“You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.”
― Goldie Hawn
Do you believe in fate? I personally have mixed emotions about this concept. I am a complete hopeless romantic that I dream of having those fairytale-like, happy ending, prince charming kind of love story. Well probably not exactly having a prince and fairies but having a happy ending with someone I love, if you know what I mean.
Several weeks ago, I thought of this video I saw months back while I was hooked with tilt-shift photography and time-lapse videos. Just recently, after a very long search I finally found the video.
The video is based on an East-Asian belief called the ‘red string of fate‘.
“According to this myth, the gods tie a red cord around the ankles of those that are to meet one another in a certain situation or help each other in a certain way. Often, in Japanese culture, it is thought to be tied around the little finger.
The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break. This myth is similar to the Western concept of soulmates or a destined flame.
– Wikipedia”
I really like the way they made this video. The location, the music. Everything fits perfectly. Well, except the ending. LOL.
I don’t know if I did not understand this video the first time I watched it but today I realized that there’s only one couple in the video. Am I right?
If you’re curious, the Small Earth series is produced by Dolphiners Films (돌고래유괴단), a South Korea-based film and ad makers. The background music is entitled “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
3 comments
Silver says:
Oct 20, 2013
I really like the idea of “red string of fate”. It prompts me to pick up literature on it. I also thought of the jdrama akai ito. It’s a lovely video though the ending. XD Thanks for sharing! 🙂
owbEe says:
Oct 23, 2013
Hi Silver.
Thanks for dropping by my blog. I haven’t heard about that jdrama. I might try it if I find a streaming site for the drama. You’re welcome and hope to see you again in my blog. 🙂
Kya says:
Mar 22, 2014
I used to be open to a lot of different spiritual beliefs, but I kind of became distant from those ideas and don’t find it as something that appeals to me anymore.
I think that the idea of the string of fate, or destiny or soul mates is a really lovely story and does inspire great interest when written and displayed in a good way. But I don’t think I personally believe it.
That video is amazing! I adore tilt-shift photography, I have never seen a video style done before. So cool! :O