To the boy

Leif 2022-09-16 16:07:59

Clean lake, clean sunset, clean sea, clean night, clean beach, clean kiss.
Fresh shots, fresh soundtrack, fresh boys, fresh feelings.
Favorite shots: 1. At about 30 minutes, the two jumped on the trampoline together. That beam of light, coupled with beautiful crying background music, personally thinks it is the most successful and beautiful shot in the whole movie.
2. At 40 minutes, Marc played and sang "you are my sunshine" by the bonfire in the night, watching his "sunshine" eagerly and unabashedly, while Sieg shyly avoided the lover's hot gaze and smiled at the corners of his mouth several times. But it can't cover it up. The curvature of the corners of the mouth and the bright light reflected in the pupils are the perfect interpretation of love.
3. Immediately after 44 minutes, the two found a doe with a fawn in the woods. The two watched intently and quietly, until Sieg turned to see the lover's profile, shy, hesitant, and youthful impulse to kiss the lover's face, and then kissed gently on the neck until Marc felt light. The corners of the mouth were slightly raised, and the heads turned, the two kissed gently under the close-up shot of the director. The most beautiful thing here is not the last kiss, but the look of Sieg in front of him when he was a little hesitant and a little shy and afraid to step forward, like the beautiful deer in front of the two of them, with the same bright big eyes, as timid and easy to startle. The director discovered that the actor and the deer are very similar to each other. The two deer must have meaning here: Sieg is just like hitting a deer at this time, trying to test his love step by step. It is extremely pure and beautiful.
4. At 56 minutes, the two met in the locker room on the second day after the misunderstanding. Marc didn't look very happy, and Sieg stepped forward and pulled up one side of the lover's hat rope, tugged twice and then pulled up the other side. The whole action is completely coquettish, and the camera is from top to bottom. The action of raising his eyes is still shy. The deer-like eyes are full of "I know I was wrong, forgive me." ?', the distinct eyelashes were almost scratched to the apex of people's hearts. Afterwards, the phrase "what do you want" in Marc's reply was unexpectedly good. This is the time when the two people's acting skills are exploding.
(I don’t know if it’s the actor who played Sieg is good at it, or the director has a special preference for him. His angle is always extraordinarily perfect and makes people love. And Marc can tell from the perspective of a few clips that it is actually good, but I don’t know. Why do you look fat most of the time in the whole film...)
In addition, you can see a little tribute to "Brokeback Mountain" in the film. The two people only wore shorts and jumped exaggeratedly on the grass by the lake to chase the cows. Group, in Brokeback Mountain, it is Jack doing the same action to make Ennis laugh. It is a classic scene, and it can be said that it is the real beginning of everything. In other aspects, the scenery, soundtrack and overall style are all reminiscent of Brokeback Mountain. Of course, this is the boy's version of Brokeback Mountain, without all the complicated entanglements and helplessness in the world, so it is simple and fresh, and it is a happy ending for everyone.

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Extended Reading

Boys quotes

  • Marc: Good luck with your charade.

  • Marc: Shall we stay here forever?