As a dialogue film, Andrew Hagrid has undoubtedly improved the gay film by a lot, which is delicate and interesting. At the same time, the changes and progression of emotions are also advanced layer by layer. The script is solid, and the lines are very good. At the same time, there are also a lot of ingenuity in the processing of details, reflecting the changes in the hearts of the characters.
The film tells the story of two male protagonists, Russel and Glen, who met from a bar, met, and got to know each other over a weekend, and finally parted. But there's a variety of dialogues in it: lovers' whispers, exchange of ideas, and revealing. The two discussed various topics such as coming out, marriage, art, friends, etc., showing the different aspects of current gay culture from the side. The dialogue in the film is also very layered. Various conflicts bring sparks and at the same time enhance understanding. Therefore, the two also have their own changes and mutual growth.
Although the two people on the screen are mainly close-up shots, they are not static, but with slight shaking and zooming of the lens. The relationship between the two is unstable, and the discussion is becoming more and more intense. There are also long-term perspectives in the film. The most impressive thing is the moment when the two sneak out after the party and wander around the city.
The difference between the two brings sparks
There are obvious differences in the characters of the two protagonists: Russel is a little quiet, a little shy, and his job is a swimming pool ambulance that has not changed much. He was once an orphan who grew up in a foster family, and often spends his time alone in his apartment; an unruly, Cynical, artist character, fearless of parents, party animal who was hurt in adolescence and deceived in last relationship. The two undoubtedly have differences in their approach to intimacy and comradeship issues. What is rare is that the two are also willing to spend a lot of time communicating.
Russel has a close enough close friend who keeps silent at work when coworkers tell straight gay jokes; Glen has a lot of close gay/non-gay friends who joke loudly at parties and even talk to each other. Straight men quarrel whether the other party discriminates against gays, and swear at the homophobic gangster downstairs.
Russel likes to keep a diary after an affair, writing down what happened that day and his impression of the other party; Glen, on the grounds of making art, took out the tape recorder directly, reviewed the situation of the night with the other party and recorded it.
Russel is tall, but he is more passive; Glen is relatively short, but active, and he is the kind of slutty gay.
Emotions bring changes to the two
When Russel said he was an orphan, Glen laughed instead. He said he remembered Oliver Twist and was a little sexy. Russel asked if your happiness is based on my pain. In the second half of the film, Glen asks Russel to come out as a father, comforting and encouraging him in his father's name. This scene is very touching, Glen rarely shows his warm side. And this is after the two quarrel.
Glen went to Russel's house for three nights. When he left in the morning, Russel watched him by the window. The first time Glen didn't look back, the second time he looked back but kept walking, and the third time he turned back and left a little reluctantly.
At the beginning of the film, Russel used an excuse to leave a friend's party, but secretly went to a bar to seek an affair. At the end, Russel was also at a party with friends, but he finally talked to his friends about his love life for the first time, and was encouraged to go to the station to meet Glen again.
Glen takes an attitude of disbelief in their relationship. At the end, when Russel came to the station to part, he also began to cry, complaining about Russel "Bastard, why did you come".
Russel had ignored the hooligans outside the window before, and Glen would fight back. When the two were kissing at the end of the station, someone called him "gay", Russel glared at him, Glen was immersed in the sorrow of separation, and persuaded him to choose to ignore it.
The details of the echo before and after
The details of the film are also handled very delicately, and there are many echoes before and after, reflecting the changes in the relationship between the two.
Sneakers are already standard for urban youth, and Russel finally put on his new Nike sneakers after learning that Glen was leaving.
In Russel's room, we can also see Adi's sneaker box, but we haven't seen him wearing it. On the contrary, in the farewell scene at the station, it was seen that Glen was wearing Adi shoes. This is a hidden CP, haha, in fact, the two are a good match. However, the director did not let the story develop into a cliché love story. Glen finally left, and everyone knows the future. It is rare to be able to communicate with each other now. .
Glen's tapes to Russel were the beginning of their in-depth communication. In the film, their best friend also said that Glen's tapes had been listened to, but Russel's was not given to her. At the end, Glen gave Russel the tape as a gift, which is not only a trace of their beginning, but also a parting gift, which is quite sad.
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