Monday, April 1, 2013

The Host vs. The Wanderer

Today, without any plans, I happened to go watch a movie that I've never heard of...name was "The Host" & didn't regret my decision :) definitely not the type of movie I've ever seen...
It kind of described my life...like I can relate myself with the Wanderer girl during and after the movie; but not at first because I wasn't interested in the movie then.
This movie has so many Versus:

Trust vs. Lie between unknown world and earth, there are a lot of differences. Being a "Wanderer" from that weird world, she has trust in everybody and she doesn't lie but the "Host" of that Wanderer girl acts totally different; of course like other human beings. That's only when I can't relate to Wanderer girl. I've learned from the movie that sometimes, people will give you a favor even though it seems impossible when you honestly tell them what you really want and believe in yourself. Lie? people lie to get what they want or to escape the punishment or to protect the ones they love. Either way, someone always gets hurt when there's a lie. 

Forgiveness vs. Revenge  even though people were treating Wanderer girl as an outsider because of her position despite having a body of someone they know, her ability to forgive them gave her a great result: being one of them. Saving someone who tried to kill you is NOT easy. The Host wanted to revenge but The Wanderer didn't. And because of that, Wanderer made a stronger bond with those people. With her forgiveness, she changed people from wanting to kill her to trusting her with everything. Revenge can only give you temporary satisfaction whereas Forgiveness rewards you with peace which can last forever.


Love vs. SacrificeIn this movie, I've seen so many bonds: bro-sis bond, lovers, friend/sis bond...Sometimes, when you love somebody, you are willing to make sacrifice. Of course, there'll be no happy ending but this is the risk you want to take for make other person's life better. Also, when you are stuck in someone's body, you can't really make your own choices simply because you have two minds. You would feel weird when a person who once tried to kill you protects you and fell in love with you. And, you can say that Love is REAL when it doesn't change even though the Host of the body changed. That really meant that he actually loves the person inside, not the physical features. People say "love hurts" but it is not LOVE that hurts you. It depends on how you love and the person you love. If you know how to love, you won't get hurt. In this world of uncertainty, nobody knows the future...you can only enjoy the present.


All in all, even within the same body, you can have two minds, two different personalities but in the end, the Wanderer and the Host has become one. Although they fought a lot in the beginning, they understand each other better along the journey. Finally, they bonded as sisters and couldn't live without each other anymore. The most beautiful part of the story