After 7 seasons since 2017, the beloved sitcom “Young Sheldon” has officially ended. Along with many regrets, nearly 9 million viewers watched the final episodes of this series on CBS. The refreshing laughter, lessons about family affection along with the development journey of each actor in “Young Sheldon” are truly meaningful to fans.
“Young Sheldon” is a prequel to the previously successful classic series – “The Big Bang Theory”. The film follows the growth of Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage), a genius character, somewhat eccentric and creating a lot of laughter for the audience because of his strange thinking. In “Young Sheldon”, viewers meet the 9-year-old version of him with his quirky situations in high school and many other oddities in the family of the “little genius”.
Sheldon – A rare genius or a freak?
The saying “many talents, many faults” is very appropriate to describe Sheldon. He is intelligent, talented in logic, science and especially physics. According to his mother, Sheldon has the same IQ as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. However, he always has difficulty adapting to the surrounding environment and making friends with people. In particular, when the movie opens with Sheldon entering his brother’s high school at the age of 9, it gives the whole family a headache.
It is not difficult to guess that Sheldon has had many “tragicomedy and tearful” situations at school. Not only does he have problems with his classmates who are in their teens, but even his teachers are “crazy” because he constantly finds fault and asks about his qualifications. The funny thing is that Sheldon doesn’t care much about his “loneliness” and has no need to make friends. On the contrary, he enjoys being alone to ponder abstract scientific principles that normal people cannot understand. Life in high school and having to face seemingly normal communication situations has created a lot of laughter for the audience because of the paradoxical and cumbersome handling of the little genius.
The attraction of other family members
Putting Sheldon at the center of the film, however, other members of the Cooper family also leave a mark on the audience. Sheldon’s twin sister, Missy (Raegan Revord), although not fond of books, shows outstanding EQ when always understanding people’s emotions. The eldest brother George (Montana Jordan) excels in sports and loves his younger siblings, although he often teases them. The three children, with different personalities and at a rebellious age, have caused a lot of turmoil in the family and created a lot of laughter from the audience.
Because of Sheldon’s special personality, his mother Mary Cooper (Zoe Perry) always loves, sympathizes and tries to protect her young son. Although she is a “devout Christian”, she still respects her son’s “atheist” views and believes: “He will find his own faith”. Indeed, Sheldon later founded the “Mathematics”, and the only sin there is that he is not intelligent.
In addition, the father of the three talented children is George Cooper Sr. (Lance Barber), the head coach of the high school football team. Through “Young Sheldon”, this character has all the misunderstandings removed in “The Big Bang Theory”, making the audience “turn around”. Not an alcoholic, violent and unfaithful father, Mr. Cooper is lovable, always trying to understand and help his children whenever possible. Therefore, the predetermined ending of this father’s sudden death makes all the audience regretful.
Finally, Grandma Meemaw is also loved for her profound sayings and rich life experience. She is the most patient, understanding and sympathetic person for Sheldon in the family. She is the one who reassures Mary to trust Sheldon, and he will definitely find his own path in the future.
The valuable, humane message hidden behind the laughter
Sheldon’s unique intelligence combined with poor social skills has created many humorous situations for the audience. He always applies every theory accurately, even somewhat mechanically. He strictly followed the school rules and exposed all students who broke the rules, even the teachers. This led to him being ostracized and lonely. But on the contrary, his principles helped Sheldon become a prodigy in the field of science. Similarly, his younger sister Missy, although not good at studying, is profound when it comes to social issues. His older brother, who seems to have nothing outstanding, has a natural talent for sports. It can be seen that no one is perfect and everyone is a genius in different aspects. Therefore, everyone should focus on developing their own strengths instead of trying to become perfect.
In addition, “Young Sheldon” also contains many lessons about life, as well as family affection. A Sheldon who seems to not care about anything but science is a very emotional person, especially for his mother. He still actively goes to church with his mother because he “doesn’t believe in God, but he believes in his mother”. Another famous line in “Young Sheldon” is when his grandmother teaches Sheldon, a person who always worships logic, that: “In life, sometimes what people show on their face is not what they think in their hearts”.
Although it is one of the most popular and famous TV shows on the American television network CBS, unfortunately “Young Sheldon” still has to end because everyone knows that the show is just a prequel to another sitcom. Over time, Sheldon will grow up to become the Sheldon of “According to the Big Bang Theory”. Therefore, to maintain the connection between the two parts of the film, the producer needs to choose the right time and build the details that must take place. It can be seen that the character development journey in “Young Sheldon” has been exploited as fully as possible. Therefore, despite many regrets, those who love the film are still moved and satisfied with the ending of the film.
