From the earliest "yes minister", to "Black Mirror", to the "British Scandal" that I want to talk about today. The people of the corrupt country will tell you with their actions that when it comes to playing self-deprecating, they recognize the second, and no one dares to recognize the first.
Although today's UK bears the name of a corrupt country and acts as a spokesperson for LGBT groups, the reality is that although the affirmative action movement has been flourishing, the UK itself has only just entered the fifth stage of legalizing same-sex marriage. year. As a conservative country, the dark period in history was long and cruel. The story of "British Scandal" takes place in the late 1960s, just after the decriminalization of homosexuality.
To sum it up in one sentence: Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe was brought to court for the attempted murder of his gay ex-lover Norman Scott, which ended up ruining his political career.
The first encounter in the stables, with a young and beautiful body, he is in the rising stage of his career, and he is full of energy and power. He should have stayed away from trouble and curiosity, but he handed out his business card. At the dinner table, I joked half-truths about gay with my friends, and my eyes were profound with memories. Knowing that the young man came to join him, his steps towards the gate were as brisk as dancing. Enjoying secret pleasures in the room separated from the mother's bedroom by the wall, living in the same room for several years, exchanging secret kisses on the empty bus, on the bustling bridge. emmmm, and a love letter written on a note in the House of Commons. Really Bloody idiot.
Enthusiasm retreats and reality is forced, and the cute little rabbit finally becomes a stumbling block neurosis. One shot and two scattered. The end of the play?
How can it be. The boy who was trembling with pity when I saw him was far smarter and tougher than he looked. Don't give up if you don't get a social security card, yes, the ghostly social security card, the chattering social security card. Norman's seemingly legitimate demands seem to Jeremy to amount to blackmail. Under the circumstances at that time, once the identity of homosexuality was made public, it was no different from public execution for a politician who pointed at Downing Street. Party, marriage and family were in jeopardy for a while, and the last thread was in the hands of the poor little rabbit. . So when a friend asks Jeremy if he loves Norman and truly appreciates his bravery and integrity, his reaction can be described as sneering. I admire you, I envy you, I'm going to kill you.
At first, it was just threats and consolation. The letter and the phone call gradually wore down his patience. After the death of his first wife, it was completely transformed into anger and hatred.
Norman is married, he is relieved, divorced, and he is worried again, this cute and innocent little rabbit at the beginning has finally become a thorn in his heart. Every three to five arouses the killing intent.
And he, who was covered in blood and escaped death, finally realized that the person he once truly loved really wanted his life.
He is lazy, he is idle, but he has always had a heart of gold. So he will grow up overnight and learn to cherish and respond to the kindness around him. So, after the dust settled and before the final verdict, Jeremy, who had been pretending to be deaf, finally said when the lawyer asked him why Norman: I guess, maybe, I just think that Norman Scott is the best.
The Norman who spoke up in court, the Norman who smiled and said I was rude, I was vile, I was queer, I was myself, who twisted and relieved for a moment after learning that the other party was acquitted With a smile, Norman sat on the bus with his cakes and drove slowly into the distance. The sun was shining on his face, and he couldn't tell the sadness and joy. Interlaced with this image, Jeremy, with a forced smile, stood on the balcony and waved to supporters in celebration of the victory, not forgetting to exchange a kiss with his second wife.
They are always staggered, in different spaces, at the same time, like two parallel lines with different dimensions, with ambiguous angles and no intersection. Until the last encounter in a small town in the countryside, the stable stable helper and the high-spirited popular politician in the world are the first and the last.
In fact, what I admire and admire more than the totally unpleasant main story and protagonists are the supporting characters: the chunky straight male Congressman who is running for the decriminalization of homosexuality, and Lord Arran who also works hard for this, and the gentle Steadfast grandmother. When he said it was Parliament's duty to help them, when he said we had to stop this, when she shouted that it wasn't fair, that long-lasting feeling of beauty and shock lingered. Also, the lives of the two innocent women who died seemed to be beating the audience: it was the Normans who were insulted and damaged. (That deliberate grammatical error rabbits is really a wonderful setting)
In the end, the prototypes appeared in sequence. When it was Norman's turn, the subtitles were suddenly enlarged and bolded: still alive, raised eleven dogs, and still did not get a social security card.
I personally prefer the social security card that Norman regards as the lifeblood, symbolizing the pass on the road to LGBT equality, as well as the backward and decaying epitaph.
The times are progressing, and there is still a long way to go.
May everyone be treated with kindness.
In addition, I mentioned Paddington twice, is it really a man? = =
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