“Transcendence” starring the famous movie star Henry Adri Brody was released in 2011. This film feels grey and depressing, and it reflects the problem of American education, the problem of humanity, and the problem of redemption from different angles.
synopsis
Henry Bachter comes to a public school with a bad learning atmosphere and very loose students, as a substitute teacher, he is reluctant to socialize with colleagues and students too deeply, because he has a lot of scars in his heart, his mother committed suicide when he was seven years old, because of his maternal grandfather, and now his grandfather is a Alzheimer’s disease.
He often had to take care of him, but every time he came back, his heart was suffering, the picture of childhood, once and again flashed in front of him, on the bus, his tears of pain, ignoring the young prostitute around him was beaten, and the girl pursued, and then he took her home, caring for her, taking care of her. But he was afraid he’d get emotional, so he sent her to the reformatory.
In the school for the first time, he helped a fat girl, he won the trust of the fat girl, the fat girl loves photography, unique vision, but because of fat and discrimination, parents do not understand her, she hopes to get his comfort, the result caused a misunderstanding, just let his new colleagues see, and finally he did not find the fat girl. The fat girl eventually committed suicide in front of him.
However, at the end of the film, finally give people some comfort, he finally went to find the girl in the reformatory, with her embrace, common detachment.
Male master psychological analysis
He was abandoned by his father when he was very young, his mother took her to live in a foreigner’s house, and his mother committed suicide when he was seven years old, leaving him a tape with “– to Henry” written on it, apparently left to him by his mother, the tape of his mother’s death, and this tape is related to his grandfather.
Although his grandfather has dementia, he often feels guilty and wants to apologize to his mother. He clearly knows grandpa’s injury to his mother, after his mother died, he has been living with grandpa, grandpa is not wrong for him, he has too many things in his heart, obviously these have brought psychological shadows to the male master.
The shadow was very divisive and painful for him. Once he comforted his grandfather, on the bus, tears streaming down his face, which was the outward manifestation of his inner pain. Because every time I see grandpa, he will re-tear the wound, the kind of heart-wrenching pain, so that he can not extricate himself, grandpa he can not ignore.
As the internationally renowned American psychotherapist Suzanne Foward said: If a child is constantly forced to lie about his thoughts and feelings, then it is almost impossible for him to develop strong self-confidence. Guilt makes him wonder if people will believe him. When they grow up, the feeling of suspicion still exists, so they will deliberately avoid expressing their opinions and not show any feelings. The Family of Origin
The man is like this, which also caused him to become an adult, always want to go beyond life.
Two. Trying to outgrow adulthood
He was a good teacher, patient, methodical and someone who understood the psychology of children. This can be seen from his first class when he arrived at school.
Just in class met a thorn, menacingly walked over, threw his bag. The man did not get angry, but said: “That bag is empty, he does not have any feelings, I do not have any feelings to let you hurt, I know you are angry, I have always been like this before, I understand.” But you don’t have to be mad at me, I’m one of the few people here who gave you a chance. “The boy obediably returned to his seat.
However, he was only a substitute teacher, unwilling to have deep contacts with colleagues and students, and wanted to avoid harm beyond his own life. But he turned out to be a teacher, and he had a good heart. He gives the fat girl hope, she uses him as a lifeline; The young prostitute he met on the bus cares for her, respects him, gives him a place, she also treats him as the only family, although he once sent him to the reformatory, the last shot shows him picking her up!
What is detachment? What is beyond life? Who can? Detachment means that a person is not bound by tradition and dares to pursue self-worth. Transcendence is transcendence outside of worldly life, more than metaphor outside of affairs. For the title of the film, netizens have been controversial, saying that “beyond life” is more appropriate. I also think the second one is better. He’s more like the guy in the movie.
Therefore, as a person with a conscience, it is difficult to detach from things and stay outside the mundane life. Especially teachers, we face a fresh life, we can not only live in their own world.
So he tried to redeem children through literature. But the fat girl dies anyway, and her death makes him realize that it is better to love than to stay out of things, and maybe there will be salvation. Only by redeeming ourselves can we redeem our students.
How to get rid of the influence of the family of origin on us is a false proposition, but we still have to grow and learn to get out of the influence of the family of origin on us.
The film gives us inspiration.
1. Communication is important
Catharsis is a way to release what you’ve been holding back. His communication with the fallen girl brought a smile back to his face and reminded him of the beautiful picture of his childhood.
Step 2 Forgive
Maybe your parents have hurt you, and all we can do is forgive and let go. Only in this way can the knot in my heart be untangled. Just like the man, when Grandpa was about to die. Imitating her mother’s voice, she promised to forgive her grandfather.
3. Redeem yourself
There are many explanations for salvation, and here I think it is that after the character is changed, it is changed again through the influence of internal and external causes. Influenced by his family, the man became withdrawn and depressed. After a series of things, he found himself and completed his redemption. So we have to be part of society in our lives in order to achieve salvation. Only in this way can we save and help more people.
“Detachment” this film, although many netizens find it very depressing, but it makes us think, give us enlightenment. As an educator, although we can’t save all the children who are hurt by their native families, at least we can be gentle and slowly resolve the pain in their hearts.
