Beyond the Immensity of Life

All you people can't you see, can't you see

How your love's affecting our reality

Every time we're down, you can make it right

And that makes you larger than life

-- "Larger than Life", Backstreet Boys

In my previous post, I discussed about how the Pokémon games could be regarded as one of the best things in the world and/or universe. In that regard, it might prove to be "larger than life" for those who are concerned. And when this phrase crosses my mind, the above song also crosses my mind. Of course, in my Pokémon mind, the song can be connected to Pokémon and can be interpreted in this frame of mind.

Certainly, it would help to understand the general interpretation of the song. The song is essentially an ode "for fans, by fans", which is clearly evident by another line of the verses, "all of our (your) time spent", referring to the boy band - or whoever may be in the limelight - and the fans respectively. The song serves to honor the dedication of the fans as the life force that keeps those in the limelight going; they bring up when things are down, and make things right after they are wrong. With that in mind, the fans are all they can be in life and so much more for the people they like.

Then comes the Pokémon interpretation. While boy bands are practically unheard of for Pokémon, there are people that real fans and imaginary fans really like, and that would be Pokémon Trainers. The latter likewise spends much time in the limelight and some may be potentially much-adored, like Champion Leon or to some extent even Ash himself. For those watching and enjoying, the adoration is just one of the things that can keep them going, and by way of that, the fans can really become "larger than life" as well, whichever world and/or universe is concerned.

Life is already big as far as many things are concerned, including Pokémon. But the people who make life what it is can stand to become bigger than it, especially if they regard certain others with adoration. The boy band above seems to have realized this perfectly and wrote and sang the song to address that. Pokémon games, and the people in and out of it, can be regarded as an alternative insight for that.

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