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| Friday, January 23, 2004 |
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When i watched Serendipity again, i wondered, how much of movies really reflect the waking world. The scripts were inspired by a human being - perhaps their imagination or personal history but they still reflect a concrete perception like some inexplicable abstract art piece.
So how much control are we really given?
Sarah: Fate is telling us to back off
Jonathan: If fate didn't want us to be together, then why did we meet tonight?
S: I dunno but its not an exact science, its a feeling
J:What if you're wrong? what if its all in our hands and we just walk away, no names no phone nos. and walk away. do you think fate is going to deliver our information right at our doorstep? You don't have one of those incredible nights of your life with a complete stranger and then leave it all to chance, do ya?
Do we do something about it or do we sit back and enjoy the ride? Why do we even wake up in the morning then? Like the other day, I chose to not wake up and instead snuggle my pillow till la la land consumed my consciousness. I dreamt some big dog was chasing me and i could not do anything but stand still and wait till he made a move. I couldn't understand it but i still preferred to remain immobilized in my bed to not feel anything the whole day. That's procrastination at its best.
So anyway, serendipity is the story of jonathan trager and sarah thomas. They have one beautiful evening where the universe seemed to have done everything in its power to bring them together in the busy corners of new york. After 7 years(seven years??!), he gives up his dream of becoming a documentary filmmaker while she becomes a therapist and gives up her belief in fate and destiny.
Sarah: Holding on to beliefs like that stops us from doing the real work.
Then at the edge of their own engagements with other people, they take control. She flies to new york from san fransisco while he attempts to get her last name. his explanation for futile efforts:
J: the universe keeps revealing her to me, screwing with my head! I'm sure that everytime you fall in love with someone, it's a completely new experience...but its like Halley is the Godfather part 2 - that was an incredible movie, might be better than the original - but no matter how much you love Godfather part 2, you have to see the original to understand and appreciate the sequel.
It isn't all that easy - D'Sound
Everyone i talk to is fighting emptiness
For so many crossroads, security is less
Life comes with no manual and little are we taught
Happiness and freedom are promoted to be bought
But it isn't all that easy when you're made out of fire
But it isn't all that easy when you're bursting with desire
But it isn't all that easy when you haven't got a clue
and that blindfold is blinding you
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posted by maldita @ 2:10 AM
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