Movie review

A tragedy The Invisible is a new movie in 2007. It isn’t like what most people expect to be a horror; instead, it is dolorous yet very beautiful. The story shows a change of a high school student’s humanity, from a devil to an angel. I don’t want to say much about the plot since it is all on the websites. Here I want to say some of my opinions though it may not be so much relevant to the content of the movie.
First, being an invisible doesn’t seem to be that cool as I thought. Though the invisible can do whatever they want to do and nobody will find out, they feel extremely lonely since they have no friends. Everything can be a double edged sword. Being the invisible also means one has to sacrifice his/her love, friendship and so on. He cannot console his family and friends when they are sad. He cannot warn his family and friends when there is a danger ahead. He cannot communicate with his family and friends when they were lonely. Most sadly, he knows what he needs to do, but he can do nothing, since he doesn’t virtually exist in the world. After I watched this movie, I guess I will no longer fantasize about being an invisible.
Second, who should be blamed for this tragedy? Most people would say that Annie was the initiator of this tragedy because she beat Nick so hard which nearly took Nick’s life away. Yes, I cannot deny that face. However, think harder, in my opinion Nick should take main responsibility for his own tragedy. If he could communicate with his schoolmates as often as possible, if he could understood his mother’s difficulties as much as possible, none of those would happen. He blamed his mother for forcing him to be a person who he hated to be. He looked down upon Annie for her improper behavior and lousy grades. However, he never went through self-meditation. He thought he was a perfect person, but actually he was a hypocrite. He just lived under a fake mask.
Third, children should never question the love from their parents. Generally, the majority of the parents love their children very much, but the ways they show their love vary. In this movie, Nick thought his mother didn’t love him, but when he saw his mother crying so hard, he finally knew his mother did care about him. Therefore, I think, parents would like to sacrifice anything in order to protect their children; maybe, sometimes their deeds are against their children’s will. Nevertheless, as long as their intentions are good, children should understand them before it is too late.

Problem and Solution

A generation gap is a wide difference in cultural norms between members of a younger generation and their elders and it is very common nowadays. In my hometown, when a person is young, the relationship with one’s parents is intimate. Generally, family members spend plenty of time together and share happiness and sorrow. As time goes by, however, the generation gap forms and the relationship between the child and his/her parents chills. Gradually the child tends to keep his/her parents out of his/her world and conflicts between them arise more and more frequently. In order to achieve harmony in the family, there are several ways to overcome this kind of generation gap. Firstly, family members need to find the common interest, such as sports. Different backgrounds might be the main reason to cause the conflicts, and sports can minimize the generation gap. For example, a child can play a game such as football with his/her parent. During the game, the child might know more about his/her parents’ football experience. Later on, whenever something unhappy happened, they still have happy memories. Secondly, family members should talk to each other patiently and politely. A rude attitude scares people and might keep the distance between each other whereas a beautiful smile can warms people’s heart. Especially for children, when their parents yell at them when they are trying to ask for a favor, the children might get hurt and never dare to bother their parents again. Day after day, the generation gap becomes more and more obvious. Lastly, as a family, each of them should be frank to each other and not talk behind others’ back. Concealing opinions is not an effective solution to avoid conflicts and in fact, it might make the relationship worse. If one thinks the other’s behavior is unacceptable, having a little talk could be a way to solve the problem. Overall, the above three ways might help a family to overcome the generation gap and minimize the conflicts between the families.

Compare and Contrast

Both intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence make a great contribution to the development of an undergraduate which includes both academic and social performance in different ways. In the academic area, intellectual intelligence guarantees the essential knowledge the undergraduate needs whereas emotional intelligence equips the student with the optimal mood to face a series of examinations. For example, if the student is required to solve a problem in the test, he/she needs to use the mathematical skills to solve it. However, if the student encounters an extremely difficult question, he/she needs emotional intelligence to overcome the fear in the heart and concentrate on the paper. Therefore, the contributions of the intellectual and emotional intelligence are different yet important to the student to graduate and get the certification. With regard to the social area, the effect of emotional intelligence is very obvious while intellectual intelligence seems subtle. In terms of forming good relationships with schoolmates and teachers, emotional intelligence’s contribution is significant. It teaches the student how to communicate with different people and detect the potential problems such as others’ unsatisfaction of his/her work and discontent of certain behaviors. At the same time, the contribution of intellectual intelligence cannot be neglected, because without a smart head, nothing can be achieved. For example, while doing a project with classmates, intellectual intelligence helps a student to develop an excellent idea, while emotional intelligence assists a student to present it in an effective way. In conclusion, intellectual and emotional intelligence contributes to the development of an undergraduate differently in the above aspects.

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University students who are possessed of high emotional intelligence generally perform satisfyingly in both academic and social arenas. They study well and are highly enthusiastic about the social committees. Specifically, in the academic area, the obvious and strong evidences are high grades and good results. The university students with high emotional intelligence have agile minds and they know what is important and what is useful. They read a lot beyond the scope of course requirements and relate what they learn outside the class to the books. To them, learning knowledge is not a painstaking work; instead, it is a fun. In this way, the more they enjoy the study, the higher the performance they have. Emotional intelligence makes the students know that adapting to the university life is more important than getting a high score. In the social area, students with high emotional intelligence seem to be more passionate to about running for the leadership position of certain clubs than other students. They know how to communicate with different kinds of people and care about their friends. Most importantly, they will never give up even when they encounter failures, such as being rejected by the employers. Instead, they summarize the experiences and think about the next step. They see the opportunities in the scourge. In conclusion, high emotional intelligence benefits the university students in academic and social areas.