As a part of out curriculum, i was watching The Karate Kid. Although i have watched it once, before, i couldn't help but be moved by the dramatic and/ emotional scenes of the movie. At points, i was rather ashamed of myself at having become emotional, because i knew that it was a rather exaggerated scene and there was no real need to let me get carried away. Yet the makers of the movie had managed to make me emo! (I really liked Smith Jr's performance, btw)
Anyway, as i was watching Dre fight the excruciating pain and continue the tournament (with orchestral music in the background), i couldn't help thinking: can my life ever lead me to a similar circumstance? Will i ever find it in me to pick myself up and fight back despite being seriously damaged? and Will i, too, ever find myself crying out in pain and trying to stand while crowds of people gasp in wonder? Will there be overwhelming music to give the additional strength to carry on, despite the odds (half my emotions are surged by the music)? Is such resilience actually possible or does its possibility end with the end of the movie?
There was good news and bad news. The good news was that, yes, i have been in such a situation before; where i was beaten down till i could not stand (not physically). And yet, i stood. I fought. I still am, in fact.
The bad news was that there was no orchestral music to accompany the fall and rise. Neither was there a gasping crowd/audience that would be moved to tears and be overwhelmed, while they watched my fall and rise(ing), respectively.
While Dre is famous, i am... well... me.
Mine is a low budget movie, you see.
Anyway, as i was watching Dre fight the excruciating pain and continue the tournament (with orchestral music in the background), i couldn't help thinking: can my life ever lead me to a similar circumstance? Will i ever find it in me to pick myself up and fight back despite being seriously damaged? and Will i, too, ever find myself crying out in pain and trying to stand while crowds of people gasp in wonder? Will there be overwhelming music to give the additional strength to carry on, despite the odds (half my emotions are surged by the music)? Is such resilience actually possible or does its possibility end with the end of the movie?
There was good news and bad news. The good news was that, yes, i have been in such a situation before; where i was beaten down till i could not stand (not physically). And yet, i stood. I fought. I still am, in fact.
The bad news was that there was no orchestral music to accompany the fall and rise. Neither was there a gasping crowd/audience that would be moved to tears and be overwhelmed, while they watched my fall and rise(ing), respectively.
While Dre is famous, i am... well... me.
Mine is a low budget movie, you see.
Despite being low budget, it is always our favourite right?
ReplyDeleteP.S. I think the old Karate kid movie series makes a better watch!
Well, i am not sure if it is ALWAYS our favourite. Plus, there is little choice in terms of our freedom to choose the movie of our life, is there? reminds me of the one liner (that has been much used on tees), Hey, this is not the life i ordered!
ReplyDeletePS to your PS- I haven't watched the old series, so i cannot comment.