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Extra Credit: H. for Health/Happiness

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For this week's extra credit blog, I decided to do the H.E.A.R.T Challenge. I started watching a video called "Alike" it is a short animation film about a father and a son that has been following the same rules/things as everyone else. One day, as they were going to school and work, someone caught the little boy's attention. It was an old man playing the piano and it really amazed the boy however, his father took him away. One thing that video confirmed for me is that people, in general, are scared to do something different because it's not a common thing to do and they find it a big risk to do. 

One new thing (not really) that I have learned from this video is that the father started as a strict parent to his son because he thought that it would be the best for him but he did not realize how his work makes him feel as well until he saw his son started to become paler (unmotivated/unhappy in this film context) because of the rules in the society they're living restrict him from doing what he likes.

This film wanted me to look more at inspiring videos about this kind of thing because it really makes me feel more contented with what I have today such as learning what I like to become in the future.

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  1. JohnGarry129November 17, 2020 at 3:22 PM

    Hey Flosie,
    I really liked this blog I haven't watched "Alike" yet but I definitely am adding it to my watch list now. I like the concept about how people in this society become paler the more they follow the rules and make them feel more like the same as everyone else. Or at least that's what I understood from your description of the film.

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