I was so glad to watch the famous movie Rain Man in our class last week. From the performers to the plot, it is beyond the doubt that this movie has impressed so many people.
This movie was played by two attractive men, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. The story started with a quarreling between Charlie (Tom Cruise) and his father’s lawyer about the legacy which he wanted to inherit. However, Charlie’s father gave all his possession as much as 3 million to a sanitarium. Thus, Charlie decided to go there and find the reason. To his surprise, he found his brother Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) there, who was mentally disabled, and of whom Charlie had no impressions at all. In order to get half of his father’s asset and pay off the debt, Charlie determined to take Raymond back to Los Angeles. On the way back, Charlie gradually found that Raymond was his best friend when he was very young, and he called Raymond Rain Man at that time, because of the similar pronunciations. With their affection gradually came back, Charlie finally made up his mind to give up the inheritance and sent his brother back. Raymond, who was a little bit afraid of Charlie at the very beginning, became familiar with Charlie and trusted him.
This is a funny story. However, I have some feelings which were not so positive. That is, everything depends on interests, even affections. There is a situation that Charlie found Raymond’s unbelievably strong ability to memorize, and thus he brought Raymond to Las Vegas to seek their fortune. Fortunately, they won a lot of money so that Charlie could pay off all his debt in time. From then on, they became more intimate.
Just imagine that what if Raymond did not have this kind of ability? No matter how intimate they were when they were very young, Raymond was still a burden to Charlie. We human beings are always practical, and it is not very possible for us to get very close to a person if there is no interest, even the person is your brother. You may say I am too apathetic. However, it is the truth.
All in all, this movie is worth watching, and I hope that you will enjoy it.
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Yes, I have the same feeling after watching this movie. However, after meditation, I know actually it is very normal. People respect you mostly because you can give them what they want, no matter money or thought. We should not feel sad about it, as it is natural principle. On the contrary, this film teaches me the importance of cooperation. Actually Charlie regards Rain man as his brother because Rain man helps him get through the financial difficulty, because Rain man chooses to cooperate with Charlie when Charlie brings him to casino. We are not responsible for ourselves only. We also influence others. Only you work for the welfare of others can you gain respect from others and true feeling of accomplishment.
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ReplyDeleteIt is true that we are very practical. However, I think it is not so negative. It is human nature that we seek for fun and interest, and it does many good to human. I still do not understand why morality will go against human nature, as they both benifit us.Or, maybe, this kind of antagonism is also human instinct, which ensure that we would not go to far in each way.