Next Big Thing

I am a great fan of “thinking out of the box” and I saw a particular concept in this particular movie that seemed like totally out of the box.

I have heard that for us humans, the idea of exclusivity in partners is something that comes genetically. We dont like to share our partners with anyone ? Do we? Ofcourse there are a few individuals who are ok with the idea, but broadly, no one wishes to. We also see a lot of “fall-apart”s because of this. Also because there is this small tiny ingredient that will be missing in most relationships that make it incomplete and this chasm grows wider and wider over the years. Either the individuals involved in this relationship adapt to this “incompleteness” and adjust to it or go separate ways when the chasm becomes so wide that they wont be able to jump to the other side.

Now, in this movie too we see two characters having pretty much the same problem. We always perceive a relationship as constituting two people because that is how it has been through ages. But in this particular case, the three of them made it complete, though when the people increase the higher is the chance of any feud, it still was pretty cool and pretty calm while it lasted. Atleast that is what teh guy said at the end of that relationship. You would see, during the course of the movie, Maria Elena ( Penelope Cruz) telling Christina ( Scarlett Johannson), who is the current lover of Maria Elena’s ex-husband that she was the missing ingredient in their relationship. ??? You might wonder how she got that kind of thought. But that their relationship was not going on rocky waters when Christina was around is what she noticed instead of conspiring to get her ex-husband completely to herself. Amazing thought there and quite unique if you ask me.

I have seen that this kind of movies do not end with any particular conclusion. I noticed that the movie ended rather abruptly and I was swearing when it did, because it was such a nice presentation of thoughts and why they could not give a particular solution for the problem the characters were facing in the movie. But when I was lying on my bed thinking, I noticed that writer had left the movie as life leaves us. In the sense, there are no obvious or proper solutions for most of the human problems. For each solution, there are only choices and there are no absolute solutions.

So, finally there we are with yet another random musing from me, which doesnt lead to anything, which doesnt give you any solutions towards either life or technology. But if it has given you anything to think about, if it has lead you even one step ahead in your quest of understanding the intricacies of life, I would be glad. The movie did lead me further, so I thought of dedicating a blog entry for it. All the best.