Analysis Of Destino And See You Again

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“See you soon” is a common phrase used by people as a form of saying goodbye; some use this phrase to make a goodbye less depressing. Saying goodbye to a person is difficult, especially when he or she is a loved one. In the film Destino by Walt Disney and Salvador Dali, a loved one is lost and the story is told in a way of flashbacks. In the song “See You Again” by Charlie Puth, a loved one is lost, but the story is told as a way to say “thank you for all of the good times” waiting for the day where the two people can reconnect. Both the film and the song analyze the idea of losing a person, but not the memories of the lost loved one. How does one keep the past alive, but live in the present? Destino and “See You Again” begin with a feeling of sadness and wanting the world to go back to the way it was, but knowing it never can. As the song “See You Again” begins, it talks about losing a loved one, and wanting to be with them again. The writer of the song demonstrates the feeling of missing someone close and wanting he or she back, but not being able to reach them. It expresses many feelings of hurt, and unfulfilled desire for the one they love; expressing the longing one has for someone he or she cannot have. In Destino, the woman in the story leans in to kiss a statue but stops before she makes contact. The woman imagines herself being with her loved one and leans in to kiss him, but then soon realizes that it is a figment of her imagination. She immediately pulls back and