In world history, church people began to strongly condemn homosexuality as early as the 17th century. Until 1968, the American Sociological Association issued a statement asking society to eliminate discrimination against homosexuals. This was the first call for homosexuals' rights. academic community.
In the history of film, the first film with the theme of homosexuals - "Different" appeared in Germany in 1919. This "Saint Seiya"-like film caused an uproar in the society at the time, and in future films, gay-themed films also sprang up as part of the gay rights movement.
Different from the beautiful plot in "Call Me by Your Name", where gays and lesbians love bravely and freely and get blessings, in the setting of "120 BPM", homosexuals cannot gain the understanding and recognition of the outside world, and this kind of inconsistency. Understanding and disapproval led to a deeper estrangement between them and the normal world, or hostility to it. In the final analysis, the unconventional gender orientation of homosexuals strikes people's traditional thinking, brings them fear and anxiety, and homosexuals are equated with AIDS carriers.
In the last century, every gay movie got off to a rough start, and in the 21st century, people are more brave to face this sacred genderless love, Robin Campillo's "120 BPM" is society. A new fruit of tolerance and progress.
"120 BPM" is based on the French AIDS charity organization. The prototype of the male protagonist Sean is the leader of act up, Kleis (who died of AIDS in 1994 at the age of 30), and the role of another male protagonist Nathan is created. The inspiration came from Campillo's own personal experience - both a new member of act up and a family member who had lost a loved one to AIDS.
What's most memorable about the film is the way this group, who came together for the rights of gays and AIDS patients, acted up against the outside world.
They keep asking questions, debating, and receiving good-sounding opinions from each other. In the process, they seek people's attention to homosexuality and sexual safety, and while they continue to fight and march, love comes quietly, and pain also follows.
The most striking thing about this setting is that it goes beyond the simple struggle and violence of struggle. The cry of homosexuals is a fatal blow to the heart at this time.
This kind of blow stems from the resonance of being in a weak state of helplessness and powerlessness. It is not only palpable in daily life, but also a desperate and irretrievable blow.
It contains two great sadnesses: First, homosexuals who have been abandoned by the normal world continue to seek love by exposing their mental and physical pain, while most people's concept of homosexuality remains unchanged. Because in their perception, homosexuals are carriers of filth and viruses, so even if the former tears their throats, they are indifferent, and even more want to stay away. The despair of this setting lies in the identity that homosexuals are desperately striving for. Recognition has become a burden on society.
Second, it captures the most instinctive reaction of human beings to love - after all, in a relationship of mutual love, people will naturally forget the constraints of gender, and then tap the resonance brought by this kind of relationship, and the male in the film. The death of Lord Sean broke people's hopes for the long-term relationship between the two sides of love, and uprooted people's imagination and wishes for him. Therefore, under such circumstances, silence is also futile, and people can only cry.
For Campillo, it is no accident that each heavy pain is appropriately placed in this film like a running account. As mentioned above, in this story, he is both the narrator and the experiencer. "120 BPM" is easily reminiscent of an American comedy "Philadelphia Story," which spares no effort to satirize the ruthlessness of working-class people toward gays, but the rights activism of the gay male protagonist in the film is rewarded Victory, with the support of the majority of the crowd, although the injustice he suffered was justified, it still inevitably went to death.
So why is the ending death?
As we all know, death is the most direct way for man to get rid of the burden he has, and the death of others is seen as liberating man from the pain that binds him, and this pain is far from being stopped by death, on the contrary, it will follow. The death of the dead is transferred to the survivors, and they are bound again in the dark prison. It has a common theme with all tragedies. To die means to get rid of everything that is taken for granted in everyday cognition. And since death cannot eliminate pain, how to get rid of it becomes a question that needs to be explored - this may be the reason why Campillo perfectly combines sex, love, violence and politics - to get rid of pain, you must first To understand suffering, and to be liberated from it, first enter it from within.
Therefore, the visual and spiritual shock brought to the audience by "120 BPM" is inseparable. This story developed based on reality, even if it adopts a documentary-like documentary method, will not make the audience feel The story is long and tedious. On the contrary, the power of the collision between external reality and internal thinking is immeasurable. Countless people see others here and seem to see themselves vaguely. This resonance is really. Rare.
Most of the gay-themed movies end with the homosexuals' love being recognized. "120 BPM", however, used the line of love to give the audience another blow-a vigorous love derived from despair, and finally defeated by an irresistible virus, ending with death. When it comes to the emotion of this film, it doesn't seem to have much love, but more fear, and more often Campillo is cold. He spreads fear and despair from every detail of the film. It even spread into the blood-splattered Seine, suffocating.
In order to achieve some synchronization with Campillo, let's end with "death" for the time being.
However, it is still worth considering that this kind of death is bred by AIDS, which has never been lacking in the world, and it should never be used as a synonym for a daunting virus.
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