I wonder why the concept of losing in love seems to fire up the imagination of authors and Film-makers alike. Pick up any Thomas Hardy Book- and u will be sure to come across the protagonist silently suffering in love- Check out " The Woodlanders", " Tess", "Far from the Madding Crowd"- this plot exists in abundance- be it Tess or Marty or Gabriel Oak - they are all Victims of circumstances- always loving someone who doesn't reciprocate their feelings- making small and big sacrifices for that special someone who means the world to them and in the end they are left bitter, sad and waiting for someone who never comes home. Check out some of the Hindi Movie lovers- Devdas, Umrao-jaan, Ajay Devgan's character in HDDCS, Rekha's role in Mukkadar ka.....- characters who are popular for their undying love -some of them got into a self destructive mode on unfulfilment of their love. These people are ready to sacrifice everything for their loved one- and end up spoiling their lives....Marty waits endlessly for Giles, Giles gives up his life for Grace, Tess commits suicide, Devdas commits suicide indirectly and so on.....
Its a beautiful concept to think of- eternal love that does not excapt anything in return.
However I would like to see and read about characters who rise , gather the pieces of their broken dreams and build a new life again. Life moves on- its a journey full of unexpected twists and turns. It is nice to be in a situation full of happiness and joy. But if dreams don't come true-what happens then- its a decision that the individual- either cling on to a perfect dream or move on to something more real.
I would go for the latter always....
Its difficult - but its more practical, more real.
So am waiting for a Movie where they show the protagonist falling and then rising again like a phoenix...
In fact losing can just make one learn the tricks of the trade better and gear him/her for success next time...
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actually I think most love stories are normally this...wouldnt go as far as calling it rising like a phoenix..but i think most people after 'lost luv' hurt for a while, then move on and end up finding some one else..
of course that doesnt make 'movie material'..hence the movies show only the exceptions...the self-destuctive nature of failed lovers... :)
Byapok.
1. Biologically, failing in love will trigger the self destruction sequence, as the gene pool is failing to fullfil there one aim, that is to propagte themselves to the next body.
2. From a pure rational standpoint,there is no such a thing called love. It can not exist, as, if u can choose anyone u want, to get with u into bed, the "love" feeling can not exist. That is a simple case of logic, and I hereupon ask my readers to proove this.
3. As the varity of gene-pool fights for their existence, the [1], and [2] are actually complemented. That is to say, failed by [1], it can not find a perfect complimetray match, and by [2], it still needs to breed.
Therefore both the sequences, self destruction, and recollection are possible.
So, it is scientifically non-sense to analyse this in a poetic mood.
This is pure science.
::Lord Plagueis.
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