![]() It might sound sad and depressing if I ended my post here. Our perceptions of life lock us into our own little bubbles and we desperately bounce around trying to find connection. No matter if you're young, middle aged or older, the need is the same. We want to have connections and to belong. I and everyone around me (yes, there's always outliers) want to feel loved. I often write about abstract themes: Loss of connection because of the technology we use, overcoming personal challenges, but I wanted to zero in on a basic human need: We want to belong. Yet when stripped down to its bare essence, the theme is the same: We're looking for connection, for love. But thankfully, in today's world, we also see variations: Boy finds boy or girl finds girl and a whole myriad of such choices. Boy looks girl, finds her and they overcome great challenges to fall in love. No matter how corny that might seem, I believe it's a common theme in much of our literature. Someone is lonely and lost and they are looking to grow, find connection and true love. If you look at my books and strip away all of their fantasy and magic, the themes are pretty simple. Many years ago I started writing books about the same themes because I wanted to connect with people. And that got me thinking: About loneliness and love. But I and many around me, have shielded ourselves from others using technology. I've noticed over the years that I'll stare in my book while on the train, tune out others listening to music or stare down at my iPhone, tweeting or reading tweets of others. We rush to work, to get home from work, to take care of our kids, work some more and get up and start it all over again without a breath. In today's fast-paced world, we are all rushing from one place to the next (at least those of us on the east coast of America). True such friendship that evolved into a deep and lasting bond has only happened to me very infrequently in my life. ![]() I can identify with that need for emotional connection. A connection of two beings coming together and just "getting it." Knowing that you can speak your mind and express yourself, no matter how crazy and insane the thought, and another person will not judge you. To have sex, to share fantasies and find emotional connections. There is a great desire for people to connect. What struck me as so melancholic in the movie are the connections (or lack thereof) among the people in the film. I'm an early adopter of technology and have been for as long as I can remember. That's a lot to take in after seeing a movie but because of that I believe it's worth the cost of a ticket to see the film as it sparked lots of debate within me. (Go see it post haste!) But after I saw the film, the events stayed with me and I started to think about people, relationships, love, my own life and where I fit into the grand scheme of things. I won't delve into reviewing Her here, but I will say that I loved the movie and would strongly recommend it to others.
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