Even if the heavens have made a big joke, but still face life positively, without fear of any negative gossip, and after experiencing repeated failures, bravely stand up and try to persevere, like this kind of life fighter movie, has always been favored by everyone, because it can make us believe in the infinite possibilities of life. The movie "Miracle Boy" is based on the novel by R.J. Palacio's world-selling novel, the film tells the story of a ten-year-old boy Ogi (Jacob Trebre) who is crippled by a rare disease, and he has to wear a full-cover helmet of an astronaut when he goes out, because he does not want to be cast with strange eyes, and he does not want to be called a disgusting monster; his parents know that they cannot protect Auggie at home for the rest of their lives, so they pluck up the courage to send Auggie to school, hoping that he can learn to withstand those ridicule and strange eyes in a normal environment, and overcome all kinds of difficulties. Creating a miracle of life that breaks out of the cocoon, conveying a positive concept of human life for us, such a moving main theme, let countless audiences burst into tears.
Poster for the movie Miracle Boy
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In the movie "Call Me Number One", Brad often involuntarily convulses and twists, shakes his head, and makes strange noises, and the school teachers and other adults think that Brad's strange noises and sudden actions are trying to attract the attention of others, or that he is mischievous; and he is often fooled and ridiculed by other students during the schooling process. It wasn't until a school principal learned that it was a symptom of a neurological disorder (Tourette's disease) that he helped Bled gain understanding and acceptance in a concert, and it turned out that the mischievous mischief that people mistakenly thought was actually Tourette's disease. Therefore, when he grew up, Brad decided to be a good teacher he had never touched.
In the movie "Call Me Number One", James Walker plays Brad, who suffers from Tourette's disease
Stills from the movie "Call Me Number One"
Brad was the first person with tourette disease to be elected the best teacher in the united states, he never considered himself a disabled person, and he regarded tourette disease as a lifelong friend. I was very touched by this movie, and Brad once said: "It was Tourette's disease that taught me to be a good teacher of my dreams." I think I am born to be useful, everyone lives in this world, has his value of existence, even if the physically and mentally disabled, they have something worth learning: ten thousand people are born, there are always a few faults, they themselves do not like to become like that, not everyone can go through life smoothly.
Brad was the first person with a disability with Tourette's disease to be elected the nation's best teacher
In addition to overcoming their own physical discomfort, they also have to face the strange eyes of the outside world. But I hope that we will be more respectful and tolerant of them, give them more encouragement and help, I believe: although the flowers are small, but can be on their own strength to blossom the most beautiful flowers, people are sick, but can rely on their own strength to live out the value of people, the happiest.
Auggie in the movie "Miracle Boy" was able to create the miracle of life, which is really gratifying, but also with more bitterness and reluctance.
Stills from Auggie's astronauts from the movie Miracle Boy
It is undeniable that no one does not like beautiful things, and people with good looks will always have the advantage of being unique and attract many people to flock to them; on the contrary, when we see ugly people, even people with physical defects, no matter how moral they are, we will uncontrollably have different eyes, and even some people will either avoid them, or discriminate, exclude and persecute them. In the face of such a cruel and realistic world, "Miracle Boy" gives a reverse thinking answer, that is, everyone is a unique existence, do not take the defect as a defect, but as a distinctive feature, if even you are not sure of yourself, then how can others affirm you? Don't let yourself be limited by the eyes of others.
Ogi, played by Jacob Trebrey in the movie Miracle Boy
Of course, we can't expect every classmate at school to have a warm heart, so Auggie is squeezed out and laughed, so that his tears can only be swallowed into his stomach. Seeing what happened to Auggie, I believe everyone will have a feeling of heartbreak. Auggie, who entered the campus for the first time in his life, was alone! Of course he longs for friends too, but who wants to be friends with a strange ugly child? As a result, he could only close himself off and silently endure the ridicule and humiliation of his classmates.
Stills from the movie Miracle Boy
In fact, director Stephen Zhuoboski's narrative arrangement of "Miracle Boy" can be said to be very clever, starting from the perspective of different characters, in addition to enriching the inner world of the characters and increasing the three-dimensional sense, it also leads the audience to peek at the multi-faceted aspects of people, things and things from different perspectives. Many times we will be blinded by the fog, illusions, and illusions in front of us, and as a result, we will make some judgments that deviate from the facts, resulting in cracks in our interpersonal relationships, or encounter painful failures, so we must learn to think in empathy, do not catch the wind and shadows, and easily make judgments.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > learn to understand, forgive, tolerate, and love others</h1>
Auggie's campus life has finally changed, because he has finally made friends, and more and more people are willing to understand the good heart under his mutilated exterior.
Jack is a good friend who initially identifies with Auggie, and Jack is initially wavering, worried that he will be ostracized by other classmates because he is too close to Auggie, but he later realizes that he is willing to choose to be faithful to himself, rather than looking ahead and hurting Auggie's feelings.
Stills of Jack played by Noah Yuppe in the movie Miracle Boy
After he punched a bullying Classmate, he burst into tears in the arms of the teacher who came to dissuade him, because he was worried that his family was not rich, so he was dropped out of school and lost his hard-won scholarship. But he knew that he had done the right thing, so he preferred to take on this responsibility in the confession letter rather than tell the truth and accuse another classmate of not.
In my opinion, not only Auggie himself has a strong heart, but also a strong heart for the friends he is willing to make with Auggie, including Jack, and also another Sanmo who is willing to dine with Auggie when others are gossiping.
After Jack threw a punch, the well-known headmaster only gave him a two-day suspension and helped Jack withstand pressure from the parents of his beaten classmates. This movie gives us a positive interpretation, but unfortunately in real life, everything is often not so positive and idealistic.
A good script can always use some simple methods to let adult and child audiences receive the information that the director wants to convey in a subtle way, "Miracle Boy" uses the physical phenomenon learned in the textbook to refract: when the object or wave is obliquely shot into another medium by a change in speed and causes a shift in angle to point out the topic: the way people treat each other, define what the world may look like (be viewed); in addition, I like the principal's reply to Jack's confessional book: I have learned one thing in my 20 years of education. It's just that there are two explanations for everything.
Don't just see the surface of things (whether it's the beauty and ugliness of appearance, politeness or impoliteness, obedience and badness, success or failure, etc.), try to understand the possible truths under the surface, learn to understand, forgive, tolerate and love, and don't be kidnapped by hatred and fear and anger; "Miracle Boy" can be compared with the Indian movie "Mysterious Superstar"; "Mysterious Superstar" says that the real star is not only the person who shines in front of the camera, but also the relatives and friends who silently guard behind the scenes, and "Miracle Boy" says the biggest miracle It is not only Auggie's efforts, but also the people who accompany him and care and love him.
Indian Movie "Mysterious Superstar"
Also worth mentioning is Auggie's family, I think each of them is warm! The mother tries very hard to make her child better, but she does not blindly guard him under the wings, but lets him break into the world by himself, but can comfort the child when he feels pain. Auggie's dad is someone I think is very cute, he is always trying to make the atmosphere a little lighter, or remove his son's self-limitation (space helmet); he makes everyone feel that they don't have to be so careful and nervous, as long as they are calm, I think this is actually very important!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > different perspectives, all have different appearances</h1>
The most admirable character in Miracle Boy is the headmaster who can withstand the pressure. The words he said to the bully's parents were literal, and what impressed me was this one: Auggie can't change his appearance, but we can change the way we see others ourselves.
Stills of Mandy Pattingkin as Headmaster in the movie Miracle Boy
In fact, isn't that what everything is like? When we look at it from a different perspective, everything and everyone can look different.
Another merit of the movie "Miracle Boy" is that it is not just a touching story of a child with a crippled face, but it can be creatively told from different perspectives of different people to different aspects of the same story. So we can see what happened from Auggie's point of view, and then we can see the same things in the eyes of her sister Via from the perspective of Auggie's sister Via; then, from the perspective of Auggie's friend Jack, we can re-see what other things happened at the same time in the time and space of those things; and finally, from the eyes of Miranda, a friend who broke with her sister Via, many things are different from the perspective of Via.
Just this change in perspective not only makes such a movie have more layers, but also reminds us that we can think from the perspective of others, maybe everything is different from what we think.
Compared to the other equally touching but darker "When the Monster Knocks", the protagonist of the latter, Connor, can only escape and seek relief through fantasy, "Miracle Boy" is not only more positive in the direction of the whole film, it also tells us in terms of lens how important and feasible it is to think from another perspective.
Stills from the movie "When the Monster Knocks"
To prove this, Miracle Boy also uses plot to verify that if we stubbornly think we are pitiful and refuse to be thousands of miles away, we may have lost a lifelong friend; jack to Auggie, miranda to Via.
Miranda's role is not much, but this role may be no less touching to me than Via and Ogi's siblings. Miranda is actually a poor person who needs the attention and approval of others, but she would rather have pain and swallow it in her stomach. Before the misunderstanding was released, when she saw that Via, who had always longed for her parents' attention, finally had a chance to shine on the stage, she did not hesitate to give up her position as the heroine, even if this move might make her never become the first heroine in the future.
Danielle Rose Russell, who played Miranda in the movie Miracle Boy
Many people think that they love others in their own way, but they may still love themselves. When you have love for someone you value, you will be willing to sacrifice because of that love. Who says that love in the world can only be between parents, children, or couples? True friends can also have love for each other. It is important to open your heart and not let your love and concern be known by the other party.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > miracle of life that broke out of the cocoon</h1>
Overall, the movie "Miracle Boy" is a warm, humorous, inspirational work, the role in the film is very three-dimensional, always let people silently put emotions into the role, the interaction between the characters is also very sincere, is the easiest to make people move, but give the audience to reflect on its correctness and truth. The film cuts in with different characters, on the one hand, to avoid overly sticking to the narrow point of view of the magical little boy, on the other hand, it also brings out a strong and powerful side story to foil Auggie's main story: reading, living, working, originally it is a very simple thing for us, but for Yu Aoji, how much courage it takes to do it. However, the truly extraordinary life is not how much achievement you have achieved, but whether you can persevere to the end, break out of the cocoon, and break out of your own piece of the sky.
The movie "Miracle Boy" Auggie was finally recognized, creating a miracle of life that broke out of the cocoon