Mochi Broken Heart

THEMES

MAE'S SMILE: I was grief stricken for mae but also happy for her for a couple of reasons: this was her choice, her challenge with being too codependent on osha is finally resolved, she no longer has to hold onto the grief and anger that burned her all these years (the internal fire she started). her smile reminds me of how Buddha is often depicted smiling. We ascribe happiness to the expression but can be closer to a sense of equanimity, mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. In other words, balance. (we know Jedi philosophy borrows so much from buddhism that it's quite profound mae demonstrated non attachment as part of her character arc finale.)

MEMORY GAP VISUALIZATION: Qimir performing a memory rub on her felt so interesting to me. I loved the idea of capturing both the lightness and heaviness of having all this love for someone and not being able to give it to them anymore. and how it feels when. our love gives shape to the memory of someone in their absence