If you could choose, would you rather be agenius (天才) or a common person? Thiswas the question our teacher asked us after we watched a movie called Gifted.In the movie, a girl named Mary shows amazing mathematical talent at the age of7 and feels bored school. Her uncle Frank thinks that she should stay in hernormal school. However, Mary's grandmother Evelyn believes that Mary is agenius who should be taught specially in mathematics.
The reason for their argument comes from Frank'ssister. She too was a promising mathematician, but killed herself when Mary wassix months old. She suffered from Evelyn's push throughout her life. Frankdoesn't want the same thing to happen to Mary. After many talks and fights,Mary goes to stay with Frank and takes college-level courses while playing withkids her own age.
The story of this movie is simple, but the themeit ties to express is very controversial (有争议的). We can't say thatEvelyn-style education is wrong. It can help gifted children to show theirpotential (潜力) the most. But a naturalgift can sometimes be a kind of stress, as it can make children feel toodifferent from kids their own age. Too much attention to their talent can makethem feel lonely in the society and lead to mental health problems. Manyhistorical geniuses, including English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton and Englishwriter Virginia Woolf, had similar problems. I'm glad that by the end of themovie, Mary finds a way to balance her talent and her childhood.
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