"The Legend of 1900"--a story of a pianist
2018-03-17
Recently I have watched the film"The Lengend of 1900". It tells the story of a pianist who spent all his life on a ship. When he was a baby, he was left on the ship. A worker on the ship found him, raised him, and named him after the year 1900. When he was a boy, he played around on the ship and slided into the party room. There he was attracted by the piano. After the party, he played the piano and people were amazed at his playing. As he grew up, he became the pianist of the ship. His friend advised him to get off the ship to begin a new life on the land, and once he tried, but he gave up at last. In the end, he stayed on the ship when people planed to destroy the old ship.
I was impressed by the film in two ways. The first is how well 1900 played his piano. He observed different people on the ship, imagined their stories and played the music in the same moods. Listening to his music is like listening to a story or watching a play. The most wonderful music is the one he created when he first saw the girl he fell in love with. At the beginning of the music, it was unmindful, like a person wandering around. Then suddenly he got a glimpse of a beautiful girl near the window, and he was attracted by her. The music began to soften, just like his heart. The girl brought all the good things and joy to him. I could imagine the picture of his walking in the sunshine or sitting on the grassland with the girl. I couldn't help listening to the music again and again. Every time I would feel sweet and smile at the end.
The other thing made me think a lot is that 1900 never got off the ship. He tried once, but failed. In the end, when the company decided to destroy the ship, his friend found him and tried to persuade him to get off the ship. He told the friend why he quited at the last moment of going to the land several years ago. He said, "It was not what I saw that scared me, but what I didn't see. It's the end. There is no end on the land." At that time I began to understand what kept 1900 on the ship. It's the fear of uncertainty. He was wondering where his home would be and what his future would be like. But instead of dream and excitement, all he had was anxiety. What confuses me most is that every trip on the ship was a new one and on each trip he met different people. Only the ship was constant. So, besides the environment in which he lived, what's the difference between the land and the ship?
Then I realize that many people leave their hometown or the place they live long to a new place, which is just like 1900's getting off the ship to the land. When an old environment or an old lifestyle becomes a habit, a custom, people get used to it and would find it hard to make a change. But only when we step out of the zone in which we feel contented can we make some progress. Whether it's a success or failure, it will be a meaningful experience and makes us grow up. If 1900 got off the ship, maybe he would feel frustrated at the life in the city , or feel confused after great success and fame. Or, the new life may bring him many inspirations and he would creat much more music. I think 1900 lacked a spirit of adventure. Unlike 1900, I'd like to make some change. After my college education , I found a job in another city to begin a new stage of life. My friends, do you have the will and courage to make a change? Do you have some moments of making such big decisions? If so, please tell me your story.
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