Monday, July 24, 2006

Chapter 5: Random Thoughts I

Whilst browsing through the web one fine day, I chanced upon a 
trailer of the movie, Saishuuheiki Kanojyo: The Last Love Song on 
This Little Planet. Adapted from the anime 「Saishuuheiki Kanojyo」,
more affectionately known as 「SaiKano」, the movie is ”Live Action”, meaning that real people were harmed in the production of the 
movie.(Just j/k!) The story essentially revolves around this girl/
cyborg named Chise who’s being used as a weapon for mass 
destruction against her will. Never having watched the anime, the 
trailer seemed rather Sci-Fi’ish at first, but after endeavouring to 
watch it for a second time, I was hit by the array of emotions 
portrayed by the lead characters, especially with the emphasis on 
the sorrow and pain felt by Chise as she was losing her humanity, 
and in the process, probably also losing the things which she 
cherishes dearly.(My soft spot for films!)

Towards the end of the trailer,the phrase 「恋しているから、彼女でいられる」 left me with yet another contemplative quote to ponder about. 
「Because I’m in love, I can remain human」 ... Is love such an 
integral part of being human? Come to think of it, the basis for 
many relationships could be said to involve love, albeit the many 
forms that it can take, such as simple friendship. The forming of 
relationships between self and object might be said to be one of the major contributing factors of being human, since our lives are, to a certain extent, dependent on the interconnectedness of all those 
individual relationships established. Thus, lacking the concept of love would serve to alienate and detach a person from his surroundings, and possibly leave behind just a vessel.

Heh, guess I won’t think too much about it at the moment. Well, 
at least now I have yet another show to look forward to! 


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