The new works produced by Pixar in 2020 are still warm and touching.
The background of the story is a fantasy country, where elves, unicorns, centaurs, scorpion-tailed lions... And magic. With the change of the times, magic gradually faded out of people's vision, people became more accustomed to using modern products, and magic seemed to disappear. The protagonist of the film, Ian, on his 16th birthday, receives a gift from his father who has never met before, the deceased father has prepared for him before, a magic staff, a phoenix stone and a summoning spell, he summons 1/2 of his father, and within 24 hours, he must find another phoenix stone to summon the other half of his father, because the magic is only one day, so he embarks on an adventure with his brother Barry.
01 Change starts with finding yourself
Elves with transparent wings, but they can't fly and can only rely on motorcycles for travel. The two brothers accidentally knocked over the motorcycle, they were furious and launched a road chase, the two brothers rushed out of the main road with a throttle, but their motorcycle failed to jump over the barrier, but it was themselves who flew out, they were about to fall from mid-air to the ground, and when they were about to shoot, they waved their wings vigorously, and even learned to fly before landing, avoiding the end of falling into meat sauce. Blessed by misfortune, they regained the ability to fly, and fell in love with flying.
As Barry said to them, "It used to be a good thing that elves flew around to spread happiness, and your wings couldn't fly because you didn't use them." "Yes. Just because you don't use it and become no longer doesn't mean it didn't exist.
The scorpion-tailed lion, who used to be adventurous, now runs a tavern, busy entertaining guests, delivering meals, and repairing karaoke machines, and she has long forgotten her own words, "You have to take an adventure to go on an adventure." In order to help Ian and Barry's mother, they embark on a search path together, the car they drove broke down halfway, and in order to find the two brothers as soon as possible, she had to pick up her flying skills again and pick up her sword. When the two brothers were fighting with the demon beast, she appeared from the air like a wind and neatly cut off the wings of the demon beast. At this point, she finally found her once fearless self.
Ordinary life seems to have worn away our will, not to work hard, and to forget the teenager who was once full of spirit, even the concentration on learning has become difficult. In fact, the power of change has always been in himself, and he may never be able to change back to the teenager who has no worries, but he can find a fresh heart. At least for one goal, go all out again.
02 Bravery is an acquired practice
Barry, who does not care about the eyes of others, is a maverick, as if he is not afraid of anything, in fact, he was once afraid. Looking at his father, who was seriously ill with tubes, he was scared and could not go in to say goodbye. Since then, he has made up his mind not to be afraid of anything anymore. In regret, he learned to be brave.
Ian, who grew up timid, wanted to be a new version of himself on his 16th birthday, expressing his views out loud and inviting friends to birthday parties, but failed one by one. After embarking on the road to find the Phoenix Stone, he was always suspicious of his magic, and when he used magic to build an invisible magic bridge on the edge of the cliff, the key was to believe in his every step, even after the rope around his waist was taken off in the second half, he still came to the end. It was his brother's encouragement and belief in himself that taught him to be brave.
Even the super cool dad in Ian's eyes wasn't always confident, and it took him a while to realize who he really was.
Bravery is not about being afraid of nothing, but about facing even if you are afraid. It is an acquired practice, constantly summing up growth from regrets and failures, trying, breaking through yourself, enriching yourself, and then believing in yourself more, and slowly becoming more and more courageous.
03 Instead of envying what you have not owned, it is better to cherish what you already have
At the beginning of the story, Ian wrote down his wish to meet the complete dad and want to complete it with him, playing catches, walking, talking, laughing together, learning to drive, and sharing my life with him. And at the end of the story, when he discovers that his adventures fail to find the Phoenix Stone, he begins to cross out his wishes one by one. As he scratched his mind, he came up with pictures from the journey, as well as pictures of his childhood, and the original wishes that he wanted to fulfill were realized with his brother.
As he finally gave up meeting his father and said to his brother: "I have been taken care of, I have been encouraged to be a better person than I thought, I have no father, but I have you." ”
What we don't get is always in turmoil, but imagining that "if" can never have a result, we can only choose to accept, cherish the beauty we have around us, even if it is not perfect, and then grasp what we can win.
1/2 of the magic, 1/2 of the dad, the imperfect self, because of the love and growth and become very complete.