Polishing off the child’s edges but blaming him for being too ordinary. The 8-minute short film with no lines touched the hearts of many parents.

Alike\”Alike\” is just 8 minutes long and does not have a single line of dialogue. But in the hands of directors Daniel Martínez Lara and Rafa Cano Méndez, \”how society stifles people\’s creativity\” is vividly demonstrated through the expressions of the characters and the rhythm of the music. Shortly after its release, it was nominated for 117 awards and won 64 awards. The video has been played more than 12 million times, overwhelming parents\’ WeChat Moments, and triggering heated discussions about the system, education, and children\’s personality and creativity. Let’s watch the video first ~ Alike \”Alike\” | 08\’01\” In the early morning of every ordinary family, the father prepares his children for school and puts a book into a small schoolbag. The son opens his arms like a happy bird and runs He was running back and forth, but was weighed down by the heavy schoolbag. Although he was staggering under the weight of the schoolbag, he was still very happy with his father. There was a gray world outside, and people shuttled through every corner of the city like ghosts. The whole city is like a machine without emotions, and everyone is a screw without personality. In this gray world, there is still an \”oasis\” of color, a piano player immersed in the world of music. Although there is no The child admired the music and still insisted on playing the beautiful music in his mind. The child immediately attracted the child\’s attention. He excitedly rushed to the player, widened his eyes, imitated the player\’s posture, and started to perform. . At this time, the father put the schoolbag in front of his son and stopped his \”improvisation\”, \”School is where you should go! \”Although reluctant, the child went to school obediently. He drew the piano player he met on the road on the paper, fully expecting the teacher\’s praise. The teacher pointed to ABCD on the paper and said, \”This is what you should learn. \”In school, children are undifferentiated learning \”machines\”; in the company, dad is also just one of thousands of screws. When we learn to integrate into society and learn to meet the needs of this world, individuality has left us. In the heavy and repetitive work, the father forgot himself and lost his original vivid color. Only after work, the moment when his son threw himself into his arms could temporarily restore his vitality. But when he saw his son, he said, \”He is not doing his job properly.\” \” painting, he frowned. The son, who was waiting for praise, noticed his father\’s frown, and his face was full of grievance and loss. The son was still curious about the man playing the piano, but he was ruthlessly pulled away by his father time and time again. Sent to the \”natural\” school. Finally, his son accepted and got used to it, and took the initiative to welcome the heavy schoolbag with open arms; copying \”ABCD\” over and over again. Finally, the father noticed his son\’s unhappiness. When he opened the child\’s homework Ben suddenly realized… He began to realize his own problems and the reasons why his child became unhappy. So, his father took his son to see the things he was most interested in. Who would have thought that the piano player who was struggling to hold on to his dream , had left long ago. Perhaps, he was finally like others. The child was extremely disappointed and turned to leave. At this time, the father came to the tree of the \”oasis\” and played the violin.He didn\’t care at all about the strange looks from passers-by. The father\’s \”great\” move touched his son and gained his recognition and admiration. The story of father and son ended in a dull way. What about tomorrow? What about tomorrow\’s tomorrow? Is this father still insisting on his choice to keep that color for his children? Or, like the piano player, will he finally succumb to the pressure of the system and the needs of society? no one knows. There is this thinking about the system in \”The Shawshank Redemption\”: At the beginning, you hate it; slowly, you get used to living in it; eventually you will find that you have to rely on it to survive. This is institutionalization. When we, as parents, have been partially or completely \”institutionalized\”, do we still have the courage and consciousness to reserve an \”oasis\” for our children so that they can release their individuality and unleash their creativity? Or should he succumb to the general rules of society, wear off his edges, and finally blame him for being too ordinary?