech:
So I have to admit that today, even 12 years after graduation. I’m still insecure about my own worthless. I have to remind myself today you’re here for a reason.
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You are here for a reason. Sometimes your insecurities and your inexperience may lead you, too, to embrace other people’s expectations, standards, or values. But you can harness that inexperience to carve out your own path, one that is free of the burden of knowing how things are supposed to be, a path that is defined by its own particular set of reasons.
So I have to admit that even today, twelve years after graduation, I still have no confidence in my worth. I have to remind myself that there's a reason you're here today.
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You are here for a reason. Sometimes your lack of confidence and lack of experience can lead you to accept other people's expectations, standards, or values. But you have to know that inexperience can make your own path, a path without the "burden of what things should be done", a path defined by your own reasons.
That other day I went to an amusement park with my soon-to-be 4-yeas-old son. And I watch him play arcade games. He was incredible focused, throwing his ball at the target. Jewish mother than I am, I skipped 20 steps and was already imagining him as a major league player with what is his arm and his arm and his concentration. But then I realized what he want. He was playing to trade in his tickets for the crappy plastic toy.
The prize was much more exciting than the game to get it. I of course wanted to urge him to take joy and the challenge of the game, the improvement upon practice, the satisfaction of doing something well, and even feeling the accomplishment when achieving the game’s goals. But all of these aspects were shaded by the 10 cent plastic men with sticky stretchy blue arms that adhere to the walls. That was the prize. In a child’s nature, we see many of our own innate tendencies. I saw myself in him and perhaps you do too.
One day, I went to an amusement park with my nearly four-year-old son, and I watched him play arcade games. He threw the ball at the target very intently. As a Jewish mother, I skipped 20 steps and started imagining in my head what it would be like for him to become a major league player. The pitch was precise, the arms were strong, and I was engrossed, but then I realized what he wanted. He played this in exchange for tickets in exchange for those shoddy plastic toys.
The prizes are far more exciting than the gameplay. I certainly want to urge him to enjoy the joy and challenges of the game, to improve in practice, to perform superiorly and to gain satisfaction, and even to achieve a sense of accomplishment when reaching the goal of the game. But all of these aspects are covered by a very small plastic toy, which has blue arms that can be glued to the wall. This is called a prize. From the nature of a child, we see many of our innate tendencies. I see myself in him, maybe you see yourself.
Prizes serve as false idols everywhere (圣经里的false idol). Prestige, wealth, fame, power. You’ll be exposed to many of these, if not all. Of course, part of why I was invited to come to speak today beyond my being a proud alumna is that I’ve recruited some very coveted toys in my life including a not so plastic, not so crappy one: an Oscar.
So we bump up against the common troll I think of the commencement address people who have achieved a lot telling you that the fruits of the achievement are not always to be trusted. But I think that contradiction can be reconciled and is in fact instructive. Achievement is wonderful when you know why you’re doing it. And when you don’t know, it can be a terrible trap.
Prizes, as false "idols", are everywhere: reputation, wealth, fame, power. You'll be exposed to a lot, or even a few. Of course, part of the reason I've been invited to speak today, besides because I'm a proud female alumnus, is precisely because I've collected some very coveted toys in my life, not as cheap as plastic, and not as crappy: an Oscar-winning little golden man.
The annoyance we usually encounter in graduation speeches is that many successful people will tell you that the fruits of success are not always trustworthy. But I think the contradictions are actually reconcilable and instructive. Achievement is wonderful when you know why you do it; if you don't know, it can become a terrible trap.
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This speech can be described as a collection of Natalie Portman's famous sentences:
"Enjoy the process"
I realized that seriousness for seriousness’s sake was its own kind of trophy, and a dubious one, a pose I sought to counter some half-imagined argument about who I was.
I find that for the sake of seriousness and seriousness, this is in itself a kind of vanity, an ambiguity, a gesture taken to rebel against my imaginary self.
And the joy and work ethic and virtuosity we bring to the particular can impart a singular type of enjoyment to those we give to and of course, ourselves.
The joy, dedication and innocence of doing something can bring a specific enjoyment to the people we serve, and of course, let us enjoy ourselves.
"A bold shot"
Make use of the fact that you don't doubt yourself too much right now. As we get older, we get more realistic, and that includes about our own abilities — or lack thereof. And that realism does us no favors.
Take advantage of the fact that you're not so skeptical of yourself today, and as we get older, we become more realistic, including the perception of our own abilities and flaws that don't benefit us.
"Focus on others"
Getting out of your own concerns and caring about some else’s life for a while, remind you that you are not the central of the universe.
Jumping out of your own business and occasionally caring about the lives of others reminds you that you are not the center of the universe.
Grab the good people around you. Don't let them go. The biggest asset this school offers you is a group of peers that will be both your family and your school for life.
Grasp the good people around you, don't let them run away, the greatest wealth that this school can give you is a group of classmates who will become your family members and mentors and friends in the future.
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