thereflectionafterwatchingscentofawoman
--------TothineownselfbetrueOnejourneytoNewYorkCityhaschangedthelivesoftwomenforever.
CharlieSimms,aBairdHighSchoolstudent,worksasaweekendcompaniontoablind,hard-drinkingex-armycolonel,FrankSladeinordertoearnextramoneyovertheThanksgivingweekend.Atthebeginning,becauseofinnocenceandreserve,Charlieisimmediatelythrownoffguardbycolonel'sbullyingpersonality.However,CharliestickstoitandthenhestartsforawildweekinNewYorkcityfollowingthecolonel.Somethingchangesduringthetrip.
I'mdeeplyattractedandmovedbythetwomaincharactersofthemovie,CharlieandColonel.Firstly,IwouldliketosaythatmyeyesarecaughtbytheflameofcolonelwhenIseehimforthefirstsight.Whataconfidentandfantasticman!Ievendon'tfindthatheisblind.Ilovecolonelverymuch.Maybesomepeoplewillsaythatcolonelisharshandindifferentandhesayswhathewantsneverthinkingaboutthefeelingsofothers,buthedoescareforthepeoplearoundhimdeeplyinhisheart.HeknowsthedilemmathatCharlieisfacingandhesuggestsCharlietotaketheofferofMr.Trask(BairdheadmasterbecausethatisaeasierwayoutofconcernaboutCharlie'sfuture.What'smore?Therearetwoscenesthatimpressmedeeply.Thefirstsceneisthatthecolonelcallsthenameofastewardesseventhoughhecan'tseeatall.Thecolonelisinterestedin
womenandhisespeciallysensitivetothescentofwomen.Inhismind,womensymbolizehopeandvitality.Theothersceneisthathehasaexcellentperformanceoftangowithabeautifullady,Donna.Heissosplendidthatnobodyistoawarethatheisablindperson.Throughhisloveforwomenandtango,Iseehisoptimismandpassionforlifeandhisboldandunconstrainedviewoflife.However,disabilityandlonelinesshavelongerodedthecolonel'scombativenessandpassionforliveandfinallyturnshimintoadefeatedman.Finally,hechoosestodiebutdeepinhisheart,thereisstillastrongwillofliving.ItisCharliewhoarouseshislifeinstinctandmakeshimseethestrengthinhischaracterandregalieinhharisself-confidence.Charlie'scompassion,courageandsenseofresponsibilityhavebroughtlightintohisworldofdarkness.Thecolonel'slifehaschanged.
Next,IwanttotalksomethingaboutCharlie,whostudysintheBaridHighSchooldependingonthescholarship.Charlieisdifferentfromhisclassmates.Heispoorbutheisfullofintegrity.Attheverybeginningofthefilm,Charlieisaccidentallyinvolvedintherichboys'mischief,whichistakenbytheheadmasterasaseriouschallengeagainsttheschoolauthority.Hefindshimselfinadilemma.Shouldheholdhisintegrityandkeepsilence,oraccepttheheadmaster'sofferinhisowninterest?Justasthecolonelsays"Therearetwokindsofpeopleintheworld:thosewhostandupandfacethemusic,andthosewhorunforcover."Thistwokinds
ofpeoplebestillustratespeople'sdifferentreactioninthefaceofaclashbetweenone'sprincipleandone'sinterest.Aseveryoneknows,keepingstrictlytoone's 