can't believe i actually shed tears over a show.
i guess that's why i like watching naruto so much, and why i've suddenly continued my naruto watching marathon yesterday.
the show isn't just about the fights, the angst, the laughs.
its about the people, the seemingly stereotypical but very very real characters. people that you and i can relate to. its so real.
episode 114 - the (apparent) death of chouji.
a character that everyone liked to laugh about, a character that even the producers made fun of. every single one of his techniques were laughable - double size, human cannonball, etc. from the prior 113 episodes, he seemed like just a fringe character, one thats the prerequisite fatty for every show.
how wrong i was.
that very same feeling i felt towards him at the start, the absurdity of the character was very quickly gone when i saw just how isolated he was, and the great friendship that he had with shikamaru. many characters are like that, where they overcome their isolation and loneliness and emerge stronger. its a very real thing nowadays, especially in our teenage years. many people may seem okay on the outside, but may be hurting deep.
i guess its a testament of how good the show is, that when even fringe characters take centre stage you feel for them. that when even fringe characters die (or seemingly die) you can weep. that a show can handle deaths, yet emerge greater and a better show from it.
how human it is, huh. the hokage's death, which i watched during ct period was equally affecting. both gave their lives for their village, their friends. sacrifices. of course chouji didnt die in the end, but anyway surprisingly it doesn't cheapen the way i feel.
this sort of cements what i feel about God at the moment. i guess it has never seemed so real, the sacrifice of a life for a friend.
Jesus's sacrifice for me. i've never really appreciated the true significance of that one act. maybe it may all have been words before, but now i see how it really
is the ultimate sacrifice.
He gave His life for me. now i shall live for Him.
