I always thought that if Lizzie and jimmy where’s gods there domains would be of different levels of the ocean
the oldest Lizzie goddess of the deepest depths of the seas and of the ocean floor littered with lost history and knowledge yet to be known where life originated from and where the fish seem other worldly and colorful to ward away threats
And jimmy the younger brother god of the shoreside and of water that found its way to the surface such as rivers beaches waterfalls desert oasis’s and swamps where life took its first steps out of the ocean and where the earthy toned fish learned to blend in to evade predators
twin gods born centuries apart destined to be separated but undeniably connected
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh that's such a lovely idea... i also really like the way you assigned the domains??? obviously they'd spent a lot of time together in all parts of the ocean but once jimmy disappears lizzie would definitely confine herself to the depths... going up would just make her miss him more... jimmy has always been the more adventurous one which became his downfall :(
when i first thought of the two of them as ocean gods i imagined them as the tides? i think after jimmy disappeared the seas themselves were never the same; much more hostile and unpredictable now that one of its protectors vanished and the other is consumed by loss and anger,,,
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Hi P'ABL! Regarding the first "real" kiss scene of Phaya and Tharn in The Sign Ep7. It felt like it was shot in a very different way that a lot of other BLs go about that moment. No closeups, no slow-motion and no 150 angles. It was obviously a choice and knowing your interest and knowledge of cinematography I wanted to see if you had an opinion on why the director chose to do it this way. Thanks!
The Big Kiss Scene in The Sign
(+ why it's different from all the kisses before & after)
I think they were going for a couple of things.
Tropes in play with this filming choice
They are activating 2 powerful BL motifs (boys contemplating water and central aperture framing).
The first has been used already in this series, but mostly by one of them alone, not as a couple. This is the first time they exist together at the edge of water without peril, drama, or death.
The second is actually really common in a lot of yaoi, but so far this show hasn't been staged in this manga way. So it was kinda fun to see and I think it is significant.
Visuals in play connected to the story
Here's what else I think is happening.
The director is using the center and balance of this moment to indicate how the characters have chosen to move towards each other at last, both physically and emotionally. They are meeting each other on the same plane of existence. As equals.
That plane is also a moment where water and sky meet each other in harmony. This kiss is a kind of emotional climax, it is the center point of the narrative. Hence all the effort put into centralization.
Visuals in play connected to the characters
They are coming together in a place that symbolizes both of their elements.
The water (contained and tamed in this particular pool form) representing Tharn and the naga (water snakelike deity).
And the soaring symbolic staircase to the skies representing Phaya and the garuda (birdlike deity).
The kiss is separated out from the filming style to be used int he following sex scene because this kiss is about their mythological selves.
I think we are backed away from the intimacy of this (physically by the distance framing) because we are meant to see it as more symbolic, more regal, more like they are two deities engaging in a spiritual pact.
The sex scenes that follow is more about their current bodies and the selves of this lifetime. Their threads had to be intertwined again on a different plane of existence visually first, before it could become carnal. In other words, both their mythological selves and their corporeal selves had to be in agreement and alignment.
This contrast to what comes next is being used to telegraph to watchers that this kiss is that moment of peace and harmony (and it's probably not gonna last very long).
(Incidentally Tharn means water and Phaya = ruler/chief. )
Thanks for such a fun question!!!
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