God of Love

God Of Love

-       Short Films

You can’t control who you love, you can’t control who loves you.  You can’t control how it happens or when it happens or why it happens.  You can’t control any of that stuff.  But I can.  Look, I’m just a guy; I have good aim, that’s it.  You’ve seen me I’m basically an idiot.  I guess that why’s love doesn’t make as much sense as it should because, well, I’m the God of love.

            One of the most common phrases I’ve heard other women say is, “I can’t help that I’m in love with him!  I just am.”  It’s confusing, mind bottling, perhaps frustrating.  Or maybe you’re one of those really obnoxious couples who’s perfect, super sappy and who’s life is content with the world’s hardest conversation ender, “I love you,” and, “No, I love you more,” etc.  But, the point that is open to interpretation is that sometimes, love just doesn’t make sense.  In the short film, God of Love, the audience is able to feel the frustration of Raymond Goodfellow when he does everything possible, including stabbing random love darts into his crush’s hand, Kelly who is actually in love with his best friend.  Though over dramatic, situations like these occur and at the end of the day you sit and wonder, “Out of everyone, why him,” or “why her?”  And so for Ray to remove himself out of the equation of selfishness, he finally allowed his best friend and Kelly to be together as a romantic couple.  And that’s what love is all about.  It’s about being selfless.  Even though Ray didn’t get the girl he wanted, he allowed many other couples to come together, and it’s better to spread love than it is to take it away.