Many people may still feel a little uncomfortable with this subject matter. It is about the love between brothers.
This reminds me of a year ago when my colleague received a hotline call and the other party confided in the distress of falling in love with his cousin. The colleague immediately stated rigorously: homosexuality is okay, but incest is not. I am quite puzzled about this. How is the boundary between right and wrong drawn? In the mainstream heterosexual moral values, incest is certainly not acceptable, and homosexuality is also not acceptable.
In fact, most of us, including my colleague, don’t really understand what incest is. Just because of this taboo vocabulary, we instinctively resist. Isn’t this just like the general public’s attitude towards homosexuality? And people's attitudes often change after contact and understanding. When I don’t understand, I prefer to maintain my neutral and non-judgmental attitude.
Incest is a severely stigmatized term, but it is not the original sin, nor is it an inherent taboo of human beings, but a product of human society. The prohibition of incest is nothing more than two considerations: one is the quality of the population, that is, genetics, and the other is to maintain the stability of the social structure, that is, to avoid the disorder of family relations based on marriage. People of the same sex do not reproduce offspring in the first place, so the first consideration is meaningless. In abandoning the social structure, incest does not go further than homosexuality.
Everyone has their own definition of love, but it is nothing more than two extremes.
(1) As often seen in novels and comics, romantic love, that is, I love you, this individual, has nothing to do with your identity, age, race, or gender. In that case, this person And why is it impossible or impossible to be your relatives?
(2) Love is optional. As sociologists said, "Love can only happen when certain conditions are met." For example, you will fall in love with him when you are sure that the person is not your relative or the same sex. That kind of "love" has lost its uniqueness.
Disputing these topics is always unpleasant, but watching this movie is a pleasant and enjoyable experience, provided that the inherent stereotypes are aside.
My younger brother is Thomas, but his family members call him Tom Tom, which is a very funny nickname. He didn't open his eyes in the week of birth. Mom said, don't worry, he will open when he is ready. So, when he was ready, the first thing he saw was his 6-year-old brother, Francisco.
The brothers have been loving since they were young, and the elder brother would even stand up when his father scolded his younger brother and say "from today, I will take care of him forever". As they get older, mothers keenly perceive something vaguely from their overly intimate relationship, but cannot tell their young children. The mother has a long close-up: looking at the child playing in the ward through the blinds, her eyes change with surprise, love, and reluctance. I can't help thinking: Just like the other details in this emotional film, my mother is so smart that she has seen the clues so early. There was also the seemingly understanding conversation between mother and brother on the sofa. The younger brother fell asleep quietly on his brother’s lap. The mother said, "What do you want to say to me?" The brother shook his head blankly. Question: "What's the school?" Mother said in confusion, "You and your brother... about life..." Through the lens, I could look straight into the big brother's open eyes, and for a moment I even thought he understood. . The mother finally said: "If one day you want to talk to me... if one day you feel confused... don't feel ashamed." My brother might not understand at the time, but these words moved me deeply. The mother is worried, but what is more powerful is her love for her sons.
Two funerals connected their growth, and their mother passed away. The director filtered out a full 15 years, and now they live in love with each other, and they have been recognized by their father and friends, as well as the younger brother’s swimming coach. In their efforts to grow and gain recognition, it is unknown how much support their mother said and her love gave them. The director wants to filter out not only time, but also other messy and unpleasant things. The display of such a controversial subject matter so beautifully and easily is indeed much unexpected.
There are a few episodes of the warmth of the ears and temples in the film. For example, in the room where the two of them are finally alone, they slowly take off their clothes one by one and approach step by step; such as the play and warmth when shaving; such as when embracing and dancing. Flowing soft light. But what impressed me most was the sleepy dialogue between the bed: Why do you love me. I remember that among the many easy or heavy reasons, my younger brother said "because you could have fallen in love with others, but you still love me".
From beginning to end, it may end with death, or it may end on a certain day in life. The two people who stayed together had to be separated for three years. During the sleepless nights of tossing and turning, the brother tried to live a new life, even if it was just because of loneliness, because he missed it too much. But when he finally knocked on his brother's door in the cold Moscow, we all knew that as long as he lives, it will not end. The last long hug must be able to touch your heart. Their different reactions are flooded with the same thoughts and love, and your brother's last brilliant smile will definitely make you smile with his happiness.
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