I still remember that on my way home from school in junior high school, I suddenly met a boy who had a crush on me. I had to bow my head and hold my breath to pretend not to see it, so I quickly stepped up my steps and walked by, immediately regretting my little mind of peeking at the back but not daring to look. Only a violent heartbeat reminds me that it is a heartbeat; When I was in college, accidentally meeting a boy I like would make my heart beat; When you hold hands for the first time, your heart will beat ...

When we grow up, we lose our youth and shyness, but it's hard to feel "heartbroken". Fortunately, the feeling that reality is hard to find may be relived in movies.

This is the third time that I have revisited the movie Heartbeat.

Familiar music, familiar pictures, familiar protagonists ... were attracted by the bright eyes of the little girl at first. This is a simple but meaningful story. Switching from two different perspectives, I will tell you a story about love, affection, humanity, life, beauty and values in the tone of a man and a woman respectively.

The first scene, the first meeting.

When Julie first saw Bryce as a child, she was attracted by the light in his eyes. She took the initiative to chat up and express her enthusiasm and undisguised love. She thought Bryce was interested in herself, too. He is just too shy to express himself. Even at school, she didn't care about other people's eyes and wanted to "help him release himself" until the sixth grade. Bryce feels the opposite about her. She is a troublesome and boring nuisance in his eyes, and he tries to avoid him.

In the sixth grade, Bryce took action. In order to escape from Julie's clutches, he deliberately showed his kindness to Shirley and staged an intimate drama to let Julie know. Unexpectedly, his good friend Galitt later revealed his real purpose in pursuit of Shirley, and Shirley broke up with him in a rage. Bryce had to continue to face Julie's more "intensified" pursuit.

The second scene, the world on the plane tree.

One day when I came home from school, my grandfather, who had been silent, unexpectedly took the initiative to communicate for Julie and Bryce. Julie went to the newspaper because she refused to come down from a buttonwood tree. She always climbs to the plane tree next to the school station and announces the station like a radio, which makes others hate and don't know it; He also invited Bryce to climb trees many times, but he was turned away for various reasons. One day, a group of people came to cut down a tree, and Julie refused to come down from it ... Although he sympathized with her, he didn't help her in the end. Grandpa thinks Julie has a lot of backbone and is a girl who can't be met. But in Bryce's eyes, her behavior is one-track-minded and self-righteous.

In Julie's description, things are completely different. Julie's father is a painter. She likes watching her father draw pictures and sitting next to him chatting with him. One day they talked about Bryce. Julie thinks Bryce's eyes are charming. Dad asked her how Bryce was, but Julie couldn't answer. Dad told her to consider the overall effect of the painting and told her that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Julie didn't understand the meaning of her father's words, until one day, she went to the tree to pick up a kite and climbed high up the tree, only to find an amazing vast and wonderful world that she had never seen before. From then on, she often climbed up and stayed for several hours: sometimes the sunset was purple, sometimes it gave off orange fire and sunset glow on the horizon ... She felt the magic and vastness of nature and gradually understood the profound meaning of what her father said: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

One day, while she was meditating on a tree, she suddenly heard a group of people coming to cut down the tree. She struggled reluctantly. She cried and begged Bryce to help her, but it didn't help. She was finally persuaded back by her father. After the tree was cut down, she stayed in Lacrimosa for two whole weeks, riding a bike to school to avoid sadness. Until one day, my father came into Julie's room with a photo. She opened the canvas. It was a buttonwood tree. She was moved to tears. She knows that her father loves her and understands her. Looking at this buttonwood tree every night, she knew that her world view had changed, and she began to examine whether her feelings for Bryce were the same.

The third scene, the egg storm.

One morning, Julie sent some fresh eggs to Bryce's family. At first, Bryce's father worried that it was a fertilized egg and asked him to find out. Bryce turned to Galitt, a good friend of the chicken expert, for help. As a result, there are no roosters, all of them are chickens. Later, his father worried that these eggs had salmonella and asked him to return them. Bryce secretly threw away the eggs to avoid facing Julie. Later, Bryce pretended to be happy to receive it every time, but secretly dumped it.

The same story is staged in another place. In the soft light of the warm living room, Julie's parents accompanied her to observe the embryo of the egg in order to make Julie better understand the theme, and she saw the miracle of life with her own eyes. So Julie showed her topic at the science fair-observing the hatching process of chickens. Her exhibition was very popular and won the championship.

After the exhibition, she worried about the hatched chicks and took them home to feed them. Soon, these chickens laid a lot of eggs, which the family could not finish every day. She sent some eggs to Bryce's family to thank Bryce's mother for her generosity. Every time Bryce waits for her arrival, she happily accepts the eggs and says good morning to her. Who knows that one day, Julie caught Bryce throwing eggs with her own eyes, and Bryce told the truth. She was so angry and disappointed that she never spoke to Bryce again.

The fourth scene, family disputes.

Bryce realized his mistake, felt guilty and wanted to find an opportunity to apologize, but Julie deliberately alienated him and turned a blind eye to him. One day, he saw grandpa and Julie mowing the grass together. They chatted happily, and Bryce was angry and curious. Grandpa learned about the eggs and told him that "a person's character is shaped when he was a child, so be honest." Bryce apologized to Julie. Julie looked at the boy in front of her and was convinced for the first time that Bryce was not that good.

This time, both families had a quarrel. The Bryce family laughed at Julie's brother for recording records, satirized her grandfather for not accompanying her grandson, and laughed at Julie's genetic problems because her father was mean ... causing family disputes.

After the quarrel, grandpa asked Bryce to go out for a walk for the first time. My grandfather told Bryce the truth of being a man: "Some people will gradually show mediocrity;" Some people will have small achievements; Others will be outstanding; But only occasionally can I meet a dazzling person. When you really meet this moment, you can understand this beauty ... "Through talking with her grandfather, Bryce found that she never really knew and understood Julie. She is so different. He seems to like her.

At Julie's house, Julie proposed to mow the grass herself at the dinner table because she didn't want others to laugh at the messy yard, which triggered the first quarrel between her parents. Father thinks he should try his best to take care of his uncle, while mother thinks he has done enough and should care more about his family. Afterwards, both parents came to Julie's room to apologize and express their love for their families. Julie fell asleep warmly under the care of her family.

While mowing the lawn, Julie met Bryce's grandfather Chet. They chatted while mowing the grass. They talked about buttonwood and Bryce's grandmother. Chet understands that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts". Julie learned a lot from chet. She began to re-examine the people around her, whether the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. It turns out that many people are not. As for Bryce's category, she is not sure.

In the fifth inning, my heart was broken.

Since talking to grandpa, Bryce has been in a daze, always missing Julie, and often can't help but peek at Julie's newspaper, at home and at school. So Bryce asked his friend Galitt to clean it. Galitt was surprised and told Brett that he was just guilty. He laughed at Julie, at Julie's yard, at Julie's uncle, and even at her genes. Bryce was very angry in his heart, but on the surface he smiled and agreed. Who knows this conversation in the library was heard by Julie, who was completely disappointed with Bryce.

At breakfast on Sunday, Julie's house was a harmonious and warm scene. She volunteered to visit her retarded uncle with her father. Three people had a good time in the restaurant. Suddenly, my uncle lost control and the scene was in chaos. Dad tried his best to calm him down. Julie has been watching, and she really realized the hardships of her father taking care of her uncle. On the way home, Julie was lost in thought. Her uncle, once just a name for her, has become a part of their family in her heart. She felt what affection was and learned what responsibility was.

Scene 6, awkward dinner.

Bryce dressed up for a long time to have dinner with Julie. He went downstairs to meet Julie with expectation and anxiety, but Julie told him a scene in the library, thinking that he was a coward and would never talk to him again. Bryce tried to explain, but he knew it was his fault. Throughout the dinner, everyone maintained an atmosphere of "talking and laughing", and Julie never said a word to Bryce. In the conversation between his father and them, Bryce felt that his father was also a coward who compromised his life.

Julie has been looking at this group of familiar "strangers" from a bystander's perspective. She found that Bryce's father, though shiny in appearance, had already rotted inside. She is proud of having a warm and happy family. She slept soundly that night, and she would never be confused by Bryce's feelings again.

Scene 7, basket boy.

The school held a "basket boy" fundraising auction, and Bryce was very lucky to be selected. At the beginning of the auction, Bryce only cared whether Julie voted for him or not, and what if she lost to someone else … What a surprise! Julie actually voted for another male classmate in front of Bryce! Bryce was shocked. In the end, Bryce was chosen by the school flower.

On the other hand, when Julie heard that Bryce was chosen as the basket boy, she began to struggle. She was afraid that she would be tempted to vote for Bryce. At the crucial moment, Julie voted for the boy in front of Bryce who nobody voted for.

After the auction, the donors have lunch with the basket boy of their choice. Bryce couldn't see the beauty queen across the street. He just stared at Julie behind him. Seeing Julie talking and laughing with other boys, he couldn't help but suddenly stand up and go straight to pull Julie out of her seat. He couldn't help kissing Julie in front of him ... Julie was frightened by this sudden kiss and ran away from Bryce. ...

Julie flew home crying, jumped off her bike and rushed into the room, crying. My mother was worried that it was broken, so she came over and asked with gentle concern. Julie told her mother that Bryce wanted to kiss her in front of everyone at school. Outside, Bryce is knocking at the door. Julie doesn't want to see him. So mom conveyed Julie's meaning to Bryce. Bryce refused to give up, making phone calls, knocking at the door and climbing the window, but all failed. A few days later, Bryce stopped pestering and everything seemed to be over.

At the end, the beautiful buttonwood.

One day, Julie went to the front hall to read a book, and suddenly she saw Bryce digging a hole in the lawn outside the window! Julie was so angry that she wanted to go out and stop him. Dad said yes. At this moment, Julie saw Bryce moving a small sapling. From the branches and leaves of the tree, Julie could see that it was a buttonwood tree. Julie smiled, and at this moment, her heart melted.

Julie pushed open the door and walked to Bryce. Watching Julie coming in the sun with her long hair, Bryce remembered the first time she saw Julie. Why would anyone want to run away from Julie Baker? They planted this little buttonwood tree together and started the first real conversation. Bryce took Julie's hand and they smiled at each other ...?

When we grow up, it is often difficult to feel heartbroken again. Some people may say that it is because we have become more rational and rational. However, it is also possible that we have gradually lost the ability to make us move.

Information explosion, materials flying all over the sky, soaring housing prices, increasing pressure ... now we are gradually becoming numb and mechanical. We take the road that most people take, and choose work, entertainment and lifestyle according to the usual pattern.

We lose the ability to think independently and automatically follow the universal values of society. So, in the process of following the crowd, we forgot our original dreams and deep yearning. We "had to" compromise with life everywhere, slowly and gradually lost the ability to feel life, and finally became a coward we didn't like, just like Bryce's father.

As the mind becomes more and more numb, we need more and stronger stimulation. Exciting Hollywood blockbusters, elaborate suspense stories, gorgeous and luxurious packaging and tireless social activities. ...

It is difficult for us to calm down and read a book and taste a paragraph; It's hard to spend half a day making a pot of tea and observing a plant, a flower and a tree; It is difficult to walk into nature, feel the chirping of birds in the morning and feel the smell of soil in the forest. ...

We know more about fashion, but less about beauty. We are getting richer, but poorer; Our life is more and more diverse, but more and more boring; We know more and more information, but we are more and more ignorant ... we seem to have everything, but we are getting farther and farther away from our hearts.

Julie is a person who is good at thinking, diligent in introspection, dare to follow her heart and live herself.

At the science and technology exhibition, when everyone cheered for her wonderful exhibition, she was worried about the stay of these chickens, and later took the initiative to take them in and feed them; After the chicken laid eggs, she insisted on sending them to Bryce's house every day to thank Bryce's mother for her generosity. At the basket boy fundraising auction, she saw a classmate who hadn't voted for a long time and offered to help.

Although her family is poor, she never complains and doesn't feel inferior because of it. After the popular science exhibition, she actively tried to adopt chickens, personally managed the yard and fed the chickens every day; After others laughed at her messy lawn, she offered to mow it. Even though her father thought it was a big project, Julie stuck to her opinion and began to turn the messy lawn into a beautiful garden.

She was attracted to Bryce from the first time she met him, and she pursued him enthusiastically. Even if the other party evades, refuses or strikes, she will rise to challenge. But then Bryce's behavior made her realize that he was not so perfect, even his charming eyes were empty and his soul was weak. So Julie began to reflect on her feelings and re-examine Bryce.

Julie has her own values. She thinks the buttonwood tree is a valuable asset of this community. She thinks whether the chicken stays or not is more important than whether the exhibition is popular or not. She thinks that the warmth and harmony of family is more proud than wealth. ...

The buttonwood tree in the movie is the place to open Julie's world view and accompany her to grow up. Julie saw the beauty she had never seen before in the tree, understood the vastness and magic of nature, and understood the profound meaning of what her father said: "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." When someone came to cut down the tree, although she was weak, she was still indomitable and tried to protect this precious buttonwood.

Although she has always liked Bryce, when she saw the scene in the library, she immediately decided to explain the facts and show her attitude to Bryce. When Bryce finally planted a buttonwood tree for her, she forgave him. Because it means that Bryce agrees with her values, he begins to understand her.

She has a deep feeling for beauty, humanity and life.

She can see the beautiful scenery on the buttonwood that everyone can't see; At an early age, she can express profound words that are difficult for her peers to understand; She can appreciate the vastness of life from the vastness of nature; She can think deeply and understand her father's words and re-examine the people and things around her; From Bryce's father's conversation at the dinner party, we can find that although some people are shiny in appearance, their hearts have already rotted; From visiting her uncle, she realized the affection and responsibility; Although the family is not rich, she can feel the mutual help and care of her family. She can understand the miracle of life by observing eggs and embryos, and treat life well. ...

Yes, Julie is the kind of "radiant" person that Grandpa Bryce said. Her light is inseparable from her warm family and enlightened tutor, and is closely related to her introspective personality and super sensibility.

In real life, it may be difficult for us to meet such a radiant and exciting person, but we can change ourselves and polish ourselves and gradually become such a person.