麈滿堆

Saw the movie 野‧良犬 (The Pye-Dog) yesterday. Not sure if I am overly sentimental these days or what but this movie, surprisingly, hit me with quite profound feelings.

All characters in the movie are alone, singular person by themselves. And the theme is about how a little boy (Christ) that inter-linked and brought about the transformation (rebirth) within each one of them.

The little boy 林志宏(林俊輝飾) as the Puer/Christ character is the center image. Raised by the "Dual Mother" motif with his biological mother (李麗珍飾) and his grandmother (邵音音飾), he is to reunite with the Father (the Old King) (林子祥飾), that which will transform the Old King to the New King - of Life and Hope. Father and Son are one again.

The main character 陳滿堆(陳奕迅飾) as the Puer/Hero really ignites me. From one being whom is totally unconscious about Life, to the moment of enlightenment when he knows so much about Love. You can witness the moment when he finally becomes Conscious, the moment he made that one decision in life, he is so free, roaming about in the street with such a purpose and such joyful facial expression. Even at the moment of his death, his face is content and filled with joy. He totally lives out what Unconditional Love is. I am guessing his name is picked for a purpose. 陳滿堆 as 麈滿堆. Resonates with 本來無一物，何處惹麈埃。He got it. He is Empty.

Miss張(林苑飾) is the Helen of Troy moving into the stage of Mary, to the stage of Spiritual Love.

The whole movie is so filled with such a theme that I came across yesterday too from the New York Times, that "Young love is about wanting to be happy, Old love is about wanting someone else to be happy.” (Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin). Such synchronicity.

I salute to these characters in the movie whom have lived this so fully.