"Purple Top" is a feature film directed by Zhang Zhonghua and starring Zhang Zhi, Wang Yi and others. It was released in China in January 2006. The film tells the story of Shiburu and his friends who are constantly searching for a beautiful top for themselves. They try again and again and are ridiculed again and again. When the music teacher Milan personally drew a purple-patterned spinning top for Xibulu, it became a memorial and testimony of the teacher's departure. On the road where people came and went, Xibulu became diligent and studious and cried in the wind.
As a person born in the 1980s watching this movie, I will unconsciously feel immersed in it. Yes, so much like myself when I was a child. In that era when material life was not very affluent, even a small toy was not easy to obtain! Especially when I see other children having something that I don’t have, I will always struggle to get it. At that time, adults were always busy, and they were not overly pampered like today’s parents! Even a small glass marble has to be won back from other friends. There are also those who often play "four corners". Sometimes they will tear off unused books and fold them into square shapes. When get out of class is over, they can't wait to rush out of the classroom and work in groups. Every time I wait until the bell rings, I rush into the classroom in panic. It was a happy time, and life was monotonous but fulfilling.
During summer vacation, it is our best time. Feel free like the wind, soar in the wilderness to your heart’s content! The happy time seems to be extremely short, and there is not much left in the holidays in the blink of an eye. At this time, every child is sad and sentimental. Because there is still a lot of holiday homework that has not been done, the cramming mode will be activated at this time. Although the time is tight and the task is heavy, it can be concluded smoothly in the end! Childhood memories can always last a lifetime! As I grow older, I miss my childhood more and more!
The "Sibru" in the film is not a naughty student. He is the epitome of most people born in the 1980s! Especially people living in rural areas can better understand the background of the times they lived in. When families are not wealthy and rural education is underdeveloped, it is not easy to cultivate students who study hard and can excel! Not only do we need self-aware children, but more importantly we need dedicated teachers. As an excellent teacher, you should be able to teach students in accordance with their aptitude, and also provide silent education! Relying on question-based tactics, cramming teaching, and even corporal punishment is not a qualified teacher! If a student can consciously grow into an excellent child, the teacher needs to spend a certain amount of effort to teach through fun so that the children can grow and become talents. Our society needs more "Milan" teachers.
When I mentioned Teacher "Milan", I saw her elegant temperament and amiable character. At the same time, I also saw her unwillingness to live and her helplessness towards fate! I have a musical dream in my heart, but in reality there is nothing I can do about it! In countless songs, I can feel her lofty ambitions. Although it is just a music classroom in a backward country, she is still sunny and optimistic. Unfortunately, as the water bottle fell to the ground and shattered - her life, her ambitions, and her longing for all the good things were like irrecoverable fragments, gone in an instant!
When "Shibulu" cried and shouted "Teacher...Teacher" in the cold wind, the film also ended. I think this is not only the heartache of losing a mentor and friend, but also the confusion and confusion about the future, and the despair emanating from the depths of my heart! At the same time, it is also the cry of thousands of children for this era!