The Beauty Inside

                            
 

 

The beauty inside is a small series created by Intel and Toshiba, the purpose of it was to advertise their new laptop. At first I felt that the advertisement would be ‘in your face’ throughout the whole series and in every shot with an obvious meaning; but it was a pleasant surprise to follow the story of true love, conflict and resolution.

We begin the story with an introduction to the protagonist character Alex; it soon becomes clear he is a unique and intriguing character with his unstoppable ability of appearance. At first I was confused and astonished because I didn’t understand that the different people being represented were in fact the same person. The story line then becomes clearer as the voice over explains he wakes up every morning a different person on the outside but on the inside he is still Alex. I really enjoy the simplicity but intensifying and breathe taking narrative because Alex can never be himself because he physically changes – this makes you appreciate who you are. It doesn’t seem to bother the protagonist character until he meets a girl who touches his heart and never let’s go. The girl named Leah is one of a kind to Alex as they share the same interest of antiques.

Throughout the series I was on the edge of my seat with anticipation to what will happen next as Alex kept on visiting the antique shop Leah works at, until one day he has the courage to ask her out but she rejects – this unexpected reply made my heart sink but then he says it has to be tonight and so she eventually agrees.

They spend the night together where their display of true love and passion can twist and turn the audience’s feelings and outcomes they may predict, I eventually understood the real antagonist was also Alex because throughout the story he is his own worst enemy always wishing he was just one person.

The advertisement of Intel’s laptop is featured but with a subtle manor, it records every appearance/ person Alex has ever been. I really like this idea because it shows the drastic scale of the situation.

As Alex continues to battle his appearance he eventually finds a way of displaying/ presenting who he really is to Leah, he shows her all the stuff he has brought and collected from her shop and all of the recordings of who he has been and the feelings he has expressed – this emotional scene is enhanced because each time Leah has seen a different person that person has always had the same feelings for her with no way of expressing them.

We see Leah try to understand how one person can be so many people and the outcome is she watches him change.

The simple but effective ending is that he stops changing because he has found someone who believed in him and saw him for who he really is and not his appearance.

Overall I feel this beautiful narrative with a strong message/ meaning – it doesn’t matter what you look like, where you’re from or what language you may speak because none of that changes who you really are.

I really enjoyed this series because the characters draw you in and you feel a part of their lives, it also makes you appreciate who you are and everyone else around you. It also represents how you have to love yourself before anyone else can.