Does this [I love you Morris] miss that classic movie? Or salute? As everyone knows, there really is such a thing, real people and real things. Oh my! I exclaimed, more than 20 years later, such Morris really appeared! Hugh, our beautiful family, can't stand the timelessness...
Compared with the handsome and fresh Hugh, the blond Ivan has a touch of cuteness and liveliness. I won't talk about the storyline between the two pairs, because a solemn sorrow, a light joy and true love are basically incomparable.
But think about it. Compared to the cowardly Hugh, the story here is a bit sweeter and less depressing. As the society gradually recognizes same-sex love, there is no social prejudice and social discrimination in this love, no suspicion and indifference, and no fear of AIDS. If gender is ignored, they are no different from the feelings that can be produced between the most ordinary men and women. The important thing is that they are all love. Some people may ask the question: Is this kind of love still the love between comrades? How can a story that has been separated from the reality of life restore the truly touching emotions and how can the public be convinced? What is the meaning of this is just an illusory utopia in the eyes of your author?
I have not seen many gay-themed movies, because most people and my bones retain their own traditional cognition of similar themes, so we are more inclined to tragicize a gay-themed story, as if to make it a happy ending. Becoming a comedy is an irresponsible thing. Especially in Chinese society, if your creative thinking is rooted in realistic narratives, you must directly face your high sensitivity to such special subjects. In fact, the so-called "special" is constantly strengthened in your personal mentality. In fact, as long as your mentality is truly peaceful and only focus on the emotion itself, you can also make a movie like [I love you, Morris].
To normalize gay themes, the current filmmakers have done better and better, and Lee's film [Brokeback Mountain] can be regarded as one of the best. Because Ang Lee focuses on love in this movie, instead of applying psychoanalysis and social anthropological theories to structure. Although Ang Lee has done the greatest possible desalination on this level, it is indeed a pretty great attempt. In fact, the two other gay directors, Almodovar and Gus Van Sant, are doing better here. Especially for the latter, the comrades in his movie are no different from ordinary men and women. They lead a normal, ordinary and even very casual life. Talking about such topics can be as natural as breathing. In my opinion, this is the best or ideal state for presenting gay themes. And the same [I love you, Morris] did just that.
Normalizing gay themes does not mean mainstreaming gay themes. In fact, gay themes are still relatively marginalized nowadays. Such artificial marginalization will directly cause the performance of this theme to be deformed and morbid. Conceptually, this is not conducive to the fact that creators can sufficiently objectively and truthfully explore this subject matter, and it will also lead to the fact that this type of film cannot be truly moved from a human perspective, resulting in misunderstandings and deviations in the presentation of the final work. At the same time, the overall quality of the works on this subject cannot be improved, which is also an unavoidable regret.
[I love you, Morris] positioned the subject as a gay comedy, but this is different from the [My Grand Gay Wedding] in previous years, which directly used gay themes as a funny gimmick, and [ I love you, Morris] has truly built a complete comedy story based on gay themes. This film is adapted from real people and stories. It tells the story of a married comrade who decided to live his life after experiencing a car accident. He met Morris in prison and the love story of the two. The film is extremely relaxed and puts down the subject of this theme. Inherent emotional baggage. During this period, I unconsciously think of many movies, so the whole is like a cheerful version of [Cat and Mouse Game]+[Shawshank’s Redemption]+[Talk to her].
In fact, based on real people and real events, the performance in movies has some limitations compared with general dramas, because it is necessary to truly restore the existing legendary stories, but also to take care of the expression of the movie itself and the viewing needs of the public. However, the film is very easy to do in terms of the balance between these two ends, and it can even be said to be excellent. Because the film has reached a legendary level in story performance, most viewers will even guess that most of them are fictional. In fact, this is largely the brilliance of the original story, and on the other hand it also comes from the author's ability to sum up the story brilliantly. Therefore, the overall effect of the film is not procrastinated and not at all incomprehensible, but gives people an exciting surprise at every stage. Coupled with the excellent and humorous interpretation of the two actors, a gay-themed movie has become so entertaining, which is obviously rare.
In fact, on the surface it is full of entertainment, but at a deeper level, it still cleverly avoids some problems that may arise in the performance of gay themes. The film does not have the slightest pretentiousness in kissing or even sex scenes. Everything comes so naturally, and at the same time, the overall two The clues are all clear and clear, and they are all a kind of support of pure love, and there are no unnecessary others. This makes most viewers who even have a bit of prejudice against comrades let go of their mentality, blend into the simple and fresh plot, blend into the love between the two people that is deeply moving, of course, the author of this kind of love has never experienced it. This rendering is still easy and humorous, so it will not put heavy psychological pressure on the audience, and all this stems from the clear positioning of the gay comedy genre.
The film cannot be regarded as a model of gay-themed movies. In fact, the focus of its narrative is more in the framework of the narrative of the biographical film. It is fresh and natural, and at the same time it has lost the opportunity to dig deeper into the original story, so this film will attract most people, and at the same time will lose those audiences who are willing to memorize and taste the deep connotation of the film.
View more about I Love You Phillip Morris reviews
