Thursday, December 09, 2004
I watched a Korean show last night. The attractive thing about Korean shows are that the movies will have a sub plot in which the viewers have to discover themselves through watching the whole movie provided that they are not too distracted by the main plot which can be very wacky at times.
The movie I watched has a main plot which is a "plain" gal falling for a guy in her english class and got her dream guy to fall in love with him after going through a whole series of mishaps. In addition, she managed to master her english at the same time. However, it is the subplot that is really sweet and captivating right from the start.
The female lead was always wearing size 5 shoes because all the shoe salesmen she went to told her that she is a size 5. However, she never realises that she get corns and a painful foot because she was trying so hard to fit into the shoes that others have chosen for her. Likewise, she is following the image that the others have of her that she must be a size 5. In addition to her shoe size , people also gave her views of what to wear, she wanted a pair of fancy red shoes with heels but the salesman told her to get a pair of plain shoes b/cos plain is good enough for her.
In a sense, she is always trying to live by other's standards. Other people wanted her to be size 5 and saw her as plain. However, She do yearns for some spice in her life by wanting a pair of red fancy shoes with heels. In the end she conformed and got the size 5 plain shoes that the others want her to buy. Morever she never thinks about her own comfort but rather conform to what others feel that she will be comfortable in. Thus, she always feel plain because the others around her made her feel that she is.
Then the male lead comes in. He noticed that her shoes are too small and bought a pair of size 6 for her and more importantly, he bought her a pair of red fancy shoes with heels. He makes her realise that there are other options open to her by showing her that she can have a different shoe size and be comfortable in her shoes despite the others opinions. He showed her also that plain is only what the others view of her, as long as she and he view her, she is as pretty and special as that red fancy shoes with heels. She grew confident because of him.
Sometimes, in life, this is what happens too. Are we not living by others standards instead of ours? Are we not as affected by others opinions instead of our own?
C T
I must find the me, the one whom I know I wanna be ;
6:53 PM
