Uh... Regarding this film, because there are so many things to say, I don't know where to start. I watched it five times...it is such a film that you won’t feel anything when you watch it, but you will remember it again and again, and then whispered "Ah, it turns out that when watching it the second time" That's it!"
Aaron is a Mormon missionary. Please don't frown, although I got used to it for a while when I first heard about one of the leading actor's...er...a slightly unusual profession. Well, anyway, he is already. I don’t know much about Mormonism. I don’t know if it’s really like a movie. I always wear a white shirt with a badge on my chest. No drinking, no singing, no movies. , Don’t talk on the phone with your family, or even use your own name...not to mention homosexuality.
In contrast, another actor, Christian, lives a completely different life. He is young, beautiful, and open... even a little slutty. He is the kind of person who will shout that he is gay.
Then, the two people met, in a vulgar but apt term-the meeting of fate.
Aaron arrived for the first time, and the taxi he took stopped right in front of the restaurant where Christian worked. Both noticed each other, but it was just a quick glance. As the car drove, Aaron looked away, and Christian went back to work casually. But how can the fate of two people be limited to this? It is worth noting that Aaron drove all the way from the airport, looking at the retreating night scene out of the window with novelty and blankly. At this time, someone on the side of the road held a big sign and wrote "Welcome to hell!", which seemed to herald his future destiny. However, is it really hell?
It is not excluded that Christian himself fell in love with Aaron at first sight. He would provoke the Mormons mainly because of a boring bet. Very vulgar bridge section, but it is still well used here. And Aaron is also very fond of Christian, but it only shows that as a Mormon, he is more tolerant of homosexuality, plus...how much concern? There is no explicit statement in the film, but I always feel that Aaron seems to be aware of his homosexuality before, until he meets the charming Christian, and finally can no longer ignore his true feelings. There were several wonderful confrontations during this period, which fully demonstrated the differences in beliefs and lifestyles between each other.
The important one was that Christian chased Aaron into the laundry room, chatting with him one after another. Aaron couldn't hold on to Christian's request and told him his real name; Christian taught Aaron to wash clothes and told him that colorful and white should not be mixed together.
My favorite game was Christian and his roommate Julie (a black girl) teaming up to play basketball with Aaron and his roommate, and the result was naturally a big win. It is worth mentioning that the role of Julie, although it is a supporting role, is very brilliant, and it plays an indispensable role in the future development of the plot.
Finally, the relationship between the two people accumulated to a certain extent. In a small accident, Aaron failed to resist Christian's hug (please note that the "hug" here is just a hug! +_+) This is obviously a very extreme for Aaron. A big shock, especially when he discovered that Christian's attitude was still so cynical. So driven by the excitement, he clearly expressed his condemnation of Christian's various vices.
In fact, Aaron has a different meaning to Christian, so his words touched him a lot. He began to look for something deeper beyond desire. For example, participate in activities to help AIDS patients. His interaction with AIDS patients is a highlight of the film. From uneasy to calm, Christian's growth is clearly visible. At the same time, this incident also paved the way for the development of the following plot.
Then there was another scene in the laundry room. This time it was Aaron who happened to meet Christian. After learning of Christian's efforts due to his own words, what bothers Aaron most at this time is the conflict between doctrine and love. Fleeing because of fear, he repeated to Christian what he once told him-colorful and white cannot be mixed together.
Things didn't seem to go on until this point, so the director arranged for Aaron and his roommate to have a small car accident. The shocked Aaron and the Christian who came to comfort them finally...In the words of Aaron's roommate, they hugged and kissed like two high school students. Yes, the first time Aaron and Christian kissed, they were broken by Aaron's friends. Aaron was sent home overnight. Christian chased to the airport, coincident with the grounding of the heavy snow plane in Salt Lake City, giving the two a precious night. This sex scene is very worth watching. If it was Christian's growth before, here is Aaron's emergence. Aaron's youthfulness and Christian temptation, Aaron's initial restraint and later abandonment of everything. The two did not say a word, but the exchange between their eyes explained everything... After the intimate contact, there was further communication between the souls. Aaron sighed, but still had a smile on his face, and said, "Now I will fall into hell with you..." Here we will also learn about Christian's past, a bleak white glow. The story of Snowflakes will be a movie again in detail...
Hugging all night, Christian wakes up the next morning but finds that Aaron leaves without saying goodbye. The only thing left is a pocket watch that has fallen down either intentionally or accidentally. I personally prefer to leave it deliberately, because when Christian enthusiastically wrote down the phone number of Aaron's house that he finally found after all the hard work, he found that the back of the paper was the handwriting repainted by Aaron, which was the phone number. .
When Christian found Aaron’s number and swept away the sad mood and happy carnival, Aaron’s life was not easy. First he was expelled from the church, and then his mother, who had been in love with him, seemed unable to accept it. The alien child actually abandons his spirit, and doesn't even look at him. But he persisted, even though there would be an angel in his dream that kept dripping blood on his face. His mother hung up the phone call from Christian and told Aaron that Christian came to seduce him because of a bet, and now she has forgotten him at all. Aaron's heart gradually collapsed, and finally took the blade to cut his wrist... When
Christian called again, Aaron's mother told him that her son was dead and cursed him to be executed as the highest of Mormonism. The punishment was burned to death. Sad Christian wrote this sentence in his diary: "Tuesday, at three o'clock in the morning, I lost sleep again. It's like waiting to start checking every corner of my broken heart. I have thrown away the newspaper, After washing the rest of the dishes, I don’t know what to do except sitting here thinking about it...” At this time, Julie got a well-known company because Christian gave her CD to the AIDS patient (a former music producer). Appreciation. Because she couldn't understand Christian's depression but couldn't imagine, she copied these sentences down to compose a song...
In fact, Aaron did not succeed in suicide. He was sent to a similar prison by his parents with a wrist injury. They hope that his "illness" can be cured there. Encouraged by the restaurant owner, Christian personally visited Aaron's mother and cried in advance and stuffed the pocket watch left by Aaron into her hand. At that moment, Aaron's mother realized for the first time that Christian, the person who made her son a homosexual, was not a scourge, he was only a person, he was just a child... and loved her son deeply... the
film did not explain. How did Aaron get out of that prison-like place, but I think it should be his mother, his mother who was once regarded as his best friend.
Aaron came to Christian's door, but it was a strange man half naked to open the door. Aaron walked away silently and came to the woman he had helped when he was a missionary. She gave him a business card and told him that he would provide him with a meal anytime. As you might have guessed, this woman is the boss of Christian's workplace. The woman said: "I don't believe in accident lately, only in miracles." What happened to Aaron was also a miracle. He told her that one night he heard a voice, like the voice of an angel, and that was actually a song. Maybe the black girl was not very famous, but he recognized her and recognized the pocket watch she was holding in the palm of her hand. , Her song is like singing to him alone, and the lyrics are even conveying the angel's guidance to him...
This is Christian coming out of the back hall... The plate in his hand "Kang Dang", it turns out that he put his The house is sublet. The two hugged tightly. And the boss jokingly told the stunned customer, "That's because Aaron gave a lot of tips." ^^
I want to say Christian's name before we finish. The name Christian is very common, but I think the name chosen here must have its deep meaning. A word from the lady boss may be a good answer to this: "Your church doesn't like alcohol and homosexuality...Well, I will never join now. I can't imagine a paradise without these two." !
At the end of the film, at Lila's, a small restaurant, everyone filed in like the beginning of the film. Everyone sat at the Thanksgiving table... Thank the Lord, thank yourself... Aaron recalled what he had said to the female boss before. Fan remarks: "Sometimes all this looks like a ball of light, but these days more and more...I feel that we are all connected and beautiful...very interesting...very Beautiful..." Just like the other warm hand that is tightly held in my hand at this moment.
Colorful & White...Colorful is just a little bleached, and White is dyed with some colors.
At the end of the film, lovers finally get married. This is a rare happy ending in gay movies. I am also moved by the way out of true love that runs through the whole movie...
PS1: I have to mention two
good boys,
Steve Sandvoss (Aaron), who
was only 19 years old, and grew up in a strict Mormon family. Under the expectations of his parents, he also became a Mormon missionary. the road. Although dressed in a white shirt, black pants and an obediently headed missionary, it is still difficult to conceal Aaron's handsome appearance. For the first time away from home, I came to the colorful world of LA. Aaron, who still knows about love and the real world, experienced the biggest change in life in just a few months...become a good one. What are the conditions for boys? Aaron is a seed that has been buried for too long and too deep. He is afraid of seeing the sun. He hides in the soil, but the spring buds have emerged in the sac shell. Finally one day, it saw the sun. He is still attached to the package of dirt, guilt and betrayal of the dirt, but it is a seed, which must germinate, and the momentum is surging, and there is no way to stop it!
In real life, Steve Sandvoss can be said to have all the prerequisites for being a "good boy." Studying at Harvard University). During his school years, he had already revealed his talents in art, whether it was photography, literature, or theater performances, Steve Sandvoss was not absent in everything. Just after he graduated with honors from Harvard University, he resolutely moved to Los Angeles (LA), hoping to find a sky in his acting career. The God of Fortune also favored him very much. He participated in the audition for the first time and was immediately selected to perform " The protagonist of the "Last Day"!
Steve Sandvoss is lucky, but his personal charm is indeed impressive. The Boston Globe once praised Steve Sandvoss: "Whenever he appears in the scene, this film also finds its depth." More media praised him. In order to "have the handsome face like Brad Pitt, but also add the brilliance of wisdom." Steve Sandvoss successfully portrayed the image of a "good boy" in the film, not only conquering the hearts of gays, but also for both men and women. You see his sunny smile, it's hard not to be impressed by him!
Bad boy,
Wes Ramsey (as Christian)
In the United States, only 21 is considered an adult, but the 20-year-old Christian is already a veteran of love and has seen countless people. His experience of working in a high-end French restaurant has made him no shortage of bed partners. Originally, he strictly adhered to the love rule of "never make it to the end", anyway, he was young to splurge! When the sunny Aaron appeared, Christian's concept of love changed 180 degrees, and he also experienced what true "love" is...
Wes Ramsey succeeded in shaping Christian, both angel and devil, with his southern European-like coffee-colored hair Love makes people feel even more pity for Christian who is in love with him! Wes Ramsey is a high-achieving student who graduated from the most prestigious Julia School of Drama in New York. He has experienced 10 years of stage play in New York. After that, Wes Ramsey moved to the television and film industry, performing in series such as "Charmed" (Charmed) and "CSI Miami" (CSI Miami). .
PS2: A very beautiful and religiously gay movie at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. It was translated into "Shiny Day", "Meeting a Good Boy" and "A Day Nearing" in China. I personally like the third one. ...A very American film, I personally think it is enough to surpass Ang Lee's "Broken Arms Mountain"!
I especially like some of the lines in it:
"Sometimes it all looks like a ball of light, but these days more and more... I feel that we are all connected and beautiful... …It’s interesting…It’s beautiful…”
“Sometimes I think life is just like this, but I’d rather think about life from God’s point of view… everything… even this (death)… is meaningful”
PS3: Movies that prefer homosexuality more than others do not really want to change themselves or others, but they will always get throbbing different from ordinary love, so they insist that homosexuality can go to another paradise. People who can’t understand it are just Because it's not close enough.
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