[Edited to add: I typed this sometime between 7:30 and 8:00am this morning, immediately after watching the movie. It was written BEFORE my last rambling, which revised my theory regarding the girl who broke my heart at the ASR "AmeriKKKan Terrorista" 2004 wilderness training camp in Del Norte. Now I'm getting it into the database. A second attempt. [To self: please remember to reverse sync the last rambling back to argo later.]]

"We will be together. If not in this life, then in another."

I watched it again. The same film, roughly 24 hours later. This time, I remained conscious throughout, and began to understand what has been happening to me, and why. Spoilers follow.

Historically, in the western world, the only time the Powers That Be have allowed propaganda such as this to be distributed to the masses is when a nation is about to head into a long, ugly, bloody war. With that out of the way, let's move on.

A cheap B-film probably made on a shoestring budget, it is designed to elicit in anyone who views it a deep sense of compassion, empathy, and a horniness so urgent that I guarantee anyone who watches it will be fucking like bunnies in the field until the President calls their husbands and offspring off to fight!

Getting into the content of the film itself: I took a few notes.

A crash course summary that brings the principles of the ancient Kama Sutra up to speed with the modern world, it is so fast paced that most will probably see it only as a B-grade soft core porn flick, and they would probably be right. But that's not what I see.

I'll begin by talking about the character Lisa (played by actress Amy Lindsay). Naturally, during the initial stages of the piece, I was drawn most to her erotic beauty, and ability to seduce. Her role, roughly translated, is that of the corporate cortisan (i.e. "fashion designer"). Every bit of my sorrow was directed at her character, up until the appearance of the ancient statue come to life (catch the clues?).

The alluring statue raised from the dead of past lives told people her name was "Lani", but her original name, revealed in flashbacks, was Lachani. Her character was played by actress Rajeshwani Sachdev. (This according to the end credits, if I wrote it all down correctly).

As her backstory was revealed, and everything foreshadowed heartbreak as the film approached the end, I scribbled a bunch of brief sentences. I'll see if I can read some them, and thus not get lost on tangents. My transcribed notes follow:

Lani (Lachani) - ancient statue come to life. Was forced into service against her well. More powerful than any other cortezan (sic?) in the palace. Invoked the jealous ire of the head cortezan, which is why she was forced to serve to repay her debt. Was sent to see the king. Broke her vow.

I could not help but admire, love, and respect her. The end was a heartbreaking tear-jerker.

Lisa -- Gave everything she had her entire life, and never received satisfaction. I feared the ending would be tragic for her. But it was not, because ultimately, her love paid off. They remember. Finally. A broken heart rewarded. She got a happy ending.

Hey, I WARNED that there would be spoilers, didn't I?

This is all I can write at this moment. So I'll transcribe the other quote I took down, at the very very end.

"I have waited lifetimes for you. I'll wait yet another."

Let the healing tears flow.

Oh yeah, and a url at the end of the film, which I mean to visit when I get back to Argo's terminal. www.perfumedgarden.com. I'm not sure what's there, but I'd like to see what their website looks like...