Sunday, November 1, 2009

Relection of Fairy Tales


I watched a movie called Mirrors. Ben Carson, a former detective in New York, is the main character of the movie. In order to rebuild his life, he got a new job as a night watchman at a fired department store –Mayflower. During the time, many weird things happened caused by an abnormal mirror. The things reflect in the mirror was not reflect in the reality. Also, the mirror tried to force Ben to find a lady called Eessker. At the end, he did what the mirror asked him to do, therefore, his family survived. Unfortunately, he died in the mirror.
After finished the movie, there was a question has remained on my mind. The question is that does the romantic story in the fairy tale reflect in the reality? Since the semester has started, I and our classmates have been discussed different fairy tales a lot. We discussed the cultural difference of each tale, the main characters, and the moral of those stories. However, what we really learn from the fairy tale, the moral or the tale itself? My opinion is that the most important lesson we have learned is the truth beyond the moral and tales, it’s the lesson we have look at closely and read hardly, and then realize that there is no Mr. Charming at all in the reality. Compare those tales to the modern society, there is some different places and similarities as well. For example, the concept of Mr. Charming or prince, in the tale, is an ideal man all girls dream of. Slimily, the sort of situation also happens in today’s society. Girls always dream to have a Mr. Prince (Mr. Rich) to get marriage. So, they try to learn how to make up, prepare themselves to wait for their Mr. Prince‘s display. However, the question where is the Mr. charming exist? As result, those girls always end up with disappointment not the dream come true. For example, Lauren, one of my best friends, she tries to learn how to wear high-heel only because people tell her that guys love girl who wear sexy high-heels. Although her feet feels hurt and even cannot walk, she still continues to wear them. Few days ago, she visited me and complained about her life. She said that “I am looking around even the corner; there is no Mr. handsome at all. I feel so bored and disappointed.”
Among all the facts I have been given above, it is clear that there is no Mr. charming in the reality. The romantic story displays in the tale does not reflect in the today’s society, therefore, girls, please wake up and come back to the real world.

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