71About-a-boy

NOMANISANISLANDFeelingsafterwatchingAboutaboyNOMANISANISLANDNOMANISANISLANDNomanisanisland,Entireofitself;Everymanisapieceofthecontinent,Apartofthemain;However,Willinthemovieaboutaboysaideverymanisanisland.Isheright?NOMANISANISLANDWill,a30-somethingbachelor,livingonhisfather’sheritage,justspentallhistimeindatingwithgirls，watchingTVandbuyingthingsinthemarket.Marcus,a12-year-oldboy，oftenbulliedintheschool,justmovedtoLondonwithhismomwhosespiritisnoabnormal.WillandMarcusmetonthedaythatMarcus'motherswalloweddrugsandpreparedtocommitsuicide.Fionarecoveredlater,butprecociousMarcusthoughtshewouldtryagainandleavehimonhisown.MarcusfeltWillmayhelphimandaskedhimforhelp.GraduallyWillandMarcusbuiltupakindofstrange,butgoodfriendship.Atthatmoment,WillandabeautifulsinglemotherRachelfallinloveandletMarcuspretendtobehisson,buteventuallyWillconfessedallofhisthingstoRachel.Then,Rachellefthimasexpected.Hefelthowshallowhislifeuntilnow.Finally,ontheMarcus’sschoolperformance,WillassistedMarcusinsingingkillmesoftly,whichsavedMarcus,andhimself.NOMANISANISLANDInmyopinion,thisfilmtriestoconveytheattitudethatnomanisanislandandweneedtohaverelationshipswithotherstorichourlifeinthesociety.AboutaboydevelopsthisthemethroughthecharacterofWill,anidleman.Atthebeginninginthisfilmhedoesn’tcareaboutanythingoranyone,notevenhisfriends.ButthroughhiscontactwithMarcusandFiona,inspiteoftheirmesseduplives,hecomestorealizethatasinglelifestyleisnotenough–heneedssomeonetocareaboutotherwisehe’snothing.WhenhemeetsRachelandfallsinlove,afeelinghehasneverexperiencedbefore,heunderstandshowshallowheisandheadmitstohimselfhowimportantMarcushasbecometohim.Heunderstandsthatrelationshipsgivemeaningtolife.IntheendWillrealizethat“Everymanisanisland.Istandbythat.Butclearlysomemenarepartofislandchains.Belowthesurfaceoftheoceantheyareactuallyconnected.”NOMANISANISLANDNowadays,manypeopleareindifferentindealingwithotherswiththedevelopmentofmoderntechnology.Theyjustliveinaworldalltheirown.Aswesee,thenegativeresultisobvious:itcausesthesocietybecomesunconcerned.Besides,peopledon’twanthelpothersinneed.Itissobad.NOMANISANISLANDNomanisanislandandweneedfriends.Everyoneofus,richorpoor,shouldatleasthaveoneortwogoodfriends.Yourfriendsgetsyouthroughthehardtimes,thesadtimes,andtheconfusedtimes.Ifyouhavehappythings,friendswillcongratulateyouandbeproudofyou;ifyouloseyourconfidenceonyourwaytosuccess,friendswillcheeryouon.Withfriends,youwillnotbelonelyanylonger.Friendswillbeyoursidethroughyourjourneyoflife！NOMANISANISLANDNomanisanislandandweneedlove.Loveisallweneed.PaulTillich,aGerman-AmericanChristianexistentialistphilosopherandtheologiansaidthat“Onecannotbestrongwithoutlove.Forloveisnotanirrelevantemotion;itisthebloodoflife,thepowerofreunionoftheseparated.”soifyouknowloveverywell,yourlifewillbebetterandbetter.Sopleasefillinlovewithanyoneelseandyouwillachievemorelove.NOMANISANISLANDNomanisanislandandweneedcooperation.Acaseinpointisrootchopsticksgentlybebroken,buttenpillarschopsticksfirmlyholddough.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.Ifyouhavedifficultyinlife,youmayaskothersforcooperation.Cooperationwillgiveyoumorestrengthtogoon！NOMANISANISLANDWeallhaveheardofthestoryaboutwolfchild.Theywereisolatedfromhumansociety.Thentheyactedlikeawildanimal.So…Nooneisanisland.Everyoneisapartofoursociety.Weallneedfriends,loveandcooperation.NOMANISANISLANDIfacoldbewashedawaybythesea,Europeistheless,Aswellasifapromontorywere,Aswellasifamanorofthyfriend,Orofthineown,were.Anyman’sdeathdiminishesme,BecauseIaminvolvedinmankind.Nomanisanisland!