Most LGBTQ movies have a similar tone, and this one is no exception, especially when it focuses on gay corrections institutions. Surveillance, devils, moral checklists, sin, acts of love, human rights violations in the name of religion, every word terrifies, suffocates, horrifies me. It's hard to imagine something like this happening in the 21st century, not the time of Downton Abbey. Especially the boy who later committed suicide, when the "teacher" claimed that he was the devil's upper body and asked people to beat him with the bible, I almost doubted that I was watching some medieval religious ritual of punishing witches. But the subtitles at the end of the film really tell us that institutions like Internet addiction treatment also exist on the other side of the ocean, and have a wide range of influences. The main point of contention with the audience about the film is its "restraint". Some people think this restraint is just right, some people think it is too indifferent. To be sure, the film's restraint in expression is a bit disappointing for viewers who want to see a fight against same-sex discrimination. But restraint is also its virtue. The film does not use the ups and downs of the plot to reflect the protagonist's struggle against correctional institutions, but focuses on the protagonist's self-growth. From the initial obedience to the parents, to the final self-determination, the protagonist is forbearance and quiet most of the time, except for the one time when he smashed the advertising light box, which seems to make the film less dramatic. Even when he learned that the humiliated boy in the correction center committed suicide, he didn't burst into tears. This silent pain only deepens the depressing feeling of the film. Perhaps this is the normal life of most ordinary people, silently enduring, and silently insisting, unable to fight against the whole unfriendly world, can only choose to protect themselves as much as possible, and then muster the courage to stretch. To be brave, to fight, to shout, it is not easy to do. To be able to document all of my own experiences so that this dark institution can be exposed to the public eye is actually quite remarkable. More people are still in the cupboards, they haven't dared to speak yet, and they haven't come out yet. In the end, only mother is good in the world, honestly don't deceive me.
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