This film is also quite famous in the gay community, probably because it was misled by sensational advertising slogans : "His inheritance is a sexual awakening"... "Turkey's first movie reflecting homosexuality"... "Exotic Enthusiasm collision in the sentiment"...These are always imaginative: there will be a group of muscular hunks meeting naked in the public bathroom~~~ But most of the people who have seen it are as disappointed as the friends I watched with-the gay plot It's just a "hitchhiking", the love scene is completely under-reported, and it stops everywhere, even the only intimate scene, KISS, is "borrowed". To be an exaggeration, if all the homosexuality plots are cut out, the main idea of the film will not be compromised.
In fact, what the movie is about is self-awareness, not just sexual cognition, but life cognition, what kind of person you are, what kind of life you want. In a familiar society with many rules, desires and dreams are always suppressed, and as the narrator of the movie says: In the smoky Haman, there is no morality and regulation, and you can face your own nakedness. desire.
This script is actually very ambitious. It involves sexual awakening, self-discovery, cultural differences, and class conflicts. It is a pity that the film fell into the hands of the director who directed for the first time. It seems to have more than enough heart but not enough energy. It seems that many plots are lightly skipped. , Without digging deep, the subject becomes blurred. The camera and cutting are also unacceptable. The protagonist always exchanges eyes with another girl, so that most of them are still confused: Has he become bent? The actor's performance is very dull, with an expression from beginning to end. This movie feels like its English title: STEAM, vague and confused like steam.
"Hammam" also inherited a tradition in the European literature and art circles: turning the backward and uncivilized places into the spiritual cultivation holy land for the civilized and advanced white people. The most famous example is A Room With A View: The cold, sexually depressed British middle class found themselves in the beautiful scenery of Italy (Italy was very backward before the early 20th century). This time, it was the turn of the handsome Italian man, who was high-class and rich in gold, to come to Turkey at the border of Europe and Asia to feel the mysterious atmosphere of the East. The fact is: European talents who are rich in material will slowly reflect on life and pursue themselves in movies. In countries where most people have to struggle for food and clothing, it is impossible for movies to have such a petty bourgeoisie.
Putting aside the flaws of the movie, its theme is quite reflective: Are you really living the life you want? Even if you find out, do you have the ability to change the status quo?
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