"Beautiful Thing" is a story about first love. Like a heterosexual first love story
, the film presents the ambiguous relationship between the two male protagonists in a simple and sweet way
. The obscure and sincere innocence touches the heartstrings of the audience. The depiction of the environment in which the protagonist lives in the film is also true and natural, without pretentiousness, no gimmicks, and no fuss
. The film creates a storyline for each character, making the audience feel that the plot in the film is like reality, and the two male protagonists, like the other characters in the film, are just ordinary people
. "Beautiful Thing" calmly tells a sincere and innocent relationship
, reaching the romantic culmination in the music of "Make Your Own Kind of Music" at the end of the film
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Beautiful Thing evaluation action
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Beautiful Thing quotes
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Miss Chauhan: Right, now, this is Mr. Bennett and he's gonna be taking the boys for football. Mr. Bennett foolishly wants to be a teacher.
[McBride and the other boys are talking quietly, but including the word "fucking" several times, making Miss Chauhan's comments about Mr. Bennett barely audible. Jamie then looks across to McBride]
Ryan McBride: What you fucking looking at?
Miss Chauhan: Er, less fucking and more attention please.
[She looks across to Gina, who is obviously pregnant]
Miss Chauhan: Something you might have said to your boyfriend, that, Gina.
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Ste: Do you think I'm queer?
Jamie Gangel: It don't matter what I think.