Problem teenager has no problem

Fabiola 2022-08-13 19:36:28

Judging from the topic of "Tomboy" alone, in China, the heroine Laura has to be a problem boy. Regardless of whether she really likes the same sex or not, it is already very problematic to just say that she is not a girl, plays with boys, and fights naked.

When I watched the film, I always watched it with questions. The trailer clearly shows the story of Laura pretending to be a boy and loving the same sex. So when I was watching the film, I saw Laura driving with her dad at first, and a guess immediately came to my mind-maybe Laura was a single-parent family and lived with her dad since she was a child. Maybe this is why Laura became Tomboy, I guess.

Unexpectedly, mother appeared, sister also appeared, all signs show that her family is happy and harmonious. As soon as my last thought disappeared, I had a new problem. I saw my mother's big belly-did Laura's mother want a boy, so she conceived after having two daughters, so Laura became Tomboy? Since Laura's parents didn't have a high appearance rate, my question was that I didn't know the answer until I saw the end of the film. Laura's parents love their sisters very much, so my guess is not true.

Then, the third question. Jenny said that her father is ordinateur (I really can’t figure out his occupation...because I only read Chinese characters, is it a computer programmer?), and her mother is pregnant at home-maybe it is because of this that led to Laura’s parents Feeling estranged, we rarely see Laura's parents appearing at the same time in the camera. Laura feels distressed in her heart because of the changes between her parents, so she becomes a Tomboy. Seeing the end, I once again affirmed my nastyness, the family relationship is very good, there is nothing like that, okay!

Then came another problem. Jenny said that Miguel was at the original home, "boys are afraid of him, girls love her", and her mother said before that Laura has always played with boys. Is this the external cause of her becoming Tomboy? The plot proves that I think too much. The screenwriter didn't even plan to develop anything deep at this point. If I insist on analyzing, I guess the answer to this question is No. Because Laura didn't get together with the boy completely when playing with the boy, it can be seen that she still resists contact with the boy and enjoys being alone with Lisa. This is obviously different from T who has a "buddy" mentality.

After the truth was revealed, I squeezed my sweat for Laura-the plot has already overlapped with "Boys Don’t Cry", and considering the same forest chasing scene in "Crack", I wonder if this bunch of children will To abuse and kill Laura? As a result, this kind of problem did not happen. The boys just surrounded her calmly, and thoughtfully chose to let Lisa check Laura's true gender. In the beginning, the evil nature is not universal, and problematic teenagers are not blooming everywhere. It seems that I am treating the "little man's heart" with a small man's heart.

After I discovered that I had always used the vision of watching Chinese family dramas to develop those "reasonable imaginations" of dog-bloodedness, I finally had an epiphany like a god-given enlightenment. So I came up with the last question, a deep and connotative question-does Laura like Lisa?

I glanced at the introduction and other film review titles beforehand. To be honest, I don't think Laura lacks gender awareness. In order to pretend to be a boy, she did every detail very well, such as observing the boys' performance and then playing with the boys; Lisa immediately thought of a male pseudonym when she asked her name; another example was to change her swimsuit to a male Don't forget to put plasticine in it after the ceremony. She is very mature and understands the difference between men and women. So does she like Lisa? Does she fall in love with Lisa because she thinks that being in love with Lisa makes her "male identity" more real, or does she fall in love with Lisa because she has psychologically regarded herself as a real boy? After watching the last shot of the film, I'm fine. My interpretation is that Lisa Ken’s asking this question proves that she doesn’t hate Laura, and Laura answered her real name. After that real female name, she changed from being nervous to smiling because she was on the other side of the camera. , Opposite Laura who we can't see, Lisa smiled (my personal thought). Only for this reason can Laura laugh. Laura likes Lisa out of sincerity and not out of gender. Maybe Laura didn't know it before, but in the end she understood, although it may be different from adult love. Dare to face her female identity, she has passed a hurdle in her life, Lisa accepts her like this, which heralds her new life.

In fact, there is no problem with the problem teenager, her family has no problem, and this film is not for everyone to discuss the mentality of children's problems. From the beginning to the end, the director did not pursue the reason for her becoming a tomboy, but tried to show the tomboyized mentality and behavior of a little girl through details. All of these behaviors were displayed in the sun, clearly and without any morbidity. I believe that no one wants to rush forward to correct Laura while watching a movie. If we think there is a problem with the film, Laura has a problem, and her parents have a problem with these things, it can only prove that our vision is problematic. We grew up in an environment full of various problems that distorted us. We are the real problem teenagers.



Attached to the question (and answer) that I feel particularly loving in the film:

Jenny: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Xia An: A sister
Jenny: I have a brother, I think it is better to have a brother
Xia An: Why is it better?
Jenny: Because my brother can protect your

mother: "Why did you do this? (Pourquoi t'ai fais ça?)"
Laura: "I don't know (Je sais pas)"

Laura: "Aren't we going home?"
Mom: "No, let's go to your friend Lisa's house. I don't care if you pretend to be a boy, but school is about to start. Can you pretend to be a school year? You have to tell them the facts. Otherwise, do you have another way? If you have a better way, please tell me."

Lisa: "What is your name?"
Laura: "Mikaël"
Lisa: "What is your name?"
Laura: "Laure".

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Extended Reading

Tomboy quotes

  • La mère de Lisa: Lisa?

    Lisa: Yes?

    La mère de Lisa: Come here. This is Mickäel's mum. She's come here to say Mickäel is not actually Mickäel but a girl, not a boy. She's waiting for you in the kitchen.

  • Rayan: [subtitled version]

    [to Laure]

    Rayan: We hear you're a girl. We're gonna check that.

    Lisa: Stop it! What do you think you're doing?

    Rayan: We're gonna check if she's really a girl.

    Lisa: Leave him alone.

    Rayan: You're right. It's YOU who'll check.

    Lisa: No, I won't.

    Rayan: If she's a girl, then you kissed her. It's disgusting. Right?

    Lisa: Yes, it's disgusting.

    Rayan: Then, you're gonna do it.

    [Lisa pulls down Laure's pants]