Original artwork, not a still
The Blind Assassin ‧ 2000
Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the blind shadow cast by its absence.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Leaving someone can break you, but the speaker claims coming back is worse. Someone's physical presence can't match the shadow they left behind, because absence lets imagination build them into something the real, solid person can't live up to.
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