The film is based on the story of Brandon that happened in Faos City, Nebraska, in the central United States in 1993: a strange young man Brandon appeared in Faos City and was loved by everyone. John and Tom in town become friends and start a romantic relationship with a girl named Lana. John and Tom both have ex-cons, they gather a bunch of rough men, drinking and partying day and night, they take in Brenton. But Bran Brenton is arrested for a traffic violation and her secret is uncovered. Lana sided with Brenton after learning the truth, while John and Tom felt humiliated and their anger quickly swelled into a bloody violence Crime - they raped and brutally killed Brandon. The overall tone of the film is darker, focusing more on the performance of the dark side of human nature, but there are also several warm scenes inserted: 1. Brandon is in the cell across the iron bars Begging for an explanation to Lana. But any explanation, with or without an explanation, is insignificant to Lana. Brenton is paroled, and they run down the stairs hand in hand, pushing open the door in front of them, and the bright white outside A ray of sunshine. 2. The ending adds a touch of warmth through Brandon's letter to Lana, which feels a bit like the ending of "Brokeback Mountain": After Jack's death, in Jack's room, Ennis finds out when he first met The shirts they were wearing were neatly placed on the same hanger. Hilary Swank's performance was superb, fully showing a girl who can't accept her own gender and has a gender role crisis. Brandon is even better. She expresses the relationship between her and Lana. Personally, I think "Boys Don't Cry" is Hilary Swank's best work. Due to the limitations of the role, her performance in "Million Baby" did not She is delicate in "Boys Don't Cry". And in "Million Baby", she is partnered with "The Bone" Eastwood, and her expressiveness is slightly dim. Some excellent films feel like this: the content theme is one, but the content performance But it's multi-faceted. Just like "A Thousand Hamlets". This film: 1. Express Blanton's gender role crisis 2. Blanton and Lana's same-sex relationship 3. Road movie composition 4. Of course there is Storytelling. Director Kimberly Pierce's directing level is still good. On the basis of keeping the main plot true, he dramatizes the story, makes every main character three-dimensional, and even explores the humanity in John and Tom. Some details in the movie are also good, you can pay attention to the performance of the headlights of John's car in the movie.
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