With Love and a Major Organ

In the end, With Love and a Major Organ explores the idea that feeling and vulnerability are essential parts of truly living. Throughout the film, Anabel’s journey begins with her desperately trying to control her emotions in a world where people can rip out their hearts and manage their feelings through science. Her heartbreak over George, a man who cannot feel, drives her to remove her own heart—literally ripping it out and sending it to him as a way to express her pain. George, after doing the same, begins to experience genuine feelings and a richer view of life, showing how the absence of emotion leads to a kind of emptiness.

Their story turns into a quest to retrieve her heart, symbolizing the struggle to reconnect with genuine emotion and vulnerability. Mona, George’s mother, eventually intervenes: she replaces his original heart with a symbolic paper heart, acknowledging that without the real feelings, he’s lost the essence of life. When George finally returns Anabel’s heart, he is once again able to feel, signifying that true emotional connection must be preserved—sometimes at the cost of pain.

The film concludes with George knocking on Anabel’s door, feeling something again, though it’s uncertain whether his feelings will blossom into love. Ultimately, the story suggests that embracing vulnerability and the full spectrum of emotion—even the pain—is what makes us truly alive. In a world obsessed with controlling feelings, it reminds us that genuine love and connection require risking the heart.

Last Updated: June 25, 2025 at 09:02