The fairy tale story at the same time pointed directly to the contradictory and marginalized British society under the Thatcher regime. Between the London skinheads, which are a nuisance in the laundry, and the successful Pakistani immigrants, there is a antagonism between class and race. When Omar first invited Johnny into his uncle's house, he said something interesting:
"He's a lower class, he won't come in without being asked, usless he's doing a burglary."
The older generation, representing traditional Pakistani ideas, was busy arranging marriages and careers for their sons and daughters, while young people who were influenced by Western liberal ideas worked hard to resist the shackles of their families and find a way out for themselves. My father looked down on Omar's work. Although Omar insisted that he wanted to take over the laundry, he was still tortured by family values. He thought his father could be proud of what he had achieved. It was a conflict between two values.
Omar and Johnny have clear hearts, and the director’s performance of the two temperaments is positive: loyal, caring, and upward. This combination of homosexuals eliminated all contradictions and struggles, leaving only pure love. This was in Britain at the time. It is very disruptive.
Finally, I have to mention that DDL's lick is really intriguing.
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