The male protagonist Nathan is very introverted, taciturn, lacks the vigor and liveliness of adolescence, and suddenly moved to a quiet town, all signs have begun to lay the groundwork for his tragic life. His terrifying attitude toward his father, the uneasy eyes his mother often showed, and even the little lover who doubted him several times because of his good sex skills, all allowed me to conclude that his family existed before the truth was revealed. He was concerned about the issue of his father's sexual abuse and domestic violence against him (the sensitivity of watching the movie is more self-cultivation, and during the viewing of the movie, he also discussed with the old girl why there are so many incest + sexual abuse + domestic violence in American families). Nathan didn't dare to fall asleep at night, and even went to bed with shoes on, and finally knew how to set a small trap in the bedroom to make his father who wanted to violate him fail. When we were glad that he successfully flew out of the house, we lamented that he also had the courage to escape and When he was wise, the next set of shots was actually a dark night where he was sleeping alone in the cemetery. During the day, he only dared to go home for a meal when his father was away or sleeping. It was a sad child.
Nathan and Roy, the boy next door, were in love with each other. Roy didn't know what happened to Nathan, so he found him in the cemetery and provided him with a place to live, perhaps to keep him from being so lonely, Roy also actively took Nathan to go swimming, camping, etc. to let him integrate into the boys' collective life. The activities included laughter, terrifying ghost stories, and exciting haunted house adventures... When we, the kind-hearted audience, still When I thought that despite Nathan's misfortune, as long as the director let the two children's love road go down smoothly, it would be a happy story, the bloody storyline appeared: in the haunted house, Roy and his wife Nathan is caught by two other boys while making out, and Roy leaves Nathan feeling too embarrassed. But while Roy was away, another boy who had been coveting Nathan raped Nathan. Nathan's inability to resist the rapist and the rapist's bestiality are multiplied infinitely in the gloomy room. Before we could sigh how cruel the director had to be to let this weak child go, the rapist picked up a wooden stick and beat Nathan to death with a stick after he succeeded... Is this really necessary? I couldn't help crying in my heart. I don't believe in God Jesus, but they do, if God exists, why isn't he merciful, loving, tolerant? Why would he let such a horrible thing happen?
What does "Dream Boy" really mean? Still guessing until the end of the movie, maybe it's the same storytelling technique in "The Sixth Sense" that all this is just a nightmare for a kid named Nathan? And when the ghost story appeared, I was wondering if it was Nathan's soul that Roy first saw? But the funeral was still held, Roy cried like a man in tears, and the blood on Nathan's clothes when he appeared in front of Roy again showed that he really changed from a living person to a ghost. What does "dream" mean? For the harsh reality, Nathan couldn't have survived in those times, so his short life seemed like a less than perfect dream? Or is it that in the days and nights that made him dare not dream, only the relationship with Roy was as sweet as a dream?
The word "gay" also means "happy", "exuberant" and "seeking pleasure" in English. The modern gay life has been separated from the signs of "perversion" and "criminal", and it is no longer the arduousness of the gay movement. Is it necessary for the director to make such a film that everyone thinks is uncomfortable to win attention in such an open era? ? There are two kinds of tears for kind audiences: one is sad and helpless, the other is joyful, and will never flow to those resentful and unpleasant movies.
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