The background noise of the hustle and bustle of the industrial city gradually faded away,
replaced by the blast of spraying
. The first appearance of the male protagonist was astonishingly naked.
He first sits in the bathtub and washes his face, then lie down, his
angular body is unobstructed, full of spring light.
Then, when the camera turned,
he was wearing black jeans, a POLO shirt, and
a plain beret, and
pulled out a pair of brand-new Nikes from the bottom of the bed.
He thought about it, but in the end he didn't wear it.
This night, he is going to be a guest at his good friend Jamie's house.
The subtitles come out, "WEEKEND", this is the weekend time.
The director’s editing skills are very good.
Although they knew
it from the bar, they thought it was just an ordinary 419. If they
change to another director,
they will directly enter the "sex time". The
usual practice is that the cameraman will be in the back room.
Pointing the camera at the door of the room, two men drunk and staggered open the door and broke in,
without turning on the lights, and then kissing, undressing and licking like two hungry beasts,
there will always be one More powerful, he attacked, and then buckled his hands against the wall,
rubbing his lower body continuously, accompanied by huge gasps... But the
director did not do this.
When the camera turned from the bar to another scene,
it was already The next morning.
On such a cold morning,
they lie on the bedside and talk on a tape recorder.
This design is very interesting.
Through the recording, the two used the form of dialogue to recall everything that happened last night.
Originally thought that the dialogue would be embarrassing, but the two easily diluted the embarrassment.
For example, we usually like to watch movies and TV shows that the original works are better than the remakes,
because after all, the space for movies and TV shows is limited, and it can't reach everyone's imagination when watching the original works.
So we always think that the original novel will be better than the remake of the TV series and movies.
In other words, two men making love is nothing more than oral sex, 69, in a simple way,
but if you show such a scene through dialogue or other means,
it will have a different taste.
This is where the director's skill lies.
Although Russell came out, to be precise, he was half out,
but he still showed cowardice and tolerance in the context of social ethics.
Like the time he was in, respectively, after 419, compared with the first GLEN
they exchanged at the door of the corridor each other's phone number (which is also fully in line with the real situation after the 419 comrades in reality),
this wants to be a kiss or something,
but he
His eyes were still looking left and right, with a little timidity and uncertainty. Later, someone passed by, and the signs of his going to kiss goodbye were finally extinguished by the appearance of others.
So he chose to stand in front of the window and watch GLEN pass downstairs in his community.
This time, GLEN didn't look back. Russell must be disappointed.
For the second time, they talked about their growth on the sofa.
I think Russell and GLEN started to have a good impression of each other.
After all, people are emotional creatures of flesh and blood. When they
talked about emotions , the two of them dragged their clothes non-stop to dry.
They just fly by plane. (Who hasn't played a plane on the sofa, huh!) It
's time to say goodbye again, and they kissed goodbye in the house.
It's just that Russell just closed the door, and GLEN turned around and knocked on the door again.
GLEN told him that he was going to study in the United States, maybe two years, maybe longer.
Russell obviously couldn't stand it anymore. He suppressed his inner loss and
tried to show his calmness and composure, but his speedy tone still betrayed him.
He is unwilling to accept this fact.
Because I have just begun to feel good about GLEN,
I am ready to devote myself to a love, it is like a drama that has died.
This time, he was still standing in front of the window, watching GLEN pass by himself downstairs,
and GLEN, also suddenly turned his head downstairs, and looked at
the man named Russell upstairs on the 15th floor .
Although it was only a brief moment of looking at each other, it seemed like a vicissitude of life.
I like to watch Russell stand alone at the window, looking thoughtful.
I don't know what this man is thinking,
but I am always easily moved by such a lens.
He seemed to be a person with a story. There was too much past and too much uncertain future in his heart.
He didn't know how to solve it or who to tell, so he could only bear it silently.
Russell likes to wear dark coats outside,
but he wears warm colors at home. For example, home is where he feels warm and feels safe.
So he can do whatever he wants. Once outside, the
cold, cruel world, the indifference of colleagues, and the pressure of competition
make him only wear dark clothes to camouflage and protect himself.
GLEN is different, he is sunny, cheerful, energetic, and a little bit romantic.
So no matter what the occasion, he wears colorful clothes.
He brings vitality to everyone, just like a nightingale.
In many cases, when the director is in control of the screen,
especially when the actor is alone or two people, he
will always leave 1/3 of the blank space on the screen,
so that the screen is not so full and gives people a room for fantasy. .
In fact, this is really beautiful.
One day, 24 hours, 1440 minutes, 86400 seconds,
2 men, did it 3 times. 2 deep exchanges, 1 flight.
How powerful! Of course, if you don't do it, you won't be able to do it anymore, because GLEN will leave.
In the last morning at Russell's house,
GLEN gently brewed a cup of coffee for Russell. The
two guests exchanged positions at random,
which deeply reflected the director's sensitive and delicate heart.
A small arrangement contains a lot of energy.
The whole film is soothing, like a melodious piano song,
without the dense ink scenery, only the warmth of Xiaojiabiyu.
Although the movie's dialogue is full of philosophies, it doesn't sound boring at all.
On the contrary, some small humor is interspersed, which is also thought-provoking.
I remember Freud once said,
“There are two great tragedies in life, one is to get what you love without you, and the other is to get what you love.
Life also has two great joys, one is not to get what you love. So you can seek and create; the other is to get what you love, so you can taste and experience." Although the
two men Russell and GLEN
have shallow friendships, they have each other.
They regard each other as their beloved things.
However, there is no time to taste and experience, and
each has to part ways.
But it is precisely because of each other's unresolved issues that
make the audience even more unwilling to stop.
Of course, there are also careful thoughts deliberately arranged by the director. For
example, when
GLEN left Russell's house three times, he
didn't look back the first time, the
second time he looked back, and the
third time, GLEN stopped downstairs and wanted to look at the window again. The former Russell, but Russell did not appear in the window.
Represents the feelings of three different periods of a relationship.
For another example,
Russell has always reluctant to wear the new pair of Nikes that Russell turned out at the beginning of the film.
Knowing that he was going to participate in GLEN's farewell PARTY, he did not hesitate to put it on. One
can imagine how much he values GLEN.
And this time, he also put on a bright red plaid shirt.
Perhaps, he was gradually infected by GLEN's optimism and cheerfulness, and
he wanted to blend in with him.
With the development of the plot, Russell really fell in love with GLEN.
As another example,
GLEN first and last meeting with Russell, and
is wearing a yellow sweater,
but also the recorder GLEN when they first dialogue back to Russell,
when the recorder came "from scratch Well, from your first Seeing me..." It
was as if the movie had started from the beginning, and it would never end,
just like their 24-hour fast food romance.
The most fascinating part of love is that
I love you, but for one reason or another, we cannot be together.
Finish.
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