You are right, plagiethecreep, there is a crack on Manolo’s guitar that goes right through the heart. Actually, there are several cracks and other signs of wear and tear – you can see that the stars are fading for example – that weren’t there before:
Personally I don’t think there is a meaning to that particular crack, like you suggested there might be, but for the sake of fun let’s overthink it! So, before the I Will Wait For You transition, there was no crack: I’ve mentioned before that towards the end of this sequence that things get, shown with color and sound(at least that’s the impression that I get), bittersweet. They’re grown up and missing Maria, and Manolo isn’t very happy about his life. So I think those two things may be illustrated by the crack across the heart.
( Honestly I just wanted an excuse to talk about TBoL, and figured I might as well try to come up with some interesting questions! Feel free to do this yourself, and have fun! )
If you could visit San Angel, the Land of the Remembered, or the Land of the Forgotten, which would you choose?
AngelMihe 