The story told by the director in these 65 minutes, many people may take 3 hours to tell clearly.
The main line contains three secret relationships, mixing passion and danger, innocence and violence, joy and sadness... The sub-line also reflects the current situation in the Israeli army and the society's views on same-sex love. Surprisingly, with so much content, the film didn't get out of hand at all, but it did the job perfectly.
I don't understand their language. But still can feel the love as clean as snow.
In just 65 minutes, the film did not explain the process of the two protagonists meeting and falling in love. Instead, this gap made me fall into fantasy and infinite reverie about their past at the beginning. Who chased who? Jagger must have made Yossi so obsessed he couldn't sleep, right? How was Yossi's heart melted? ...
Yossi is a good man. (I'm sure the real archetype is too)
His personality is masculine. This can be seen from the fact that he protects his subordinates and loves soldiers as himself. During the meal, he frowned and argued with the superior who came to give the order: his soldiers had just finished their mission and needed to rest. Yossi can grow in love with children in the snow, and he has a sense of responsibility that a company commander should have, striving for more rest and safety for his subordinates. Before performing the task, he cared so deeply for his subordinates:
"I hope to see your mother next time at your wedding."
He is like a towering tree, which makes people feel at ease and depend on. You, will you be moved? He's so charismatic, can Jagger escape?
Jagger is a lovely man. Jagger's angelic heart is rare in reality. He can exist for another man, be happy or pouted for him, and give up everything for him. He reflected Yossi's brilliance like the moon. Jagger still has a bit of C, but nothing pretentious. During the snowball fight, he would kiss Yossi secretly, lean on Yossi's shoulder and talk like a child. He is a simple and pure person.
Yossi would go to the post and deliver cookies to Jagger because he missed the dessert, they looked at each other and smiled, Jagger happily enjoying Yossi's care, just a small cookie? It's Yossi's deep love. But when someone approached, Yossi knocked Jagger off the hand he shared the cookie with. Jagger didn't get angry at all, but my heart trembled a little when I saw this, presumably Jagger was already used to Yossi's deliberate cover-ups several times. Jagger, as simple as that. From the growth and sprouting to the sweetness of their love, they can't see the sun. Although the warm sunlight in this Israeli frontier seems to melt the cold snow. The "closet" of comrades is so deep, how much courage does it take to open this door? It's not a party, it's really hard to understand!
Disputes before the mission make people worry about their future: one doesn't care about coming out of the closet, and sings gay songs loudly;
"Will you stay with me if they're going to cut my leg? If I burn my face or I only have one eye? If I die? Listen sir, we're at the hotel next vacation I want a room with a double bed, the largest, and I hate separate beds. When I go, you'll see my mom, my dad, and my dog. Because I'm tired, understand? I'm really tired.
" I didn't promise you a ring." Yossi is so sensible that he can't give a promise, things are fickle, and a lifetime is too far away. In the face of Jagger's promise, Yossi looks cowardly. Where is Yossi who is so manly in front of everyone? In the face of love and commitment, Jagger is more like a strong person, all he wants is love, and Yossi loves as always.
(Jagger)----: "Lion, the moon is very close to us." But what I long for in my heart is to walk into the sun with you, do you dare to hold my hand only in the dark? I want you to meet my parents and my dog. I want everyone to know that we are a couple and we want to be together forever. Yossi, you don't have the guts to promise!
They have had a heated conflict over their relationship. Before Jagger's last ambush, he still said to Yossi coldly, Sir, we have a mission. He's in a little mood. And Yossi just said Forget it to him, it seems that he intends to continue the relationship and make further decisions later.
Love and commitment are at odds with each other, and the cold war is still going on. ...a stray bullet ended it all.
(Yossi)---- Where's Jagger? I found you, what happened to you, am I going to lose you? How come it's like a damn American movie going on? This is not true! Our kiss, our quarrel, our future... but you're getting weak...
"Do you love me?"
"Fool, of course I love you!" Wake up, wake up, I'm going home with you , sleep together on the Queen Size bed, anything is possible, I love you! !
"Can you hold me?"
...
I want you to live! I'm such a jerk, I give you too little, too little love!
Yossi gave Jagger a kiss.
Yossi never shed a single tear. He stood up and, in the faint dawn light, took off his hat. But we can imagine that at this moment his heart has collapsed. He lost Jagger, the man he loved so much. Why not make Yossi cry? ! Why not let Yossi hug her lover's body and cry out loud? ! Why let him stand alone in the dawn without Jagger? ! why……
Yossi went to condolences to Jagger's parents with a female soldier who fell in love with Jagger. The girl called herself Jagger's lover, but when Jagger's mother said she didn't know what song her son liked to listen to, no one knew, only He blurted out that it was Rita's Bo (which translates to "Your Soul" in English, the song I played when I wrote these words). Then he flipped through Jagger's album and saw the picture of Jagger in a bunny suit, he remembered that Jagger once said he had such a picture to show him, the day when he was playing in the snow, when he was about to kiss him The rabbit that appeared, remembered Jagger's funny face pretending to be a rabbit, and those happy times... Then the man named Yossi smiled, that was the happiness only he and Jagger had, only he knew the one named Jagger best The man who really owns that angel is not anyone else, his simple and honest smile is infinitely magnified. . . I cried and laughed at the same time.....
Jagger's mother said she didn't know the son. Jagger's sexuality, favorite movies and songs, and more, Jagger's mom doesn't know anything about it. Just imagine, this introverted, lonely and sensitive person enlists in the army and meets the person he loves the most. They fell in love, Jagger opened his heart, let this man occupy all of his heart, and told him his heart. The knot of love is firmly tied. Jagger doesn't get enough love from his mother, but he has Yossi, he only has Yossi. The blank space before the film seems to be slowly filled in.
At the end of the story, Jagger is dead, what about Yossi? It's also a void, like Yossi's empty, cold heart. There is no Jagger by his side, and he can no longer see Jagger's smart and pure eyes. He raised the corner of his mouth with a carefree smile, played the guitar and jokingly composed and sang... The pain of loving a love and losing his lover deeply, Not many people can feel it. This pain Yossi can only bear alone, with his heart as strong as an iron man. Just about love and commitment, it's too late. . . .
You say life is not a fucking movie and I want to get your "I love you" like a movie. . .
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