17 Again (17 Again), another American youth comedy movie, starring Zac Efron, a popular American young actor (who has starred in the movie High School Musical, but unfortunately I have not seen it), is a This is a romantic, funny, and educational movie that is most suitable for viewers of my level to watch, practicing English and receiving education on life philosophy in a relaxed and pleasant environment.
The content of the story is actually not too new. It is basically the same as Adam Sandler’s Magic Remote Control. It tells the story of an adult man who cannot stand the current life and looks forward to going back to the age of 17 and his original life. During the glorious period, I thought I could start over again, free from all the tragedies in reality. So, God heard his prayer and allowed him to get his wish, but instead of going back in time as a whole, he went back in time alone and returned to the prime of life when he was 17 years old.
At that time, Mike (played by Zac Efron) was the absolute star of the high school basketball team. After graduating from high school, he was very hopeful that he would be selected by scouts to enter the first-class college basketball team and embark on a brilliant basketball career. . It's just that when he was 17 years old for the first time, he gave up his bright future because his girlfriend was pregnant. Later, he found out that this move was the cause of his tragedy today, so he is back now and vowed to regain the love he once had. The wonderful future we deserve.
With the help of his friend Ned (who was a poor guy in school back then, but is now a millionaire because of software development), Mike successfully returned to high school and successfully joined the school basketball team. Became the main player of the team. Just when he found that everything was going as smoothly as he imagined, he met his soon-to-be-divorced wife, son and daughter under different circumstances as a high school student, and appeared in front of his loved ones as a stranger. Instead, The estranged family ties were brought closer again, and he heard and saw facts that were completely different from what he had seen and heard before. His wife's imaginative garden design talent, his daughter fell in love with a gangster, His son became a weakling who was bullied at school. All this made Mike realize again that his true purpose of coming back was to regain his lost relatives and make up for the debt he had owed to them in the past ten years. As a result, Mike began to rescue his children, guide them to the right path in life, and help them get rid of the misunderstandings of youth, while he also tried his best to save his marriage that was about to collapse. In the end, the daughter succeeded in seeing the ugly face of the gangster boyfriend, and the son's confidence greatly increased. While becoming the main player of the basketball team, he also captured the heart of the girl he admired. At the final divorce hearing, Mike made a heartfelt speech without thinking. His true love completely moved his wife and restored the lost emotion.
Many of the high school elements in the film come from Ned, an eccentric idiot who tried every possible means to pursue the female principal. The process was really hilarious. In the end, he used the Elvish language from The Lord of the Rings to completely seduce the female principal. The bridge section is even more shocking among the shocking.
In addition to comedy, I think the main thread running through the film is two words-responsibility. At the beginning of the film, Mike is willing to give up his promising future for his pregnant girlfriend. It is a pity, but it makes people see the responsible side of being a man. However, after more than ten years of marriage, his life was useless, he was fired from his company, and his relationship with his family members broke down. All these tragedies made him shift the responsibility to his wife, thinking that it was her who ruined his life. At this time, there are probably many female fans who despise Mike to the extreme. But later, when Mike returned to 17 years old, he regained his sense of responsibility, re-examined the reasons for his failure in life, and tried his best to make up for it. This recurring plot around a sense of responsibility is what I think is educational about the film.
Finally, I would like to add that in the middle of the film, where Mike comforts his daughter Michelle, I personally think it is a circular amphitheater. Some people argue with me that it is a football field. I don’t know what other people think.