Many people feel that the love is not enough after watching it, but the director himself called the film "When We Are 17". Therefore, the focus of the film itself is not on homosexuality, but on how a teenager treats others before his emotional maturity. A groping for relationships.
Love is just one part of a teenager's exploration. The discussion of sexual orientation is not the focus of the director.
Anyone who knows about director André Téchiné will know that exploring the deep and complex emotional world of characters is the consistent theme in his work series, whether it is the "Love" that won the Cannes crown (Best Director Award). "Lost in Paris" is still the juvenile work "Wild Reed" 22 years ago.
Juvenile love is precious to us. It is probably pure enough that we would rather hurt ourselves than others. We have not grown up to an age that can define love, but we can maintain a relationship in the purest way, even if it is not what we want. , Nor will you never meet again.
Audiences who cannot understand "When We Are 17", or turning out the old movie "Wild Reed" from that year, will make you have a different view of the former, because the director's handling of the two films is quite the same. .
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all use "war" as a big back. "Wild" is set in the period of the independence war in which Algeria separated from France. "Dang" has a contemporary background. Of course, there will be no large-scale wars. However, the father of the protagonist Damien has participated in military operations outside all the year round. Under the background of the former, each character in the film has its own full and three-dimensional personality. Although Francois, who was born in the middle class of France, is entangled with his homosexuality, it still does not hinder his generosity and sincerity to his friends. The stubborn girl Maite was a complete representative of feminism at the time, but at the same time she also had an attachment to her friend Francois beyond love and friendship. Damien, one of the two protagonists of "When", was also born in a wealthy middle-class family, while Tom, who was born as a farmer, had the responsibility of caring for the family since he was a child. The subsequent pregnancy of his adoptive mother also gave him a sense of anxiety under the fence.
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Death is an essential part of growth. The death of Damien's father in "When We Are 17" is an important node that brings the relationship between Damien, Tom and Damien's mother closer. The death of Serge's brother in the war in "Wild Reed" made him realize that he was imminent to shoulder the responsibility of the family, and it also caused Maite's mother to feel guilty and was admitted to the hospital, and Maite had to Guarding the house alone.
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The love of outdoor scenes, whether it is the snowy mountains and forests in "When" or the mountain creeks in "Wild", always leads the plot, including the winter swimming of Damien and Tom in the former, and the climax of the end of the latter. People in the wild are all necessary for the accumulation and explosion of emotions.
Don’t be too entangled in love itself. In a relationship, gain or loss is the result. Some people have some affection. If they leave, it doesn’t mean they never existed. These memories of these people will always be part of your life.
Perhaps after recognizing these, the teenagers won't be hurt and feel at a loss.
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