Life is alive——movie appreciation for Still Alice

李園

What does the life means to you？ Have you ever imagined that once the life is gone？ As for Alice， who is diagnosed with Alzheimers disease， but she is still alive， she know she is alive. That means the world to her.

I can well remember I burst into tears the first time I watched this movie， what I have learned cant be simply generalized， but will deeply makes me benefit from a lifetime accompany.

The most fortunate thing

The greatest happiness of life is alive， for a living， we can endeavor， can try， can go to a struggle， can go to love and to be loved！ Alice touches me most in some extent. It not only simply describes how the Alzheimer goes but also makes people seriously start to think about what life we live， what the most fortunate thing we have got from the god. That is alive without doubt.

A philosopher once wanted to know whether he was alive or not， which is a good question for everyone to put up to himself occasionally. Of course， we are alive， in physical parts as well as emotional parts. We are breathing， we are thinking，and these are the direct evidence which prove we are alive. And because we are alive， we can eat， play， travel... Do what we are able to without limits. By the way， value our life， do not waste this privilege that we are alive.

The longest love confession

When the leading actress Alice is diagnosed with Alzheimers disease， it seems that everything has changed， just like earth loses its center of gravity. But to make the thing worse， this Alzheimer is rare and familial， it passed on genetically，which brought this family to a more tough situation. But as I see， all of them did not give up their life， did not blame for their mother. All they have done is fighting and accompanying. They fought with their tough situation. For example， Anna， Alices eldest daughter， felt lucky when she knew she was found out before next IUI session. And finally， she luckily delivered her babies. And as for Alice， she also struggled with her memories， her sufferings without any compromise. The accompany assuredly plays an important role ，it is the endless source of strength.

Once a time， not a long time ago， I was hospitalized with an acute illness. But the first time I felt uncomfortable I did not decide to see a doctor straight away， instead， I decided to go home. I was a kind of girl who always lack the sense of security ， whenever I was depressed I would turn for my family as soon as possible. Then only after my mom take me to the hospital， I knew how serious my illness is. My doctor told me she didnt know what resulted in internal bleeding for the time being， but I had to be hospitalized for observation. I was afraid of any illness especially this time， but when my mother was in my side， my father was in my side， my sister bought my favorite cake， my ... I found that nothing could distress us. Especially after I watched the movie I felt accompany is the most beautiful gift I have be gifted. No matter we grow up or still young， our necessary demand is accompany. We have this privilege as well as we need it. All in all， accompany is the longest love confession .

The real loss

As human beings， we always focus on what we lost more or less. Surely， loss is a terrible thing， and it is inevitable. Sometimes， we lost our loved ones;sometimes， we lost our friendship;sometimes we lost our valuable objects. And every time we lost our time. But why dont we change our mind， just to find the art of losing.

The poet Elizabeth Bishop once wrote： “the art of losing isnt hard to master， so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost， and their lost is no disaster.” As a person living with early on-set Alzheimers， Alice found herself learning the art of losing everyday. Losing her bearings， losing objects， losing sleep，but mostly，losing memories. Everything she had worked so hard for all ripped away. this was hell， but it got worse. Just as she said，Who can take us seriously as when we are so far from who we once were？

Have you every imagined what would happen when you lose your memories？ Alice was suffered with this kind of loss， even in others eyes， people like her are ridiculous， incapable，comic. Compared to her， I profoundly realize that I am a lucky dog. Sometimes， what we ever define the loss is not very correct. In Alice eyes， it is a art; as far as I am concerned， it is a gift. Or maybe I could say， what we lose is the most beautiful thing we have had. Before we lose， we deeply have it. Whats more ， loss is better than we never have.

Clearly， what we can do is always beyond what the movie tell us. Anyway， life is continuing， and all of us are fortunate， at least we are not alone;we are accompanied with friends， families and many people who love us， value us. Life is neither in having nor in being， but in becoming， and never give up.