After 7 seasons since 2017, the beloved sitcom “Young Sheldon” has officially ended. With much regret, nearly 9 million viewers watched the final episodes of this series on CBS. The hearty laughter, lessons about family affection, and 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 who is somewhat eccentric and creates a lot of laughter for the audience because of his strange thinking. In “Young Sheldon”, viewers encounter the 9-year-old version of him with his awkward situations in high school and many other awkward situations in the “little genius’s” family.
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 really has many “tragicomedy” situations at school. Not only does he have problems with his rebellious classmates, but even his teachers “go crazy” because he constantly finds fault and asks about his qualifications. The funny thing is that Sheldon does not 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 ordinary people cannot understand. Life in high school and having to face seemingly normal communication situations have created a lot of laughter for the audience because of the paradoxical and cumbersome handling of the little genius friend.
Placing Sheldon at the center of the film, however, other members of the Cooper family also left many impressions on the audience. Sheldon’s twin sister, Missy (Raegan Revord), although not fond of books, shows outstanding EQ when always understanding people’s feelings. The eldest brother George (Montana Jordan) is excellent in sports and loves his younger siblings even though he often teases them. The three children with different personalities and at a rebellious age have caused a lot of turmoil for the family and created a lot of laughter from the audience.
Because of Sheldon’s special personality, mother Mary Cooper (Zoe Perry) always loved, sympathized and tried to protect her young son. Although she was a “pious Christian”, she still respected her son’s “atheist” views and believed: “He will find his own faith”. Indeed, Sheldon later founded the “Mathematics”, and the only sin there was being unintelligent.
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 was cleared of all misunderstandings 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 made 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 in the family for Sheldon. She is the one who reassures Mary to trust Sheldon, and he will definitely find his own path in the future.
Sheldon’s unique intelligence combined with poor social skills has created many humorous situations for the audience. He always applies every theory accurately, even mechanically. He strictly follows the school rules and accuses all students who break the rules, even teachers. This leads to him being ostracized and lonely. But on the contrary, his principles help Sheldon become a prodigy in the field of science. Similarly, his younger sister Missy, although not good at studying, is profound when looking at 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 each person is a genius in different aspects. Therefore, each person should focus on developing their own strengths instead of trying to become perfect.
Besides, “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.
