This is a movie that induces pondering. Certain dycotomies are inserted into the plot.
The government that oversees the ruling of the land and its people eradicate opposition to its workings. It believes strongly in conformity, unquestioning submission and rationality for the "greater good" of its ultimate goal. Murder is then one of its methods in obtaining the achievement of these beliefs.
When Aeon, an assassin is hired to kill the leader, things change because it turns out that they were married in their previous life. The feelings they shared are still present and he betrays the group. He gives in to his feelings and emotions. So does Aeon. She abandons her mission.
Another assassin is called to finish the job. She is Aeon's friend and has been similarly programmed to do so. However, at the last minute, when she is asked to kill Aeon for disloyalty, she helps Aeon instead. She remembers the friendship they share. Just like the leader, she lets her heart rule. Thus, the dycotomy of rationality vs emotion, head vs heart.
The government confines the people within a certain boundary, labelling "the outside" as detrimental to survival. That may be a guise for maintaining control over them. Once the people step out, it loses them. Eventually, Aeon and the leader lead the people outside. Here's another dycotomy of control vs freedom, self vs others.
The Vampire series ended last night. The love relationship between Ma Xiaoling and Kuang Tian you spans death and time. The intimacy they share is spell-binding because it is so intense. It is not shown through physical intimacy though but through the looks they cast each other. No wonder the eyes are the window to one's soul. They just hold hands and put their arms around each other at the very most.
Also, the words they say to express their true feelings are not verbose but few and yet strong. It's more of the vibes and feelings they show towards each other as well. There's telepathy and emotional intimacy between them.
This is so unlike frivolous relationships where sex indicates love. More like lust, I reckon. Love's just an excuse. It's not making love but making lust!
Another portrayal of love is when Mr X willingly gives up love as long as Wu Lei can resurrect from the dead. Contradictory in itself, since his decision is made out of love but he's willing to forgo a relationship with her in the Eternal World for her salvation, which's selfless.
Tianya tells her dad to save the future at the expense of herself. Once he does that, she vanishes, as she's from a different future. Another selfless act. The memories of her disappear as a result but the love and kinship they share still remain. It transcends time and space.
Sky likes Tianya and though she doesn't have much time left, she still agrees to start a relationship with him. Love is not measured by time but by the feeling in itself. They don't have much time together but at least they start on one. Even just one minute is enough.
Kary likes Sky too. She gets jealous of Tianya initially but in the end, she doesn't get so possessive. She also sacrifices herself, together with Big R, to stop Mother Yao Chi.
There's the usual type of love where Yao Chi turns mad out of being spurned by Fuxi for Chang E. They wage a battle which spans the different cycles of life and which almost brings the world to a catastrophic end. Yao Chi separates Chang E from Fuxi and kills Linlin, another lover of his in the process. Her feelings for him escalate to a dramatic form of release.
Though this love is part of the gods' plan to manipulate and capture Fate, they fail to anticipate the power of love. The feelings shared between Yao Chi, Fuxi and Chang E become real.
I may sound like a sentimental person but the love between Xiaoling and Tianyou is the ideal expression of it. Kudos to the two actors who play them. They've made their characters so real that their life together occupies my mind.
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