This is a summer film, hot, secretive, lustful, debauched, and the story wanders between morality, legality, and emotion.
The summer after the college entrance examination was long and sultry, so I put it on the agenda, and at the same time completed my "pornography" and "same-sex" plans to watch movies.
The men by the lake are naked and have sex recklessly. Only in such a remote lakeside, far away from mainstream society, in the grove, do gays unscrupulously expose their desires and satisfy their primitive impulses. Such a setting is similar to that of "Niezi", and it also reflects part of the reality of gay life outside the mainstream values.
Frank's choice between Henry and Michael is a choice between soul and flesh, friendship and love, peace and danger, stability and vulnerability. Coincidentally, I was watching "Because the Men Are Gone" recently, and I also wrote The protagonist Fan Shang swings between spirit and flesh. He was in the same mind with Henry, talked very happily, and was in love with Michael, and he was in a relationship with the phoenix. Sure enough, he had to sigh about a melancholy and handsome man.
It is worth mentioning that when I saw Henry, I felt a lot. Henry felt much better than Michael in my mind. Of course, my feelings for Henry didn't come from his appearance. The big belly and round face didn't quite match my handsome imagination. My feeling for Henry comes from his life and destiny, his lingering loneliness, sitting by the lake alone, while everyone else is "fishing" and having sex, but he is alone looking at the lake. What strikes me is the misfortune of his life, his detachment from the group, and his wit and caring when chatting with Frank, which resonates with me, reminds me of Christopher's portrayal of George in "Single," turn up my opinion on this movie.
A lot of nude scenes and sex scenes, there is a feeling that it is too much. Erotic elements are indeed what some movies need, but in this movie, the transitional nude sex is a bit of a distraction. Although they play a certain role in rendering and performance, the redundant erotic scenes take up too much time in the movie. , making the emotional portrayal seem rushed, and frequent sensory stimulation makes sensitive elements such as pornography boring, making it difficult for the film to expand more reflections and discussions.
And the "masturbation man" in the film, although his behavior is slightly perverted and disgusting, is also a good character portrayed. He was ignored and ostracized by gays. He could only watch and handjob while others had sex, and he had to be driven out. This reflected the living situation of homosexuality at the bottom of the sexual discourse power, and reflected the distortion of sexual desire under exclusion and alternative desires. Although he emphasizes that he has a boyfriend, I think this is a kind of cover up for his inability to court, and it is also an excuse to make it easier to watch others have sex without being driven out by perverts. In the end, Frank allowed him to give himself oral sex after many times of refusal. This was a change of Frank's feelings, his distrust and wavering towards Michael, his indulgence and confusion, and his sympathy and compassion for those at the bottom of the lake. , all through his tacit consent to sexual invitations. Strange though, I do see in this consent a non-discriminatory equality, an ideal of sexual equality, but maybe Frank doesn't have a conservative view of sex, he sees sex as a pleasure, not too much What a taboo.
The happy utopia by the lake is just an imagination. Human life cannot interrupt sex, and desire makes them only stare at the lower body in the sun. The film is interspersed with scenes of Frank driving to and fro several times. The red car of the deceased is there, on the beach, the clothes of the deceased are there, no one cares, no one cares, and even Frank, who witnessed his livelihood, did not call the police. This kind of indifference and indifference has a sense of existentialism. "The Outsider" Ri Meursault (probably called it, forget it), also swims and picks up girls as usual after the death of a loved one. This kind of indifference and alienation, in the context of "modern" and the sexual orientation of the excluded minority group "gay", is more real and arouses strong feelings for the audience.
There is no song in the film, the sound of the wind, lake water and the shots of waves and trees, the natural sound and color give people a great sense of comfort. The lake, the trees, the beach, the nudes, the swimming trunks, like "Summer Finale," everything creates a summer feel.
In the last part, the quality of the film is raised, and the simple beach hunting is shrouded in a creepy and thrilling atmosphere. Henry turned around and went to the woods. He actually knew the danger, but he still went, not only to expose Michael's nature and force Frank to withdraw in time, but also to dispel the police's suspicion of Frank and to increase his weight in Frank's heart. "I got what I wanted." Frank only had friendship with Henry, but Henry still had love for Frank. The ugly and bulky body is no match for Michael's handsomeness, Henry's ordinary ordinary is not as attractive as Michael's mysterious excitement, but in a dangerous situation, he still wants to sacrifice himself in exchange for Frank's love, but in the final analysis Frank's remorse It's not love, it's Henry's sorrow.
Finally, let's talk about Michael. Mysterious and dangerous, sexy and passionate, Michael is undoubtedly the ideal type in Frank's heart. Whether it is his "ancient Greek sculpture"-like sexy or mysterious and attractive temperament, he is teasing Frank's nerves. But his affectionate but not single-minded character and unbridled attitude in the game world made him unbearable to be further entangled by his lover. His sexual orientation lingering on the edge of the mainstream and his unbridled sexual desires made his personality distorted and deformed, and finally crossed the insurmountable line. It should be pointed out that this short-lived feeling of only seeking desire and stimulation, refusing responsibility and bondage, is common in the gay community.
In the dark night, the lakeside becomes a labyrinth, the desire and fear are terrifying, and the game between the murderer and the witness is unknown. "Frank, I won't hurt you." That's what he said when he drowned his lover.
In addition, Michael is so handsome, and he is also an ancient Greek sculpture, which does not meet my aesthetic at all. Frank's handsome, finally felt a little bit.
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