The great gods in the plot comments have already analyzed almost the same. I want to talk about gaze here.
I think Xi Daoding is someone who has experienced a crush, otherwise how could he portray the gaze in such detail. In the first 1/3 of the movie, we take Marie's point of view to see her obsessed Floriane. Here, the picture and Floriane are always separated by a long or short distance, as if she is in a crush and afraid that she will discover her own mind, always looking at her obsessively across two or three people not far or near.
Entering the middle 1/3, Marie mustered up the courage to ask Floriane to take her to see her training, approaching overwhelmed like a first love. Nervous and incoherent, as long as you are around the person you are obsessed with is the greatest happiness. At this time, there are more pictures of the two side by side. At this time, Marie is still staring at Floriane, but she is more careful. As long as her eyes cross, she will quickly turn her face away. Floriane is already involved in the making of the story at the moment, not just the object of the gaze. The mutual suspicion between the two tempted to open up. But they are different people after all, and they can't understand each other's joys and sorrows.
Entering the second 1/3, Marie's obsession is getting deeper and deeper, and she greedily seeks every thing with Floriane's breath. The little love at the beginning has grown into a towering tree. But wasn't Floriane ever heartbroken? In the 15-year-old who was excluded from Floriane, the 15-year-old who pretended to be mature, and the cruel 15-year-old who became the prey of everyone because of her beauty, Marie's meaning to her is companionship and understanding, and even the final rescue. That kind of unique existence may have transcended love long ago, so Floriane wanted to give Marie the first time, but she didn't know how to deal with this feeling. In her vain adolescence, in such a patriarchal society even at this moment, she had long used the pursuit of the opposite sex as a capital for her boasting, and she didn't know how to get rid of it. Is the last solo dance the liberation of Floriane's own nature and the awakening of self-consciousness? And does Marie float on the pool and look up at the ceiling at the end, does it mean her new life?
Back to staring. As mentioned above, Marie looked at Floriane cautiously, but in it, how could Floriane not feel Marie's stare? Floriane seems to be bold but fragile, and she takes care of this relationship. Is the last kiss encouraging Marie's active confession? And Marie has exhausted her courage in the temptation. After all, she is only a 15-year-old girl with low self-esteem and shyness. It was love that blindfolded her to let her be reckless and lose nothing, but in the end, she just returned to her original position. If they were a little more daring and patient, there might be a good ending. But as mentioned above, they are two different kinds of people, with different directions from each other. Meeting in the lonely and dark adolescence, only the light emitted during the meeting is unforgettable.
Finally a little extra. In my humble and shy adolescence, I am very grateful to have such a radiant existence like you, descending into my ordinary life like a god. I can't forget that kind of heartbeat, and I can't forget the stare that I couldn't bear to blink for a minute. This was a colorful moment in my lonely youth tortured by my studies. Thank you for your tolerance without saying anything, thank you for your occasional companionship, and thank you for shining like a star. I often feel that fate is impermanent, and when I had nothing but the fragile pride of adolescence, it gave me the most thrilling encounter in the first half of my life. But the little gift that the years have given me after working hard in the torrent of time is already the best gift.
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