"Tick tick...BOOM" is a film adapted from the semi-autobiographical musical of the same name by musical theater writer Jonathan Larson. It tells the story of his short life in the 30s. Stories from my career and life during the period around my birthday.

Before watching it, I thought it was a successful inspirational movie, but after watching it, I was deeply moved by the unique music and expressions of love and friendship.

Tick tick...BOOM! refers to the moment when the stopwatch of the clock is ticking down, expressing the psychological tension and anxiety before the deadline, as well as the conflicts between various interpersonal relationships and career in life. conflict and struggle.

The director of this film, Lin-Manuel Miranda, is himself a prestigious, talented, and award-winning music artist. The musical "Hamilton" in which he participated in the production premiered in 2016 and is still running on Broadway. My daughter was crazy about that show a few years ago. She knew every song in it by heart, and our whole family went to watch the show with her.

As a musical producer, Lin-Manuel’s deep understanding, appreciation and sympathy for Jonathan Larson can be felt in the film. Unsurprisingly, his interpretation of this film has a strong stage play style and perspective.

Jon, a young and ambitious musical composer, lives in a small apartment in New York with his childhood friend Mike, working as a waiter in a restaurant while writing a movie called "Superbia" ("Superbia"). ") musical, hoping to become famous in one fell swoop and start a brilliant career.

With eight days left until his 30th birthday, Jon felt deeply anxious and in crisis. He remembered that Stephen Sondheim, the musical genius he most admired, had already become famous at the age of 27. His parents had a house and a baby by the time they were 30, and lived a stable and prosperous life. But he lives in a shabby house, with no progress in his career or life. The musical that was about to be performed in public for the first time still lacked the most important song, but he had no inspiration. His fingers were typing and deleting on the keyboard, unable to write a line of lyrics.

His girlfriend Susan originally studied biology, but later became fascinated by modern dance and came to New York to pursue her artistic dream. In order to make a living, I have to spend 30 hours a week doing copywriting in the office. She injured her ankle while performing on stage and took a job at a dance school in upstate New York, hoping that he would come with her, or that he would keep her and not let her go.

Jon was all about music creation and performances, and Susan's request to sit down and talk with him was delayed again and again. Susan felt that the relationship between them had become a stumbling block and victim in his career pursuit, and the atmosphere was helpless.

Mike, who grew up with him and had the same artistic dream, finally decided to give up the hard work of pursuing his dream, found a high-paying job in the advertising industry, lived in a luxury apartment, and lived a comfortable life.

Think about it, each of us will experience this kind of moment when the clock counts down, such as the college entrance examination, or a project that must be completed on time at work, etc. It's much easier to go all-in when you're young. As we get older, our responsibilities and obligations also increase. It is really not easy to do one thing wholeheartedly. Only those who are truly passionate and passionate about what they do will move forward bravely regardless of gains and losses.

Many of the singing and dancing scenes in the film were very interesting, whether it was a group of young people on the stairs having fun and making fun of the poor conditions of the apartment, or the song "Sunday" in the diner was making fun of them. All the scenes where customers voluntarily pay high prices to eat breakfast outside have the feel of a comedy and make people laugh.

I have to admire Jon's genius musical creativity. It seems that he can create a song instantly for any thing, scene, or object. In one conversation, he half-jokingly told his partner that he had also written a song for the sugar in the restaurant.

Jon finally had a chance to have a conversation with Susan. He expressed his love for her, and the two embraced each other in a passionate embrace. At this time, Susan suddenly felt Jon's hand tapping her shoulder regularly, and she said angrily: Are you thinking about how to write the current scene into the play? Then he slammed the door and left.

People who are too obsessed with pursuing their dreams may find it difficult to completely separate their dreams from reality.

There is a singing performance about Jon and Susan's relationship, interspersed with the stage performance of Jon sitting on a stool with an actress. The two people on the stage have been sitting firmly on the bench. Except for singing, all body language is mainly completed by the swing of the head, neck and arms, which is very interesting.

Jon's apartment was cut off due to default on the electricity bill, and he had nothing to do. He could only go to the swimming pool to swim. As he shuttled freely in the swimming pool, he suddenly had a sudden inspiration, and in an instant, beating notes were floating everywhere in the swimming pool...

In the end, the performance of "Superbia" went smoothly, and many of Mike and Jon's family and friends , including idol Stephen Sondheim were present. The acting and singing were both perfect and received rave reviews.

However, his work was too literary and no producers were willing to pay because they felt that no audience would spend $50 to watch a musical about space and rockets.

Eight years of hard work went down the drain, and he asked his agent what he should do. The agent said calmly: Start writing the next one. At the same time, as a senior in the industry, she also gave pertinent advice: write a drama that you are truly familiar with.

An encouraging moment was when Jon was preparing for the next show, and received a call from his idol Stephen Sondheim. In the message, he highly affirmed Jon's amazing artistic talent displayed in "Superbia" and told him that he should be proud of himself.

Perhaps it was these suggestions and encouragement that allowed Jon to regroup and move forward bravely, which later led to the advent of "Tick Tick Boom" and "Rent".

What particularly touched me in the film was the friendship between Jon and Mike. Seeing that Jon was in poverty, he enthusiastically introduced him to opportunities to make money. Jon deliberately messed up the job he introduced, and a heated argument broke out between the two. One mocks the other person's noble artistic dream, and the other mocks the other person for being blinded by money. But when the performance failed to bring the play to Broadway and Jon wanted to give up, Mike sincerely told Jon: I changed my career to make money because I am a mediocre actor, but you are different. You are the only Jon in the world. You must do it. Keep it up!

This is true friendship. No matter when they were together, they still took different paths later. He or she is always the one who knows himself or herself best and has his own best interests at heart.

After Mike told Jon that he had AIDS, a sad Jon walked in the park and recalled everything from when he and Mike were children to now: he and Mike were in school when they were 8 years old and teenagers talent show; after returning from college, Mike told him that he was gay, etc. Then he suddenly discovered a piano in the center of the park. He sat down in front of the piano, and the sound of the piano was melodious and touching...

I was deeply impressed by Robin de Jesús, the actor who played Mike. His facial expressions in the performance were extremely rich, sincere, angry, sad, and humorous... The various emotional ups and downs were performed by him in a real, natural and touching way.

Jon finally succeeded. The musical "Rent" he later created is one of the longest-running musicals on Broadway, running from April 1996 to September 2008.

But unfortunately, the night before the Broadway rehearsal of "Rent" and only 10 days before his 36th birthday, Jon died at home of an aneurysm. I didn’t see my musical performed, let alone the amazing results that followed.

Andrew Garfield, who plays Jon, is the ex-boyfriend of Emma Stone, the heroine in the musical "La La Land". He is very popular at the moment. He has appeared in "Spider-Man" and other films recently released in theaters. Featured in an Oscar-nominated film, The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

As the leading actor in a musical, Andrew Garfield naturally sings for most of the show, and his singing skills are good, at least in the eyes of a layman like me, he is very professional. But it is said that before starring in this movie, he had never sung in public. When he first accepted the role and was asked if he could sing, he first asked how long it would take before filming started. When he knew there was still one year left, he said: I can.

Hard work and hard work pay off handsomely. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for this role, let's wait and see.

Although the movie "Tick tick...BOOM!" is a musical with a drama within the drama, it is not far away from the general audience. Everyone will find their own excitement and emotion in the ticking of the second hand and in the expressions of love, friendship, life and death.

Follow the flow of your heart, do what you love most, burn yourself, and give it all you have. Ordinary people may think it's not worth it, but for those talented artists, they have no other choice. Otherwise, they will be no different from ordinary people, and they will never be able to create those great works that will last forever.

Tick tick...BOOM!, the second hand is ticking forward. Does it mean the anxiety caused by the passage of time but the goal has not been achieved, the uncertainty of the future before the arrival of great success, or the sudden end of life? Everyone who watches this movie may have a different answer.