Mary and Max tells the story of Mary, a little girl who is sensitive to inferiority and loneliness, and Marx, a middle-aged uncle with Asperger's syndrome. Their friendship has spanned the distant distance between Australia and the United States, and more than 20 years of exchanges have nourished each other's lives, just confirming the sentence: You grew up with me, and I grew old with you. Many things can make life colorful, and good friendship is definitely one of them. The story begins with 8-year-old Mary's curiosity about where American babies were found. She picked an American at random in the post office and began to write to him, thus opening their friendship.

Of course, it has also experienced many twists and turns, and the communication between the two has been interrupted twice. Every time I read Mary's letter, it will cause Marx's anxiety. When Mary asked him what love was, the question completely baffled Marx. He kept eating and thinking, so that he had a nervous breakdown, his brain stopped working, and he suffered from severe depression and obesity. Finally, he was forced to receive treatment in the hospital for 8 months. This is their 1 communication interruption.

Later, after Marx recovered from hospital, his life returned to normal, but he never dared to write to Mary again. Then the same group of lottery tickets he bought for nine years finally won the prize, and he used this wealth to realize his two big dreams in life. One is to buy enough chocolates for his whole life, and the other is to buy all the dolls of Arnold's family. However, even though he realized his two big dreams in life, Marx still felt that something was missing. He has been thinking about his pen pal Mary and wants to know how her life is and whether anything has happened to her. So he asked his psychiatrist, and he said that true friendship is felt with the heart, not with the eyes. He suggested that Marx should tell Mary his true identity, including his shortcomings and everything.

Mary wrote back, and Marx's world became colorful. He put a red plush ball on his little hat. After that, they kept in touch with each other. Marx will iron every letter from Mary, frame it and keep it. Marx enjoyed answering questions for Mary, who was curious about everything in Marx's life. They nourished each other until Mary devoted herself to the study of Asperger's syndrome and successfully took Marx as the research object. This incident deeply hurt Marx and broke up with Mary. This is the second time they have interrupted communication.

Finally, Marx chose forgiveness, which also saved Mary, made her finally wake up from decadence and tried to start a new life.

Accepting all of yourself is the beginning of loving yourself.

When I was young, I wanted to be anyone but myself. I heard this sentence a long time ago. At that time, I felt there was endless desolation. I saw it again in the movie Mary and Max today. Apart from being deeply shocked, I feel very relaxed, because Marx finally accepted his true self.

Bernard, Marx's psychiatrist in the movie? Dr. Haizihoff said: "If I am on a desert island, I must get used to my only company, only myself and coconut, and I must accept myself, including my shortcomings and everything."

As an adult, Marx did it. In his reply to Mary, he wrote that he was a patient with Asperger's syndrome, known as Asperger's syndrome, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with him or that he needed treatment. His only regret is that he won't cry. Marx realized that he was different from others, but he never regarded this difference as a defect or disease. He completely accepted himself and loved himself.

But to truly accept yourself, you must learn through many things, as Marx said: When I was young, I wanted to be anyone but myself. This sentence is about the desolation and confusion of youth, but fortunately Marx finally became himself.

Even if you have Asperger's syndrome, you should learn to accept who you really are and love yourself. Marx taught this belief to Mary by loving himself first, and Mary finally became confident and shined in college.

Allow friends to make mistakes, no one is perfect.

Mary took Marx as the research object and published academic achievements. This incident deeply hurt Marx. Angry, he chose to end this friendship. Although he couldn't recognize his emotions, he knew that this incident made his world out of balance until he heard the beggar at the door of the apartment say sorry to him and looked at him with horror and apology. Marx finally decided to forgive Mary.

Marx wrote to Mary and said, I forgive you because you are not perfect. I have your defects, and all mankind has them.

It can be seen that Mary and this friendship are important to Marx.

Good friendship brings color to life.

Aesop? Monfort said: God has given us relatives. Thank God, we can choose our friends.

At the beginning of the film, Mary and Max's world was almost black, white and gray, with no color. With the continuous communication between the two, Marx began to wear red fluffy balls on his little hat, and Mary began to wear red hairpins in her hair. This friendship enriches their lives.

At the end of the movie, Mary finally took her baby to see Marx. Although Marx died that morning, when Mary sat next to Marx and saw the tears she gave him in the room, her self-portrait and the letters plastered all over the wall, the tears finally came down.

There will always be someone to accompany you through the long journey, and then let you think about life and read it all your life.

You are my best friend and my only friend.