{Rewatch} – Paradise Kiss ~ Part 2
January 16, 2012 in Media Consumption, The City With No Animals by Katrina Elisse Caudle
I finished watching Paradise Kiss last night. I love it! It’s so inspiring!
Today, I’m thinking about George. During the last few episodes, when the tiara and necklace for the Grand Prix are confiscated – he chooses to dye roses blue to match the dress. When Arashi tells him he should just buy then, George tells him that Isabella put her heart into growing the roses so their use has meaning in their show. At one point, he calls himself a charlatan, showing people fleeting dreams.
George’s dramatic flair is compelling. It shows a commitment to the moment and bringing his dreams into reality.
He says there isn’t anything that’s impossible in the world of art.
Hearing that, I recall moments of inspiration I’ve had – watching a show, or reading something, or listening to something. I wanted to capture that feeling over and over again – being swept up in something beautiful.
It never lasted though. Eventually it felt like I’d have to abandon hope of holding it. I think I forgot that part of that inspiration was enjoying what it inspired me to create. I didn’t just feel good because I had seen something beautiful, I felt good because I also wanted to create something beautiful. That spark that someone else had given me – it could become a seed. I could make it into something more – something that would inspire others and given them that moment of surrender. Nothing’s impossible in the world of art.
Something about George reminds me of Yurome. She has a serenity about her – she’s kind of a background character right now. But underneath is something unsatisfied. Like Miette, she’s looking for something. Unlike Miette, she doesn’t know what it is – or has already started to lose things.
In a way, Yurome is more an epitome of the White City than even Mylene because she has that longing, that wistful air. Of all the cities on this planet, the White City is perhaps the only one that is so close to the past. An entire quarter of their city is blocked off because of it. In other cities, it’s easier to forget.
In a way, I think watching George I can understand Yurome and myself a bit better. That longing for something beautiful, for paradise – that desire to bring your dreams to life.
