A Little Obsession Over Heroic Tales
I am quite certain that those who are close to me know well of the very first fantasy work that I fell in love with during my early days: the legendary work by a notable English author in its time, C. S. Lewis. It was none other than The Chronicles of Narnia, which made me fall for the magical realm beyond the wardrobe and how we can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe (a nod to a certain song, if you're familiar with it). How I loved to see young children clad in armour, carrying swords, daggers, or a bow and arrows. Or simply taking the less offensive role and being a healer that everyone longed for.
My days in magical realms are far from over. I discovered Middle Earth and Hogwarts, though for the most part I felt like I was kinda late to hop on the train (mind you, I was barely a teen back then). I didn't stop. Dystopian also trapped me in all its glorious worldbuilding. I mean, would there even be a single young girl who didn't admire the heroic act of Katniss Everdeen as the face of the revolution? Or how could you not be obsessed with her skill in archery? Though personally, I enjoyed being in Primrose's shoes instead—again, as someone who chose to heal rather than to kill.
I recalled the project I used to do as part of the final practical test in high school, or in short, UPRAK. We were given a prompt in which we needed to develop it into a drama script. The story was about a love between a young woman and her partner who's part of the army. As you might tell, the mission that he had to carry on forced them to set apart. While he was on duty, an unfortunate event struck, and the woman's face was left scarred due to the horrible accident. That pretty much was what the prompt was about. Guess who went overboard? C’est moi! I most happily, also voluntarily, did the whole script development (which thankfully earned zero complaints from my group mates), even willingly used up my end-of-year holidays to finish the work. It went as far as scribbling down bits of the script when I was literally stuck for dreadfully long hours of road accident during a bus trip. All because of me being super thrilled by the theme of the project I worked on!
If I had to list every single title of the works that match my stated interest, I would sincerely apologize because I can't. I've lost count, to be honest. Or, to keep it short, I'd like to also tell you the latest movie I watched by the time I write this. It was a Japanese movie titled Ano Hana ga Saku Oka de, Kimi to mata Deaetara or I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms (ignore the wordy title, it's just really common for them to do so). To simply put it, the heroine was sent from her era towards the year 1945. A plus point, since I am also a history geek (which in actuality isn't even that cool—almost everyone knows what happened in 1945, duh), I could easily connect the dots between events that occurred during that time. The fall of the Empire of Japan was near, but we were not there yet. The said heroine met a kamikaze pilot, which I dare to bet, even without further elaboration, you can already guess what would happen between them. Sure thing, it was a forbidden love—two souls divided by a string of inevitable fate between them. You may say that perhaps the romance element quite hooked me a bit, but the "main course" for me, whether I'd like to admit it or not, was the heroic tale of the kamikaze pilot.
Ladies and gentlemen, I hate to admit that I'm obsessed with stories that involve a knight in shining armour.
I found it quite intriguing that once, I read somewhere that the genre of entertainment piece that we enjoy may unconsciously reflect our deepest desire. When I previously said "a knight in shining armour," I assume it has something to do with a personal need of having someone to rely on (nauurrr believe me I do hate to admit this, A LOT T.T). Sounds cheesy, but what can I say? It is what it is. Meanwhile, the traits of the same-gendered characters as me most likely reflect my wish to be as accomplished as they are, to obtain qualities they show throughout the storyline. Do I wish to be as brave as Lucy Pevensie? Or a girl as selfless as Primrose Everdeen? Most likely, yes, and those qualities at the very least are still plausible to be obtained. Though... I might also imagine that it would be cool if I could draw arrows on my bow just like Susan, Katniss, or even Yona, the heroine from Akatsuki no Yona...
Don't mind me, folks. After all, I'm just an INFP, living in her own wild imagination.
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*17.04.2025*
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