Indeed, if it's not gay themed, its not gonna work

Hans 2022-04-03 09:01:12

The detective probably explained the theme, why everyone will come back to have sex when people die by the lake; why they know each other and even their boyfriends, people disappear, and things stay by the lake for 3 days but no one cares; why do they communicate with each other After attracting and leaving, it is like a stranger. A story with only a lakeside scene tells the group portrait.

I have been thinking about Wang Xiaobo's "East Palace and West Palace". In China in the 1980s, even at the risk of hooliganism, countless people in gay theme parks would linger to find a partner.

I saw some film critics say that the director once wrote a heterosexual version of the story, but it was unsuccessful. I remember reading an article about flies, a certain type of male flies lying on the back of male flies of the same sex and spraying sperm on their hind legs, but this is not a same-sex behavior, but to make it more seeds to spread, The violated male fly will take its sperm and mate with other female flies, thereby leaving a certain chance of leaving its offspring.

Probably this is the ingenuity of the creator. For the continuation of the species, males focus on sowing; and for the evolution of the species, females are good at defense and choose excellent males to raise better offspring. In the millions of years of human evolution, no matter from the reproduction of species or the nature of social structure, there is no essential civilization breakthrough compared with wild animals, and even some aspects are as inexplicable as bugs~

So a love story with women involved, in the story structure of this beach, certainly won't work out. Women by the sea may have other love stories, but it is impossible to be in this form full of "naked beach hunting J".

The desire of males comes from the original desire for reproduction to a large extent, and the love that is more widely spread among humans (there should also be wild animals, but it may not be confirmed by existing human technology), which adds a layer to this original desire. The hazy beauty, the human beings who claim to be advanced animals, adds a civilized annotation to love, making it appear advanced.

But in its essence, male attributes cannot overcome the primordial instinct of male sowing. Men who love men, even though their brains are more inclined towards women, according to British scientific research, they still have testicles and secrete aggressive androgen hormones, and sex is inherently dangerous.

In the last shot, I was terrified when I saw it, and I was thinking about it when I disappeared. Dangerous, charming, irresistible temptation, like a knife licking honey~ That moment really shocked my heart

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Stranger by the Lake quotes

  • Henri: Are you married?

    Franck: No.

    Henri: But you live with a woman?

    Franck: No, I'm gay.

    Henri: You only sleep with men?

    Franck: [smiles] Can we speak frankly?

    Henri: It's unusual.

    Franck: What is?

    Henri: Guys who sleep together, sure, but they've got a wife or girlfriend. Guys who are gay - I mean, really gay - are pretty rare.

  • Franck: [smitten by Michel] I really like him.

    Henri: [warily] He does have a nice body.

    Franck: It's typical. The guys I like are always taken.