However, grandmother Evelyn wants to train her granddaughter Mary to be as good a mathematician as Diane. Therefore, a custody battle was launched between Evelyn and her son Frank. ......
1, the unknown pain of genius
Genius is doomed to fail or sacrifice many people, including himself; Geniuses are precocious and know too much, so they have to suffer more than their peers.
Girl Mary, no matter how talented she is, is still just a child after all, and the child's nature is: love to play, laugh when she is happy, cry when she is sad, and be unrestrained.
However, once Mary chooses to devote herself to mathematics, she will never enjoy the happiness that ordinary little girls should have in childhood. She will become a mathematical machine, surrounded by countless equations, and live only for solving equations all her life.
Just like her mother Diane, her grandmother Evelyn ruthlessly killed her happy childhood and innocent first love, and ruined her happy life of falling in love, getting married and having children as a girl. Evelyn destroyed Diane's whole life.
Evelyn obstinately blocked the vitality of her daughter Diane's life. Every destruction brought great pain to Diane, and the young mind could not bear such a heavy dream.
This kind of pain made Diane become more and more silent. Every photo of her didn't smile. She was unhappy. Finally, she couldn't bear the pain of life and committed suicide.
2. Everyone's choice of lifestyle
The conflict between Evelyn and Frank was moved to court, and they wanted to choose a lifestyle for Mary: genius and ordinary people.
Evelyn insists that Mary should live a talented life and receive a better education in order to solve more equations and make contributions to the field of human mathematics. However, Frank doesn't have any financial ability and can't provide a good living environment for Mary, so he can't give Mary a raise.
Frank, on the other hand, only wants Mary to live a normal life, laughing happily and crying impudently, so that she can have normal emotions such as anger, sadness and happiness. Frank exposed the cruel fact that his sister Diane had no childhood and was forced to death by Evelyn, so Mary could not be sentenced to her support.
In fact, Frank himself is ambivalent.
On the one hand, he didn't want Mary to make the same mistake and take the road of her mother Diane's suicide, because he was really afraid that Diane's tragedy would continue on Mary.
On the other hand, Frank was afraid that he would ruin Mary's genius life. She should have shone, made great achievements in the field of mathematics, and made contributions to the country's mathematical research.
Therefore, even if Frank selfishly hopes that Mary can live a normal life as a child, Mary's genius is always displayed, and she is always different from others.
In fact, everyone should choose a lifestyle that suits them. The film reflects on children's education and warns people to choose the education method suitable for children.
We should respect every little genius and give them understanding, love and support. Frank never oppresses Mary as an elder. He gives her the best love and respect.
Frank regarded Mary as a friend. He taught her the truth of being a man and made her have a happy childhood. He never made her a conceited and extreme person. Therefore, I have love and trust for Frank and Mary.
3. Don't let life be full of regrets and regrets.
Evelyn's regrets when she was young: She was originally high flyers of Cambridge University, and also engaged in mathematics research, but she was very sorry that she failed to fulfill her dream because she got married and had children.
So Evelyn put this heavy dream on her daughter and granddaughter, and then she felt sorry for Diane's death without proving the equation.
Evelyn's regret in her old age: Frank finally threw out to Evelyn the proof of "the existence and smoothness of Navistokes equation" that Diane had already completed, and told Evelyn that Diane wanted to publish it after her death.
Looking at her daughter Diane's manuscript, as well as the childlike pictures and tears on the manuscript, Evelyn burst into tears. Evelyn finally realized that she had "killed" her daughter herself, and she would regret it all her life.
Evelyn's high-pressure education separated Diane from her, and this bad feeling eventually brewed into hatred.
"Don't you just want this? Ok, then I will help you! "
It is a great irony for Evelyn that Diane's last wish was to let her brother Frank publish her certificate after her mother died. It can be seen that Diane hates her mother very much, and she wants Evelyn to die without realizing her dream and regret it for life.
Finally, Frank dedicated the great glory that belonged to Diane to his mother Evelyn. Even if Evelyn published the certificate in her own name, it would be sad because she lost her daughter after all.
4. Inspiration from Genius Girl
My views on the lives of Evelyn, Diane and Mary's grandparents and grandchildren are: failed life, painful life and hopeful life. My attitude towards them is: sympathy for Evelyn, pity for Diane and love for Mary.
The enlightenment of the film is: if you choose one of these lives, do it seriously and don't leave undue regrets for your life; Also, don't blindly obey the arrangement of your family, be brave to be yourself, or you will regret it.