Revenge- A Love Story

It is a twisted desire for intimacy. In a healthy relationship, two people share their inner worlds. In a vengeful one, the victim forces their inner world of pain into the lap of the perpetrator. It is a desire to be so impactful that the target cannot look away. The avenger wants to etch themselves onto the psyche of the other so deeply that they can never be forgotten. It is a violent demand for the very intimacy that was denied.

When we are wronged, we often feel an erasure of our pain. The betrayer acts as if the damage is negligible, or they deny it entirely. This is a dehumanization. The victim feels invisible. Revenge- A Love Story

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The protagonist perishes alongside their targets, concluding that their only path to reunion with their loved one is through death. Tragic / Romanticized It is a desire to be so impactful

: The film's lead, Juno Mak, later made his directorial debut with the acclaimed horror film Rigor Mortis (2013). Rigor Mortis (2013) - Actualités - IMDb