Love and work are the only important things in life

At the beginning of the movie "The Intern", the protagonist Ben quotes a sentence from Freud, "Love and work are the only important things in life."

Movie Released in 2015, the play has two protagonists, the elderly Ben and the young Jules.

Ben, who is nearly seventy years old, was once a shrewd, capable and successful businessman, but he still started a dull retirement life like most elderly people. Ben missed his busy and fulfilling past very much. The loneliness and the desire in his heart made him make the decision to return to the workplace and became a small employee under the young Jules.

Although she is young, Jules is the founder of a famous fashion shopping website. She has sacrificed all her spare time and love life for her career. This career has brought Jules glory. But it has also become a heavy burden on her shoulders. To make matters worse, the company's board of directors has begun to doubt whether Jules is qualified for her current position. At first, Jules did not take the old and outdated Ben seriously. However, as time passed, this kind elder gradually became the most sincere friend in her life.

The work and love of the two protagonists in the film have become the two main lines that promote the development of the plot.

Ben and his wife spent an unforgettable 42 years together, and they fulfilled their promise to "grow old with you." After his wife passed away, Ben burst into tears thinking that his wife would still grow old. In a sense, losing the company of his wife forced Ben to have the idea of ????going to work, and thus the following story began.

The rapid development of the company forced Jules to invest more time and energy in work, but the price was the crisis of losing love and family. At the critical moment when Jules was making a choice, Ben appeared in time to help Jules.

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At the beginning of the film, Ben described his distress after retirement. After the death of his wife, his life alone was monotonous and boring. To this end, Ben made a lot of efforts, used up all his air miles to travel around the world, and did many things to try to find the joy of life, but all ended in failure.

So, when Ben accidentally saw the recruitment notice posted on the bulletin board, his heart skipped a beat, feeling that it was designed for him.

After returning home, Ben made active preparations, shot videos as required, and prepared his own clothing and briefcase.

Ben’s work experience is a condensation of the process of exploration, experimentation, establishment and maintenance in career development. Compared with younger interns, Ben's advantages lie in his extraordinary talents and rich work experience. Ben's shortcomings are his unfamiliarity with e-commerce, that is, his lack of knowledge.

At work, Ben’s advantages are very obvious. His serious work attitude makes Ben stare at the inbox on the computer screen all day long. It was Ben who came to work early and cleared away the pile of rubbish on his desk, earning applause from Jules and all his colleagues.

The rigorous work style tells Ben that "I can't get off work until the boss gets off work." Good communication skills allowed Ben to get along with many young colleagues in a short period of time.

Ben’s responsible attitude allowed him to stop the driver from driving drunk, and also allowed Ben to volunteer for the opportunity to become Jules’ full-time driver. This plot in the film is just a small thing, but it is a very important key node in the entire film.

If Ben had ignored the driver when he saw him drinking, he would not have become Jules' driver, he would not have had the opportunity to contact Jules' family, and there would have been no subsequent development of the plot.

Ben's sophisticated and appropriate way of dealing with people made Jules uncomfortable at first, so Jules wanted to replace Ben. This can be seen as a collision between his own excellent qualities and Jules' shortcomings. When Jules realized Ben's positive influence on her, she regretted it and took it upon herself to redeem herself.

Until the end, Jules went to Ben's house, saying that he was going to listen to Ben's opinions. In fact, Jules regarded Ben as a "life mentor" and hoped to get Ben's support.

Jules' career is in a period of development. She is smart and capable, and devotes all her energy to her work, sacrificing a lot of time with her family, and does not care about her husband's feelings.

Her husband's affair put her in a very bad state, and the doubts about her ability to work from the board of directors made her extremely painful.

At this time, she faced a choice in life, whether to follow her heart and realize herself, or to compromise with difficulties in exchange for the warmth of her family.

It’s clear that Jules wants to run her own company, she has confidence in herself, and she also wants to be able to take care of her family. Finally, with Ben's help and her husband's repentance, Jules achieved her wish. Thanks to the director for giving us a perfect ending at the end of the film.

In the film, Becky represents thousands of college graduates. After graduating from a prestigious school, they had no choice but to find a job that did not match their major.

The lack of ability and experience makes Becky’s work very stressful. There are always piles of information on the work, Jules’s neglect, and the rest time taken up by a large amount of work. All these make Becky It feels like a shock.

In addition, there are two small objects in the video that are very interesting.

One is the little red bell on the middle wall of the company office. Whenever something good happens in the company, the little red bell will be rung to let everyone know and to show encouragement.

The other is Ben’s handkerchief. Handkerchiefs have important significance in the etiquette culture of Western countries. Many people use handkerchiefs in Western society. Men carrying handkerchiefs can show their gentle and elegant side. Compared to China, it is much less.

Handkerchiefs have many functions. The most important function emphasized in the film is to comfort. When a woman needs it, you can show your care and show your emotional side in a timely manner.

"The Intern" conveys warmth to us, shares with us the most important work and love in the meaning of life, and tells us how to choose when faced with forks in the road on the journey of life.

If you are reading the article and encounter a similar situation, what would you choose?