The rhythm of the film is like a lake that is constantly being featured, with undercurrents surging under the bold calm, just as the lake that devoured fresh life is still beautiful. Hide, but also hide the true emotions. The ethereal lake color accepts both sincerity and ugliness, like an elderly man. Even if his words and emotions exploded to the extreme, his tone is light and calm, as if nothing in the world can fluctuate his emotions. This rare peace is also painful. The world is so big, and the only thing left for gay men is this small lake, and there is helpless self-mockery in the indulgence. The biggest highlights of this film are the parts that are not spoken. The real life that is not shown forces them to have fun by the lake where a companion has just died.
Michael killed three people, and the motive and ending became the biggest unsolved case in the film. His body is undoubtedly the most conspicuous existence on the entire beach. Mystery is the most crucial factor in attracting two strangers. Michael kept this rare quality until he disappeared, which made Frank never forget him. Judging from Michael's skillful killing techniques and calm handling attitude, it is very likely that he is not the first time to kill, so that his mystery and dashing can be explained. The love that he longs for but dares not, is unwilling to, and cannot be responsible for is his fatal wound. He hopes to play love and sex in applause like he thinks himself, and end any emotion that becomes a burden with extreme killing. But he let go of Frank, perhaps, he moved his sincerity towards the simple and pure Frank, if there is still a place in his heart that can be called true. Michael only dared to enjoy sex, but he didn't dare to enjoy the warmth after sex, and he knew more that the death of passion was an unchanging law. Living too well but unwilling to accept his fate is the beginning of his wandering.
Frank's temperament is like this lake that gives comfort to many homosexuals. No matter you are happy or sad, he will never leave you there; whether you come or not, he will wait there quietly. With him by his side, he wouldn't feel embarrassed even if he didn't speak, and when he wasn't there, it was as if he had just taken off his sweater in the summer, and suddenly felt an unpleasant coolness. So Michael couldn't kill him no matter how cruel he was. There was an interesting scene where Frank and Henry were still friends after Frank became his lover, and Michael got jealous because of that and said the same lines as his late ex-lover. , at that moment, as keen as he should have discovered, fate dictates that the consequence of continuing the relationship is that the deceased will not be Frank, but himself. Frank came out of the darkness and called out Michael's name loudly. Compared to death, the thought of losing Michael was more frightening to him. However, when the night came, the sin and blood were silently covered up, and he lost both friendship and Love, in this lonely lake, in this lonely world, he is alone again.
Henry is a more sober person. He has long understood that with a bloated appearance and a cold temperament, he is neither willing to disguise in the heterosexual world, nor can he truly integrate into the same-sex world. In order to protect Frank, he tried to show off with Michael or make an appointment to make Frank give up. , did not expect but ruined his life. He ended up saying, "I got what I wanted," and it's so comforting. He wanted to return home, he wanted Frank to wake up, and he wanted to wake up the people on the beach who were greedy for a moment with blood, all of which were realized, and death was redemption.
Many details of the film are worth discussing. The car in the same position and the people in the same posture repeat the melody of expectation and disappointment. The grass that is not hidden but is better than paradise is the lustful Garden of Eden, and the catfish is the embodiment of desire. . Every stranger represents a dangerous journey, attracting moths that are either fragile waiting to be destroyed, or madly waiting to be extinguished. People speak with ignited bodies and passion walking on the clouds. After the sound of the cannon, they return to calm.
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