What is our infection?

[Darkness Incarnate]

*Removes brain, hands it over*
"Here you go."

"Thanks" *receives brain and starts omnomnom-ing*
mmmm knowledge tastes good

[MyEli10]

I think that our infection comes almost entirely from the pure, untainted LOVE between Eli and Oskar;
relationships are often fake in nature these days, and I believe it shocks us not only that the light and the dark can coalesce as one,
but the purity of the love that they share. The cost. 'She' is a murderer, feeds of human blood, has no sex organ and once
owned a penis. But it raises the question: What truly is the cost of love? When Oskar can break down the mental
wall of these admittedly very large barriers to their relationship, and do it for no other reason than for love, and Eli can
hold back her natural instinct to kill him, respond to pure faceless affection and change herself to better suit Oskar, we strongly
respond to this, something clicks in us, and it does not go away. We are infected. Does Eli try to appeal to Oskar with an
ulterior motive? I personally really doubt it.
The complex back story, (in the book) hauntingly beautiful music,
and gorgeous snowy background, combined with the sinister, dark themes in the texts creates a force more powerful
than I think we, the infected can even realise. Just my 2 cents.

[dongregg]

What truly is the cost of love? When Oskar can break down the mental
wall of these admittedly very large barriers to their relationship, and do it for no other reason than for love, and Eli can
hold back her natural instinct to kill him, respond to pure faceless affection and change herself to better suit Oskar, we strongly
respond to this, something clicks in us, and it does not go away.

Welcome MyEli10. I think the fierce bond that quickly grows between Oskar and Eli moves many of us from being just "fans" to being truly infected. Whatever the reasons, I still spend part of each day watching the film (parts of it, at least) and becoming more familiar with the Swedish script (from published subtitle files). I look forward to reading more of your thoughts and feelings about this great film experience.

[MyEli10]

Welcome MyEli10. I think the fierce bond that quickly grows between Oskar and Eli moves many of us from being just "fans" to being truly infected. Whatever the reasons, I still spend part of each day watching the film (parts of it, at least) and becoming more familiar with the Swedish script (from published subtitle files). I look forward to reading more of your thoughts and feelings about this great film experience.

Thanks! I look forward to reading your posts too

[Pitti]

I think that our infection comes almost entirely from the pure, untainted LOVE between Eli and Oskar;
relationships are often fake in nature these days, and I believe it shocks us not only that the light and the dark can coalesce as one,
but the purity of the love that they share. The cost. 'She' is a murderer, feeds of human blood, has no sex organ and once
owned a penis. But it raises the question: What truly is the cost of love? When Oskar can break down the mental
wall of these admittedly very large barriers to their relationship, and do it for no other reason than for love, and Eli can
hold back her natural instinct to kill him, respond to pure faceless affection and change herself to better suit Oskar, we strongly
respond to this, something clicks in us, and it does not go away. We are infected. Does Eli try to appeal to Oskar with an
ulterior motive? I personally really doubt it.
The complex back story, (in the book) hauntingly beautiful music,
and gorgeous snowy background, combined with the sinister, dark themes in the texts creates a force more powerful
than I think we, the infected can even realise. Just my 2 cents.

I totally agree with you! Everything in LTROI is amazing!Almost every morning i listen the OST Your" 2 cents" totally showed my viewpoint about Our infection .

[MyEli10]

Thanks Pitti, glad you enjoyed.
I also listen to (some of) the soundtrack most mornings too
Its just so goddamn beautiful!