Unlike many other gay-themed movies, this movie does not simply and naively oppose all dogmatic traditions, or excessively promote the freedom of human nature. This movie is more about dealing with contradictions: it is in pursuit of the freedom of human nature while opposing tradition. How to distinguish morality from good and evil?
For example, many people who oppose homosexuality like to use the analogy of incest (the two sins are also listed in the Bible), and believe that admitting homosexuality is trampling on all morality. In this movie, the moral boundary is clearly discussed. The boundary of morality should lie in respecting and protecting people's will and freedom. The plot of the little girl being sexually assaulted by her father in the movie is not just as simple as questioning some rigid Catholic morals. The dialogue between the girl's father and the priest has very connotations worth exploring. Why does the father who sexually assault his daughter clamor that incest is also human nature, but he is speechless when he hears the phrase "Have you ever thought about your daughter's feelings?" Because this is why this kind of behavior is considered evil by most people, and not to mention whether incest is really a human impulse, because it violates the will and freedom of others and harms the innocent, so it should be treated. Constrained by ethics.
And why is it possible for homosexuals to be analogous to this behavior? The act of homosexuality itself does not constitute harm to any innocent person, and the moral restraint imposed on it is just a traditional dogma. To tear off this moral bondage does not mean denying all traditions and morals, as many homophobics imagine, but to see the true boundaries of morality.
Finally, sexual freedom is always more complicated than imagined.
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