A Legend Forever—about''Legend of 1900'

2007-05-01

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A Legend Forever—about''Legend of 1900'

1、prologue

In the dread night of New York, the street was washed by the rain and showed a cool look. The trumpeter was wandering in the street.
It was the beginning of the movie ‘the legend of 1900’,bringing us back to an unfamiliar time.
Actually, I felt pretty ambivalent to see the movie. As a person who had already listened to its broadcasted play, I knew clearly that the story would turn me to tears. But my idea determined when I saw the face of the hero of the film, 1900, as we call. His eyes were a color of clear blue, calling me for further approaching.

2、childhood

A story needs a nice begin, whether it is unusual or not. The movie has a common prologue. When an afro-America picked up the baby on the piano, I felt it is so familiar with some stories that I have heard in my childhood. However, it occurred on a ship sailing between Europe and America, which making the story an exception.
Have you ever thought of spending all of your childhood on the sea? No land can you see save the small deck. It was amazing that the boy was smiling all the time. It seemed that he was born with the gift getting along well with the sea. But still I believe that it was his father, the man who gave the strange name, that enabled him to do so. He was lowly—educated, I perceive, but he offered him a wonderful childhood with joy and bliss. In my opinion, everyone’s childhood is the source of his/her soul. Anytime he can gain power from this deep well. It is truth with 1900. Why his music can always move you so easily? My answer is that one of the reasons is that he never forgot the wonderful days he shared with his Daniel. “Thank you Daniel”, as he said.
Even when Daniel met his fate, I didn’t feel very sad. But the feeling came to me when I met such a picture: the boy was sitting on the bed of his little cabin seeing through the window. All he could see was the sea. The deep blue extended to the distance. No one knew where is an end. Then the boy turned back, his face was pale with blue eyes on it. He was lonely now, anyway.
Is there something can go with him?
I got the answer when the 8-year-old boy climbed on the seat and played the tune so talent. He is not only born with the gift I mentioned before but also an amazing talent of music, or exactly an instinct.
It was an end and a start.

3、music

As I said, music was the mainstay of 1900’s life as well as the whole story. It was music that made 1900 meet his best friend Marx, and it was music that fertilized the hero’s life. Everyone must be deeply impressed by the occasion when Marx first met 1900.
“Seasick, eh?”
The little boy had disappeared while a gentleman replaced him. I should say that 1900 owned all the characters of a gentleman——calmness, humors, a little taunt, decent manners and a soft but clear sound. The familiar music was played again in the dreadful sea storm. The piano dancing in the hall, 1900 showed the magic of the music. It could against even the ire of the great nature. He laughed like a child, or I believe, he had never grown up.
But I didn’t know why my tears come about at the happy moment. His face was glowing with happiness, but I couldn’t help crying. I thought the music rather than the man moved me. But how could I ignore the shining expression on 1900’s face? As a matter of fact, it was one of the few bright looks in the film. He seldom laughed. Maybe the happier he was now, the more I came to think of the fate he would meet.
The high time of the story obviously happened when the competition between Jelly Roll Morton and 1900. To tell the truth, I know nothing about music. But I can still understand what’s in 1900’s tune. Isn’t the power of his music? There was no doubt that Morton’s music was pleasant, but that was not enough. Actually, the three tunes Morton played were on the same standard, I thought. But 1900 did the opposite. At first, he played a simple song,”slient night”, and then he played the same tune as Morton’s, and finally he showed his amazing talent. The exciting music fulfilled the whole hall. With his ten fingers dancing on the 88 keys, 1900 built a room only for music for us. Every note he created has its own life floating on the animated faces of the listeners. I can see joy, dream and hope on these faces. They were the direct reflection of 1900’s music.
How can we love such a person? He never gave up his music. He played it by heart and for the sake of music. The sea under his feet gave him endless power and the people of the voyage gave him resources of composing. I believe he had never thought of losing his inspiration for the sea was always with him. He played piano just as he breathed.

4、love

Can I call this love? I asked myself for several times in the process of the movie. They’ve talked to each other for a few minutes, and she even didn’t know his feelings!
But I could never deny this is something that brightened 1900’s life. It might be the very first time that he had come to know that there was something besides music can touch him. It was even more complex than the 88 keys! I saw he played the tune “the legend of 1900” in a gentle and tender way when he met the girl. Out of the little round window stood his fate. His eyes were full of emotions. It was clear that the girl didn’t see our hero. But it couldn’t be called as a pity. 1900 loved for love’s own sake, not for any reward.
The coming detail suggested more about 1900’s idea. He consisted that he can’t not be separated from his music. He wanted to give this only copy to the girl who he loved. Thus the second time I had found that he was a child in the innermost heart. His actions of kissing the girl and escaping like a little rat told me that. He didn’t know how to do and was lost.
A sound shouted in my heart when the separation suddenly occurred----“1900, go with her!”
I can read the complicated emotions in 1900’s eyes. He was struggling to make the decision. For the first time, he had the intension to go on land.

5、leave or stay?

So we came to the end. It was also the most touching part made me cried a lot.
There also came the chance for 1900 to get on land to play the piano for the girl he adored. I kept my breath waiting for the very second he landed on the earth. But the moment would never come. 1900 stood on the stairs, with the hopeful look turning to a confused one. He refused to destroy the world he built himself. I knew that he would never never left his ship.
Time went on and went on. People were passing by and even his best friend left his world.
1900, how are you?
“Seasick, eh?”
Tears poured out.
After a 10-minute waiting, the sound brought us back to the moment several decades ago. 1900 had never left the ship; even it would never be used and would be exploited. His world was the sea. He would be lost without it. If he stood on the land without his ship, he had nothing to rely on. The ship was his home transporting him to the shore of the dream and faith.
Going closer to the world of 1900, we can tough the idealism so easily. Because 1900 is someone who was stick to his dream so much.
“The land is too big for me……I stopped not because what I can see but what I can’t see.” The sentence not only explained the reason why 1900 didn’t leave his boat but leave us in deeper thinking. Building and destroying; maintaining and giving up----which should we admire more?
But there still existed one thing that I know I can totally believe in. That is be truth what you like.1900 asked himself if there was anything he could command on the land; or if there was anything I really need. So what should we ask ourselves? Is it more important to command what we really like and need? Do you leave these essences farther as the time goes by?
If what our hearts really like, we will never lose our ways.

6、end

I will never forget the light in 1900’s eyes at the end. Before the explosion, his eyes were still calm and firm, and his hands were still flexible. There was a piano in his heart. He raised his hands, and then moved his fingers, and then music resounded through the room.
I saw the light of the heaven.