I agree that we all need her role to enlighten us a bit more about what could be. The outcome was a surprise to me but not a rejected one, too.ktom wrote: ↑22 Feb 2018, 13:58 I think her development was spot on and she had to do what she did to Elias at the end because otherwise, the audience would see that she wasn't being true to herself. Eight years had passed and she could not have kept her innocence that long, so I was saddened by the ending, but it was appropriate.
Malika's Character Development
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I hoped for that, too. I also agree that she may have needed to grow even further and become the ultimate-best version of herself and that her separation from Elias could help her achieve that.
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I'm thinking and hoping it would be for the best for both of them, too.strawberrysab wrote: ↑18 Apr 2018, 16:13When I realized that there was no happy ending for them, my first reaction was heartbreak. Then I thought, this is how real life works. We tend to forget that everybody changes. Malika has changed a lot, but Elias did too. He realized he was holding on to a memory of something (and someone) who didn't exist anymore and did the right thing. He moved on.KatieSavage wrote: ↑08 Aug 2017, 20:44 It made me sad that they didn't end up together. She freed herself, but she had been tied down for so long that it has left permanent scars. She became someone else entirely and she lost what Elias had loved so much about her. She had lost some amount of joy for living. I don't know if she will be happier with or without Elias. I really didn't like what had happened at the end with them. I was hoping he would accept the new Malika and love her just as much as he loved the old Malika. It just made me so sad!!!
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Whatever decision Malika (and Elias) decided on, I hope such would be for the better. Who knows, they might still find their way back to each other again, once they've completely found what they wanted for their own selves.Amondi Oluoch wrote: ↑29 Apr 2018, 10:12 Particularly I wasn't happy. Elias loved Malika to the point of death. A man giving up her life to come stay with you calls for more than self love.
In some point I also understand her, maybe she was just getting back at him. Remember when Elias ran away when he realised Malika was a minor? It hurt her so much so I guess she grew stronger from her pains.
All in all, giving up Elias was not a good thing to do.
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I agree that we all need the chance to live a good and decent life. I admire those who grab a pristine opportunity at redemption when such finally arises.Bukari wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 09:20 Malika's character initially made me sick. She grew up in prostitution and also earned a living through that. But, as the clock tickled she changed into a new leaf leaving all the bad aside her. Well, I like the fact that she had a new mindset of changing from a dirty life style to a clean one.
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It was good she strove to develop herself and succeeded in doing so but I just didn't know why Elias didn't stay. Not meeting someone for eight good years and you still expect the person to be same? How is that possible?KatieSavage wrote: ↑08 Aug 2017, 20:44 It made me sad that they didn't end up together. She freed herself, but she had been tied down for so long that it has left permanent scars. She became someone else entirely and she lost what Elias had loved so much about her. She had lost some amount of joy for living. I don't know if she will be happier with or without Elias. I really didn't like what had happened at the end with them. I was hoping he would accept the new Malika and love her just as much as he loved the old Malika. It just made me so sad!!!
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Totally agree with you.Espie wrote: ↑27 May 2018, 20:51Acceptance and moving on would be ideal indeed. Humans have feelings, which for me are also essential to the whole healing process.Shaimaa wrote: ↑10 Aug 2017, 15:22I totally understand what you mean, especially how time affects and changes us.ritah wrote: I was alright with the ending because it's reflective of life and romance - in real life seldom do we get happy endings or end up together and after so long of being apart you find that you've outgrown each other and probably don't mesh/gel with each other's new personality and ambitions in life. C'est La Vie . Got to be okay with letting go too.
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