Blockbuster Appeal
Hollywood is far too full
of movies in which the good guy gets the girl and they live happily ever
after. So it was refreshing to see a film like, Virtual Sexuality,
in which the good guy gets the girl at the end but it isn't a perfect setup.
The relationship lasts only six months or so and then it moves on, like
it does in the real world.
I was so thrilled with the
aspects of this film from the very beginning. It is one of the few films
that really speak the truth about men and women and how they interact.
It was topped, though, by American Beauty, to which I plan to devote
a whole article in the future.
Another recent film that
I must mention before I continue is Play It To the Bone. There is
an odd threesome attitude going on here between the three main characters
and the way they interact was so very entertaining and thought-provoking.
Kudos goes out to those writers of these films. It is so rare to see a
film that is not slanted to the stereotypical relationships of men and
women.
I was reminded today about
my high school thoughts on love. I am working at a college bookstore; yes
the
Satyr has found a job but would still appreciate gratuities in any
form that you would like. Two of the women I work with are fresh out of
high school and they find the openness of my relationship very strange.
I remember I once thought as they do, that there is only one person out
there that you can love and that when you find them you get married and
live happily ever after like the movies and stories tell us.
I can remember wanting someone
that I could love so much and protect and that would love me the same.
I am not saying that it doesn't happen, but it is often so unrealistic
in this day and age. And that is a blessing. That's because life is full
of change and that anything that is perfect has no room to grow. With no
room to grow whatever "perfect" thing there is must die. It has reached
its peak and therefore must fall.
I like life's imperfections.
I look forward to what each new day may bring. I try to impress that fact
on everyone that I meet but I know too, that people must face this fact
in their experiences and that no matter what I may say they can only learn
it for themselves. It's not an easy lesson, but once it has been grasped
life takes on such a new magic that it sometimes leaves one gasping for
air because it is so beautiful.
I have been lucky that my
girl, Summer, has been so patient in helping me understand this. It is
sometimes difficult, even for us. Sometimes we both find ourselves jealous
of each other, but we learn from it and grow and refuse to let that jealousy
ruin our relationship.
Jealousy in itself is not
a bad thing, it reminds you how much you love the person, but it can be
disastrous if allowed to run unchecked. Once I would have given anything
to have the love of fairy tales. Once I would have been heartbroken if
a woman I was in love with would have expressed a desire for another man.
Today I am elated by the
fact that she can express that to me and that I can tell her that I too
desire other woman. That I too love to see what life has to offer and to
learn more about other people. I am joyful that I am not alone in the thought
that love can be truly unconditional and free and all-powerful.
I love Summer with all my
heart and am missing her so much right now while she is on vacation. I
am thankful for everything that she has given me. They say that a true
master gives oneself back to oneself. That makes her a true master and
I am forever in her debt.
I know that no matter whom
I see, either while I am seeing her, or when our relationship is a relic
of the past, that I am forever changed. That I will always be a better
representation of me because I have loved her and she has loved me. Because
she has challenged me to live a life of my dreams and to strive for my
own beliefs.
So I say let's damn the movies
and the stories that try to make us feel like freaks and losers if we don't
have that one special person. That we are less than nothing if we cannot
get the girl and live happily ever after. That we must get with the program
and live lives that are not satisfying despite our thoughts that life can
be different. That it can be truly magical. Don't let those Hollywood bastards
get away with trying to pigeonhole us into a lackluster world.
Life has no limits. It can
be whatever you desire it to be. It may be like my lifestyle or completely
different, but it can be truly magical if we allow it to be so. Lets set
aside rules and limits, which are oftentimes self-imposed anyway, and live
the life of kings of our universes.
The Satyr
"The soul is that which
sees beauty even though the mind denies it."
