One thing is for sure, they are always imitating, but never surpassing. The romantic and passionate Brain, the affectionate and persistent Mike, the pure and confident Justin, the vicious and mean-spirited Jack, and the upright and perfect Will, these clear images you can see repeatedly in future works. But it's just a shadow.
In 2005, the eight seasons of Will & Grace came to an end, and QAF also pulled down the curtain for five seasons that year. Since then, TV series with LGBT protagonists have not reproduced the popularity of the above two dramas.
Until the appearance of (Looking), it was hard to imagine that a TV series, especially a gay-themed TV series, could throw away all the delicate coats and gimmicks, leaving only one dialogue after another. In less than half an hour, I saw all the plots of a day in the most common gay couple in the city. This is a surprising attempt for a TV show!
It doesn't revolve around endless emotional entanglements and curiosity about private life like QAF, nor does it make you laugh and cry in an instant like W&G, but closer to the real life of most ordinary gays, they don't have Brian Such a rich nightlife, and there are no interesting friends like Jack. Like everyone else around them, they are engaged in different types of jobs. They commute to get off work by bus and subway every day. , and then each closed their doors and went home.
HBO has always been known for its heavy taste, high level and large scale. Many people will look forward to its large-scale passion drama when they see the Looking TV station. However, the first episode did not have the expected passion. Director Andrew Hager continued "Weekend Time". " in the fresh and pleasant style.
In the first episode, the director and screenwriter were very attentive and impressive. Patrick was dating a doctor for the first time. The doctor asked him how long his longest relationship was. He said uncertainly: half a year? The doctor said that he was five years old. In fact, the ending of the two was doomed from that time, including the doctor who said later: If we really called, you would not have played so hard. This so-called call, in my opinion, is probably due to the difference in emotional outlook. Some people may be naturally unstable or may be seriously injured and no longer believe in love, so they only focus on dewy love, just like the cannon that Patrick met at the beginning. Friends, there are also people who have emotional cleanliness like doctors and only consider the traditional stable relationship between two people. But there are also people who belong between the two, just like Patrick who believes in the feeling of being at ease with the situation, and can establish a stable relationship when they are willing to join hands, and they will not reject other relationships until then. And that doctor also represents a class of people who preconceived the preconceived idea of attributing the shortness of a relationship to a person’s irresponsibility, but in fact sometimes it’s not our fault that the relationship doesn’t last. Maybe we didn’t meet the right one. people. In short, in just 30 minutes, he has outlined the attitudes of several people towards feelings, and also made his experience and communication jump on the screen, which also makes people even more looking forward to the characters who will continue to change and grow in those trivial things. At least I can't wait.
I agree with the setting of the character very much. It is probably about the protagonist Patrick, who is in his mid-thirties. He has experienced several bad relationships, his work is tepid, and there are three or two friends who make jokes. There is no hope of change, firm and confused, not holding unrealistic hopes but not giving up searching. I think this kind of state is not uncommon among people of this age group.
I believe that the characters will gradually become fuller and more complete in the future plots, but whether they can create unforgettable characters like Will & Grace's slut Jack or QAF's male god Brain, it depends on the screenwriter. 's effort.
Looking close to ordinary life is undoubtedly giving the general public a concept. Everyone is no different. They want to fall in love, they have to worry about firewood, rice, oil, salt, rent, water and electricity, they want to break up, they want to cheat, and your life is no different, but in those old concepts In the eyes of pedantic people, GAY is a pervert, as Augustine said to Patrick, who was looking for a cannonball in the park,
"You're a pervert now. you got wear those colors with pride" You are a pervert now, you have to Do perverts with your head held high.
Hold your head high and be a pervert, what are you afraid of, this is what Looking conveys, a normal life, a normal search for love.
It is not for everyone to manage love as rationally as a career. You have met a few sluts and missed a few good people, and how can you simply use a good person or a slut to sum it up in one word?
The other two protagonists, Aug and Dom, have been on the fringes in the last three episodes. Dom's role is not grabbing the horse. I like it very much. Ten years of experience have made him understand what is right and what is wrong better than P. I misread him in the first few episodes. From these three episodes, he is obsessed with Lynn. The second season is very likely to be together. Aug's role is hated by many people, but in my opinion, he is a typical love expert who knows everything about others but can't handle himself. All his roars to P are all love.
Whose life is not a way to find. . . .
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