"Patchwork Dreams" is a film based on a true story directed by director Sean McNamara, which mainly tells the story of four students at a community high school in the United States who defeated many prestigious universities in the URC (International Underwater Robot Competition) to win the championship.
The movie story is simple. An engineer who constantly jumps jobs teaches at a community high school, he leads four boys to participate in the underwater robot competition organized by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), without experience, relying on the fundraising of less than 800 US dollars and various appliances bought in the hardware store to make underwater robots, and resisted the pressure from their families, schools, and society, and finally won the championship.
"Patchwork Dreams" is a typical inspirational movie with the theme of "American Dream". However, compared to other films of the same type, it will appear more warm, with no exciting lines or grand scenes, and even its soundtrack is almost dominated by hip-hop music. Although the director told the audience the whole story in the simplest way, this film can make many people with dreams resonate after watching it.
This article will be interpreted from the aspects of not fearing strong enemies, mutual trust, and the power of example.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >01 community high school PK brand university, fearless of strong enemies and eventually become a dark horse to win the championship. </h1>
1, not satisfied with the status quo, with the help of breaking the shackles of the circle
Member 1: Oscar, the convener of the underwater robot team is obsessed with becoming a professional soldier, for which he spares no effort to introduce himself to various departments.
Member 2: Lorenzo, as the elder brother, he is sensible and obedient, extremely talented in mechanics and cooking, but still cannot be recognized by others.
Member 3: Christian, a school bully, obsessed with IT and various designs. But because of his thin stature, he was always the one who was bullied.
Member 4: Louis is also the boss of the family, and his fat body has become the laughing stock of others laughing at him.
The substitute teacher, Dr. Cameron, has long been unable to get out of the shadow of his daughter's death, so he constantly jumps ship to escape the pain in his heart.
At the beginning of the film, the problems faced by several people, as well as the poor environment and atmosphere of the community high school, the director portrays it with a brief shot, and also paves the way for the team to compete with many first-class universities such as MIT.
In the film, the lives of the entire team members are not satisfactory. But when Oscar and Dr. Cameron launched the project, several others jumped on. The most fundamental reason for them to hit it off is that the project rewards are in line with their desires – competition rewards are prize money and future quality job opportunities.
Many people in the workplace will have an emotion or situation: after working in a certain position or company for a long time, especially when they think that the effort is not proportional to the return, they will be dissatisfied. Much of this dissatisfaction is due to the fact that one's own realistic values have not received substantial feedback. So, how do you convert the negative energy generated by not satisfying the status quo? Breaking the shackles of the inner circle is the key.
Xun Zi's "Persuasion" wrote:
The false horse, the non-profiteer, and the thousand miles.
It means that a person who uses a chariot and horse can walk thousands of miles instead of walking on his own feet. It also tells us that if people want to go further, they must learn to use external forces to help themselves.
Let's go back to the workplace issues we just talked about. After working in a position and in a company for a long time, it is not only necessary to persevere, but also to maintain personal relationships with colleagues and superiors. In this society, we can't face life and work alone, everything will have a relationship with others, and the quality of such a relationship will most directly affect the results we get.
Under the premise of clear goals, formulate feasible program steps and find feasible external forces for problems that cannot be solved by themselves, only in this way can they open the shackles in their hearts and break the circle layer in which they are located.
2, dare to choose to try, let them seize the opportunity to change themselves
There's an impressive scene in the movie where everyone's faces are mocking as they push their own underwater robots through the school corridors. Perhaps in the eyes of others, taking such a simple underwater robot to compete is simply a joke. Because the team of five comes together at their worst, it seems to many to be almost defined as a "losers' league." "But for them, it's not just a game, it's an opportunity to change themselves.
However, such an opportunity is in front of them, and it is quite difficult for them to achieve it. UrC competitions require teams to raise funds through their own efforts, and the instructors can't help, and all the design and manufacturing processes are done by the team members themselves, which is very difficult for students at a community high school.
To this end, everyone can only buy cheap items in the supermarket to modify, while learning all kinds of knowledge that have never been touched before. In the game, they were the last to play, in the face of unprecedented pressure, they still tried, even if there were many mistakes in the middle, they never gave up.
There is a description in the book "The Silicon Valley Model":
Silicon Valley companies are highly tolerant of failure, which is why so many people are willing to try and make mistakes and try new things.
In the film, Dr. Cameron has a passage of encouragement to the four boys: You may not remember me in five years, but you will regret that you gave up on a chance to see the sea.
When it comes to facing and trying to do something you've never done before, that means there's a 50 percent chance of success and failure. Therefore, in the workplace, we should not easily give up the opportunity to take ourselves to a higher level. Be brave enough to try, but if you don't, then there's no chance of success.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >02 When the opportunity comes, mutual trust is the most important cornerstone in the team</h1>
In the movie, the five-person team from its establishment to the final success, it is actually not easy. This inability comes from the individual's own reasons on the one hand, and from the influence of the external environment on them on the other hand. Therefore, when individual contradictions arise, it also leads to the team almost falling apart.
Everyone has their own values, and the perception of the same thing will be completely different. This means that when a team is built, everyone needs to convince themselves to trust other team members and trust them to work according to the consensus. Just like in the movie, at first the Oscars and Lorenzo didn't look at each other, and even had a small conflict. But in preparation for the final game, the two still worked together to fix the problematic machine.
In the real workplace, mutual trust is very important. Many of us need to be done through cooperation with others. This means that the part of working with others is beyond your control, and there will be a greater unknown risk for the individual. Because of this, the mutual trust between team members is particularly precious.
Trust exists as a psychological feeling, and it is often a one-sided psychological activity of the self. So, how do you trust the rest of your team?
1) First of all, members need to convince themselves to believe in each other and have a high degree of agreement on the same thing. This stage
2) Second, acknowledge and affirm as things begin to unfold. Acknowledging the role of members and affirming the role they play requires the ability of the individual to have empathetic thinking in his heart, and only empathy can make continuous self-correction in the course of the task.
3) Finally, there is responsibility. A high degree of trust in each other is a high degree of loyalty to each other. This means that people who are loyal to each other have a responsibility to protect, and this sense of responsibility will increase with the increase of trust, thus forming a common responsibility for the same thing.
So when the team member's mentality begins to change, trust will arise, and the sense of subjective initiative will also increase. This transformation is the most valuable asset for any team.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >03 The impact of role models in the workplace</h1>
At the end of the film, the director shows in the form of pictures of what happened to the four boys in real life: the four won prize money in the competition, after several twists and turns after graduating from the Oscar University, they eventually became professional soldiers, Lorenzo and Luis opened a restaurant company, and Christian opened the university's Department of Industry and Design.
The efforts of the four men successfully changed their future, and their success became a model for Carl Hayden Community High School, which defeated MIT again two times after that competition. Role models have referenceability, and imitators can refer to them as soon as possible through proven methods, so as to obtain a high probability of success, which is the power of role models.
In the real workplace, the rapid improvement of personal ability on the one hand requires their own active learning, on the other hand, they need to imitate the team or the head of the industry or institutions, which is the fastest way to improve themselves and shorten the gap, and need to be planned in three points:
1) What is the goal
This goal requires rational planning according to what you can achieve and the stages you will reach in the future.
2) How realistic
Reality refers to the targeted comparison with the reality after the goal is set.
3) Influencing factors
Finally, factors that may affect implementation are assessed and appropriately adjusted.
At the same time, the team can also cultivate its own role model, not only to maximize the energy efficiency of the team, but also to activate other members to imitate the role model.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >04 Dreams can be pieced together, but life needs to be treated with caution</h1>
The Spanish poster for Patchwork Dreams has this line in small print: El futuro se construye tornillo a tornillo. It roughly means that the future needs to be accumulated by small things.
Just like the four boys who have dreams in the movie, although the road to the dream has their own lack of ability, there is also the unkind attitude of the external environment to them. With little help, all they can do is be on their own. The materials used in their underwater robots are the cheapest, seemingly patchwork objects, but they are poured into their desire for dreams.
Therefore, when facing our own lives, we must not piece together at will, we must have a clear sense of purpose, and we must carefully and carefully deal with everything, just like the sentence in chapter 64 of the Tao Te Ching:
If you are cautious in the end, you will not be defeated.
What it means is: be as deliberate as you were at the beginning and you won't fail.
No one can predict that they will need to go far to realize their dreams, but when they take the first step, they must be taken seriously. Take every step well so that you don't get caught up when the opportunity comes.
summary:
"Patchwork Dreams" is generally a relatively simple plot, with the big dreams of small people as the highlights, not only laughter but also touching. Although the plot is slightly protracted, the various plots and pictures are not perfect, which makes the audience feel more real.