Text | Northern Youjia · Ten point signed authors
There is a little girl with curly hair and freckles, but she has warmed the world for more than 140 years, she is the cute and kind Heidi in "Heidi and Grandpa".
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Swiss children's writer Johanna Sperry, the film tells the story of an orphan Heidi who is sent to the home of her eccentric grandfather and finally touches everyone around her with sincerity and kindness.
The original intention of Sperry's writing was to cure her depressed self after the death of her mother, but she did not expect that the work would endure for a hundred years and be remade countless times, love and kindness are the eternal melody of the film, and also healed countless lonely and melancholy audiences.
In today's fast-paced society, in a life where "the world is not worth it", what better can heal our tired hearts than a movie full of warmth?
Adapt to the environment and everything will not be too bad
Heidi's life is tragic in the eyes of many people.
She grew up with her aunt, whose parents died. At the age of 5, she was "abandoned" by her aunt - taking her to her grandfather's house in the Alps.
Grandpa was a reclusive old widower with an eccentric temper who hardly interacted with the villagers. He resolutely refused to accept Heidi, but his aunt took advantage of grandpa's chopping of firewood to leave Heidi alone in front of the cabin and slipped away by herself.
In the sparsely populated mountains, the cold and fierce grandfather, looking at the simple and lovely face of little Heidi, can't help but worry about her, how will she survive?
But all the worries were superfluous, and she quickly accepted them all, not wanting to take for granted how bad it was around her, and start a new life.
The first time she came to the Alps, she ignored her aunt's objections, took off her thick dress and heavy boots, and ran happily on the grass and in the wind.
In her eyes, bright sunshine, blue skies, natural lakes, and endless seas of flowers can resist all the loneliness of no one.
Grandpa at first saw Heidi as a burden, but Heidi did not mind, she slept in the sheepfold, but the next morning, she could greet her happily and said, "Good morning, Grandpa." ”
She treated her grandfather as a relative, and in Heidi's eyes, no one deserved to resent.
Gradually, Grandpa accepted Heidi, and the stubborn old man, who had a bad temper and a hard temper, even went to Heidi's friend Pete's house to take Heidi home.
On the way, Heidi remembered Pete's sick grandmother, so she hugged him tightly as grandpa carried her, sighing that because of their health, they were very lucky and happy people.
Little Heidi can always see the sun in the dark, and because of the sun, she has hope and finds more beauty.
Just when we were happy that Heidi had changed her living environment, our aunt forcibly sent Heidi to a rich family to read with a considerable reward.
The grandchildren were forced to separate, and Heidi, accustomed to freedom, came to a well-regulated, lifeless environment.
Heidi didn't cry, and though she didn't like it at all, she studied to read and write seriously with Miss Clara. And with a warm and cheerful personality, she infected Clara with depression and became the sunshine in her life.
The hard life is endless, but Hans Christian Andersen, who wrote countless fairy tales, once said: "It is not enough to live, but also to have sunshine, freedom and a little fragrance of flowers." ”
Heidi is to hide the sunshine, freedom and floral fragrance in her heart, and then release full of positive energy, so in the face of changes in the environment, her first reaction is not to escape, not to despair, but to find her own side of the world.
In the face of adversity, she reversed everything with innocence.
Despite sincerity, life will give you the answer
Although Heidi was a poor orphan, she was liked by almost everyone. Whether it is a stubborn and lonely grandfather, or a melancholy and quiet girl.
The reason is probably that everyone is always touched by her warmth and sincerity, melted by her love, and unconsciously removes the hard armor.
When Heidi had just lived with her grandfather, she found that her grandfather was always alone, and her good friend Pete told Heidi, "Your grandfather once killed people." ”
Heidi was momentarily frightened and told Grandpa at night that she wanted to go to the stables to sleep.
Grandpa probably guessed the reason and said only one sentence: "People like to talk about evil things, you need to judge for yourself, believe your eyes and ears, or believe the rumors." ”
After listening to her grandfather's words, Heidi vaguely realized that the isolated grandfather may only be to avoid the harm of worldly rumors, with a fierce appearance to protect himself, Heidi hugged the wounded grandfather tightly, no doubt chose to believe him.
It was an ice-breaking night for two people abandoned by the world. Trust, let the two lonely hearts slowly approach, this love, although the beginning is short, but the weight is very heavy.
Heidi loves Grandpa, and Grandpa gives her the same love back. He made a chair for his young granddaughter for the first time in the world, giving the family its mark. She also made a sleigh ride for her, who was far away from the mountain.
The good times did not last long, when Grandpa and Heidi's relationship became deeper and deeper, but they were torn apart by the aunt who came again. Grandpa couldn't catch up with him, and he was sneered at by the villagers.
Heidi is sent to a wealthy family, and Miss Clara is the only daughter in the family. She suffers from a disease in both legs, is in a wheelchair all year round, and stays at home all year round, so she is very lonely.
In addition, the mother has died, the father has been on a business trip for many years, the family is taken care of by a strict housekeeper, the servants do not even dare to breathe, and the whole family is dead.
Heidi infects everyone with enthusiasm and vitality, bringing the long-ill Clara a spring dew of vitality, and Clara also regains her smile.
Although he was well fed and warmly dressed, he was able to receive a high-society education with Clara. But Heidi didn't spend a day missing her grandfather, or even suffered from sleepwalking because she missed her hometown too much.
She is a young eagle soaring freely in the Alps, not a delicate birdcage.
Fortunately, Clara's father and grandmother sensed all this, and they were very kind to let the free elf go home. Heidi gives her love selflessly to Clara, and the Clara family gives back the freedom she wants.
The enlightened grandmother even sent Clara to the Alps to see Heidi.
Clara, who plays freely in the mountains with Heidi, comes into contact with beautiful nature every day, truly feels freedom and happiness, and her mood is getting better and better.
One day, while playing in the wilderness, butterflies kiss the instep of Clara's feet, and Clara couldn't help but reach out to touch it all. A miracle happened, and Clara stood up.
Rousseau said: "Man is born free, but he is always in chains." ”
In the city, Heidi and Clara are both sick, and it is nature that heals them.
And the love between them is the bridge that connects everything and casts miracles.
The so-called cure is to have good thoughts in the heart and light in the eyes
Heidi is like an Alpine elf, healing all the people around her with kindness.
The first friend she made here was Pete.
Pete was a shepherd, poor but often undereaten, living in a low, dilapidated log cabin with only her mother and grandmother.
Heidi's eyes have never been poor or noble, and she happily goes to Pete's house to play, only to find that the kind Pete grandmother is blind in both eyes and has bad teeth. The family casually mentioned that Grandma could only eat soft bread.
The Pitt family was apparently unable to satisfy the old man's wishes, but Heidi secretly wrote them down.
Later, when I came to Clara's house, I could eat fresh soft bread at every meal. Heidi asked for double bread every time she ate, and she collected one, longing to one day return to the Alps and bring the bread to Grandma Pete.
Kindness is the return of the soul to the truth, and people with good intentions always give a sincere heart generously, rather than blindly taking it from others.
Although the kind little Heidi never wants anything from others, she also has her own dreams.
This stemmed from a question from a teacher in class, who asked, "What are your aspirations when you grow up?" ”
The shepherd's son replied, "Shepherd";
The blacksmith's son replied: "The blacksmith";
Only little Heidi, timidly replied, "I want to write a story." The unusual answer was ridiculed by everyone.
Heidi had to bury this dream in her heart. It wasn't until I met my mentor in life, Clara's grandmother, that I dared to pour out my wishes again:
"Everybody laughed at me because I wanted to write stories."
Clara's grandmother is a true aristocrat, she has noble sentiments and cultivation, never judges people by appearance, only insights into people's hearts.
She gave Heidi a notebook and told her firmly:
"That's because people know so little, and you've seen the bigger world. If there's anything in life that makes you happy, go for it, and don't care what other people say. ”
Heidi's face was filled with a happy smile, because Grandma cleared the fog for her confused beginning of life, letting her know that dreams were beautiful and worth pursuing.
Heidi has stars in her eyes and mountains and seas in her heart, and she can finally bravely take her dreams as a horse, not afraid of the high mountains and dangers, and run to the land of freedom.
This is the warmth of this film, although the simple and kind little Heidi always brings beauty to the people around her, but there is also her own confusion and powerlessness.
She heals others and is healed by those around her.
As the world needs, people with good intentions and light in their eyes are worthy of all the beauty in this world, isn't this our greatest warmth and hope?
We often sigh that after the vicissitudes of the world, the vicissitudes of the years, the kindness of adults has become fragile.
We think that after experiencing setbacks, we have lost the courage to be kind, but we have completely forgotten that many of the kind and lovely people who bring kindness and love to ourselves have also suffered from suffering.
It's just that they choose to forget, keep self-healing to themselves, and bring healing to each other.
That's why seeing Heidi's clear and pure smile, we were moved to tears.
It is a remembrance, but also a cherishing.
Life is not easy, may you still maintain kindness to the world, which is enough to make us warm in the cold winter, with hope.
Author | There are good in the north, enjoying the little girl Bo and observing the social love life.
Image | Stills from Heidi and Grandpa