Task 7

I always feel sad while talking about my dream in the future with my papa. My dream is I wish I could study film research or theory after I graduate from FJU. Papa said it might be very tough to live if I choose film making, film reviewing or something related to film realm as my career in the future. I thought how come I haven't got my dream start and have been told that I should never think about it. The reason why Papa wants me to stay away from the film realm is I would face plenty of burdens and trials that I will never get over. For instance, I prefer controlling everything if I have to deal with a work related to my interest, namely film stuff; thus, I will be pretty hard to collaborate with the crew and my producer or the film studio. I will not listen to what my boss asks me how to do, focusing on the part I want to emphasize and that the company doesn't think it'll be worth it and earn money from audience. Afterward, I might be ignored in this realm because I am hard to co-operate. Moreover, it is really common that lots of directors in Taiwan beg and borrow huge money from their friends and relatives to film a movie. Yet, Papa thinks I will never bend my head to do such thing and then going to the dead end. I told Papa that being a director is not the only way to enter the film realm. Perhaps I could be a movie reviewer or a film researcher; however, Papa still has his own opinion to reject me to touch it. He means there will be too many difficulties to deal with if I insist on entering this realm. I couldn't understand that why our elders consider that we juniors in Strawberry Generation nowadays are unable to conquer difficulties, and yet they also don't let us go the way to the trials, controlling our own futures. That is, they blame that we are as feeble as strawberry; nevertheless, they won't give us a chance to strengthen our capacity and endurance. So you see how pathetic we are?