If you stab it, it will die
Bill Murray's character in 'broken flowers' is on a mission to atone for his sins. He's been in numerous relationships - none long enough to last the distance.
In my introspective moments, I've often thought about Murray in this movie. More so than the broken flowers strewn behind him - he is a broken flower. He looks shabby. His thoughts are of the past. He yearns for companionship.
As a young man, he probably told himself that there was plenty of time to find love. His friends probably egged him on and told him they envied his prowess with women. Eventually, he started believing the hype - that he was onto a good thing by being this Romeo.
Being a Romeo involves killing the capacity to empathize. If you can sense the pain other people are feeling, then you can sense your own pain and loneliness.
Murray stabbed and stabbed and stabbed his heart and finally it was dead.
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