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So does the TiMER remove the concept of lust from this world? Questions.

posted 10 years ago by junk-349
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Interesting movie. I couldn't help but wonder though, true love is one thing, but what about lust? We obviously know lust still exists in this world because since Oona and Mikey were not soul-mates, they evidently only lusted for each other. The movie ending tells us that both will soon discover what they had wasn't true love. So my question is, in this world, do people who have already zeroed out and found their soul-mates not cheat anymore? Can they not still lust for someone else while still loving their soul-mates? What if you're soul-mates but the person betrayed you? Was that your only soul-mate and do you have to stick it out with them because they are your "destiny"?

Also, I wish they would delve deeper into the fascinating quote Oona said to her mother. You can't talk about the TiMER being so perfect and loving a daughter who came from two people who aren't soul-mates in the same breath, it's a paradox. The movie ending is meant to show us that the TiMER is fact, it is always (well 98% of the time) correct. Therefore, is Oona even meant to be in the world? Since she came from two people who didn't truly love each other, does that make her not as good as others? If the answer is no, then the TiMER should not be taken as fact and the ending is flawed because Oona and Mickey could have decided that they are perfect for each other despite what the TiMER says.

Thoughts? Answers? Comments? I'd love to hear :)

[–] catbookss 9 years ago

We obviously know lust still exists in this world because since Oona and Mikey were not soul-mates, they evidently only lusted for each other. The movie ending tells us that both will soon discover what they had wasn't true love.

What first drew Oona and Mikey together was lust, but it developed into love -- at least on the part of Mikey, and maybe or maybe not with Oona. It looks like Oona, did love him, but wouldn't fully let herself because she was so focused on "The One," and the fact that the Timer said Mikey wasn't her One. Earlier in the movie she talks about first loves, and that this implied there were more than one loves.

Also Oona's sister was still driven by lust, even though she had a Timer, so no, the Timer didn't eliminate lust from their world.

So my question is, in this world, do people who have already zeroed out and found their soul-mates not cheat anymore? Can they not still lust for someone else while still loving their soul-mates? What if you're soul-mates but the person betrayed you? Was that your only soul-mate and do you have to stick it out with them because they are your "destiny"?

According to the premise, which was admittedly loosey goosey and left untied ends scattered about the ground, people were still able to mess things up with their Ones if they wanted to, or decide to not pair up with their Ones. So sure, they could still lust after someone else and still love their Ones, a One could betray you, and you could leave your One if you wanted to.

Oona was a result of two people who weren't one another's Ones. I don't think the intention was to say she, or anyone else who's a child of two people who weren't one another's Ones, isn't as good as anyone else.

It's funny, the more I read the questions and discussions here, the more I like the movie, just because it got people to think about and discuss some interesting things. Before coming here, I thought it was just a somewhat entertaining, fluffy movie, that didn't hang together all that well.