A very sad story..
The world is not very kind to this young man. Parents died in a car crash. Adopted by a horrible family. Worked in a pizza restaurant and literally failing as a delivery guy.. Those childhood dreams are dreams after all. He didn't turn out to be an astronaut or musician, much less both.
And all of a sudden this cold world gave him a bit of warmth, a girl waiting for his delivery was concerned (for the first time) about whether he was okay after a minor car crash which caused the delay. A special moment.
It felt like a new meaning to his life. He started to follow this girl who works at the library and then became an apprentice for her uncle. He was finally able to get himself a place he can call home. And he even used the knowledge he learned from apprenticeship to please his girl. But when he open his heart to her she panicked and left. And he cut his hand off.
So this is where the animation begins with this side storyline where the loose hand tries to find his owner. Like his owner, the hand suffered from the rejections of this cold world as well. Took it great effort to finally got back to him.. but the owner, sadly, didn't want the reunion.
It had no choice but to see what happens to its owner as an independent object. It saw him listening the past memories over and over. And of course the moment when the car crash happened hurt him the most.. and he decided to replace it with something else.. a moment where he challenged himself and succeeded by taking a leap of faith! And when he did that, he left the recording machine behind, together with all his memories.
This story doesn't really have an ending. Did the boy and girl got back together? What happens to his loose hand? What happens to him after? There is really no answers given. I guess no matter what happens, it doesn't really matter.
This world is damn cold and unfair with prevalent rejections. I can really do nothing but hope that the boy finds his new (or old) meaning in his new life. I wish him well. If this world is cruel enough to kill him off with more hardships, I guess it doesn't deserve him in the first place, so be it, even I am tired of its sick jokes. If he's a happy chap now, perfection it is. Time to laugh it off, choking "life" by its neck and say "that all you can do?"
Now that I'm thinking about it. The beautiful sunset with which this animation ended with, probably is the reason why existing here, at this very moment, is such a beautiful thing. We get to experience all this fine views presented so delicately in front of our eyes, and all the other wonders stimulating our five senses every delightful moment. We can just take it. This nature that breeds all things, is so free of costs, arrangements, and efforts, and so regular, present, and stunning.
Perhaps it's not an open ending, perhaps we are supposed to realize we all are living the moment. The ending of it is just the start of something else.. It is an ongoing, nonstop process. This, is life.
The world is not very kind to this young man. Parents died in a car crash. Adopted by a horrible family. Worked in a pizza restaurant and literally failing as a delivery guy.. Those childhood dreams are dreams after all. He didn't turn out to be an astronaut or musician, much less both.
And all of a sudden this cold world gave him a bit of warmth, a girl waiting for his delivery was concerned (for the first time) about whether he was okay after a minor car crash which caused the delay. A special moment.
It felt like a new meaning to his life. He started to follow this girl who works at the library and then became an apprentice for her uncle. He was finally able to get himself a place he can call home. And he even used the knowledge he learned from apprenticeship to please his girl. But when he open his heart to her she panicked and left. And he cut his hand off.
So this is where the animation begins with this side storyline where the loose hand tries to find his owner. Like his owner, the hand suffered from the rejections of this cold world as well. Took it great effort to finally got back to him.. but the owner, sadly, didn't want the reunion.
It had no choice but to see what happens to its owner as an independent object. It saw him listening the past memories over and over. And of course the moment when the car crash happened hurt him the most.. and he decided to replace it with something else.. a moment where he challenged himself and succeeded by taking a leap of faith! And when he did that, he left the recording machine behind, together with all his memories.
This story doesn't really have an ending. Did the boy and girl got back together? What happens to his loose hand? What happens to him after? There is really no answers given. I guess no matter what happens, it doesn't really matter.
This world is damn cold and unfair with prevalent rejections. I can really do nothing but hope that the boy finds his new (or old) meaning in his new life. I wish him well. If this world is cruel enough to kill him off with more hardships, I guess it doesn't deserve him in the first place, so be it, even I am tired of its sick jokes. If he's a happy chap now, perfection it is. Time to laugh it off, choking "life" by its neck and say "that all you can do?"
Now that I'm thinking about it. The beautiful sunset with which this animation ended with, probably is the reason why existing here, at this very moment, is such a beautiful thing. We get to experience all this fine views presented so delicately in front of our eyes, and all the other wonders stimulating our five senses every delightful moment. We can just take it. This nature that breeds all things, is so free of costs, arrangements, and efforts, and so regular, present, and stunning.
Perhaps it's not an open ending, perhaps we are supposed to realize we all are living the moment. The ending of it is just the start of something else.. It is an ongoing, nonstop process. This, is life.