It's Not How You Look, It's What You Do

|16th Nov 22|18:21|

For sure, most of you are familiar with the Netflix movie, "The School For Good And Evil" which I watched last weekend after reading Infinity's review about it. I find the characters he described in the movie interesting, as well as the plot of the story.

It's a story of two different ladies with a special bond. One looks like a princess and wishes to be like one to get away from her life's misfortune. The other one, on the other hand, receives discrimination from people due to her physical attributes and being a daughter of a witch. Despite the difficulties they both suffer, their friendships and special bond remain strong and inseparable.

Until they have been abducted to the School For Good And Evil. An unexpected twist of fate happened that tested their friendships and faithfulness. But at the end of this movie, it shows that real love conquers all, and good will always defeat evil.

Looking at the two ladies, who do you think was sent to the School for Good? And who was sent to the School for Evil?

Based on their physical attributes, many would think that Sophie, the lady with princess-like attributes should be sent to the school for good. And Agatha, the lady in black and a daughter of a witch should be sent to the school for bad. Yet, it turned out to be the opposite fate for both of them which they object to at the beginning.

But what was their basis for putting Sophie at School for Evil, and Agatha at School for Good? Which made everyone confused and thought the head of the school made a wrong decision.

But in all honesty, at the beginning of the movie, both show good characters, and probably, watchers didn't expect it to happen.

In my own perspective, the reason why Sophie was sent to the opposite school is that she became selfish and aimed for much. She wanted to leave her town just to seek a good life outside of it. She was willing to leave her family and her friend, for the sake of her ambition. Meanwhile, despite the discrimination received from the people, Agatha only wants happiness for her friend Sophie, and she couldn't take to leave her mother for selfish reasons.

In one episode, Agatha insisted that she shouldn't be in School for Good because of her appearance and that she looks like a bad witch. However, the professor of the School for Good replied,

"One doesn't measure one's goodness by just how one looks, it's about what one does."

And that's the main moral of this story. This movie is a literal presentation of the adage, "Don't judge the book by its cover." It's not about how we look, it's about what we do.

But nowadays? Many are into beautifying themselves just to be accepted in this society without minding what their characters are. It is worth noting that beauty isn't the basis of being a good human, it's always our character and the things we do that show who we truly are.

And there's one part where one of the professors pointed out that, "evil is great at disguising being good."

Where do we usually see this?

In politics and the world of celebrities and stars. Well, there are proven cases that many of those who appeared in front of the screen are just acting good just for the sake of fame. Many even have hidden hideous characters. And shameless politicians? They are great representations of evils who are great at disguising being good. Well, not all, but we all know that many are.

What makes humans do evil acts is because of their desire to aim for power, fame, and wealth.

Are those only the reasons to acquire a happy life? Definitely NO. Because we can simply live happily by doing good.

But another question is, can we have real freedom if we are ugly?

This was the funniest part of the movie for me when a professor at the School for Evil said,

"Ugliness is freedom!"

D*mn. I laughed so hard at it. He shows that an ugly man can do disgusting acts, and he won't care at all. And it is power.

Is this even applicable in today's society? Definitely NOT!

Because nowadays, people are being judged by their physical attributes, contrary to what they intended to show here.

I remember one day we were walking down the street with this Chinese young lady. A man looked at her for a moment, then she said, "that man looked suspicious." As I looked at the man, I pity him for being accused unawarely because of his ugly features.

In our country, we have this misconception that an ugly man looks intently at ladies. One would think he is a maniac. Meanwhile, if a handsome man looks at a lady, she wouldn't mind at all and might even feel flattered.

Meanwhile, in applying for a job, some companies would prefer accepting applicants with pleasing personalities. And their description of a pleasing personality is "having good physical attributes." That means a pleasing appearance, not personality. It is as if beauty has become the basis of defining one's capabilities nowadays. 

This sucks right?

That's how pitiful ugly people are. So where is freedom there? Ugly people are powerless.

No freedom, as the judgemental society has removed it.

But the truth is? There aren't ugly people. It's always the character that makes one ugly.

So again, one doesn't measure one's goodness by just how one looks, it's about what one does.

So don't ever judge a book by its cover. Do not jump to conclusions, do not skim, and make sure to read every page until the end.

Just dropping some thoughts to ponder. Thanks for reading and happy HumpDay Wednesday!

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