Seconded.a_contemplative_life wrote:Yes, exactly.I think that Eli, the character she plays, touched something in his heart as it did mine, and like me he has found the character to be haunting and unforgettable. There is something very appealing about Eli and yet something very tragic, and that is what makes her so unique and Lina Leandersson's performance so special.
In some ways I'm the same. I have never wished I were Oskar, or that I were twelve again and met an Eli, etc - these feelings seem to me perfectly understandable and have been very well explained in this article, but they are not mine. To some extent I too have identified with Eli, and also with Oskar, and that is part of what draws me to the story.gattoparde59 wrote: My relationship to the characters may have evolved over time, and what I thought initially is now unclear to me, but now I really identify most with Eli.
PS Is the article's title a reference to The Company of Wolves?