Sunshine, beach, surfboard, skateboard, Frisbee... These elements are stacked together, and the reminiscent picture is always healthy and energetic.
Therefore, the protagonist must also be healthy and energetic.
The appearance of the two protagonists is really like this, healthy and strong, and the sun is warm.
It's rare for American movies to be so small and fresh, and even the sex scenes are only so far.
On the other hand, other shots are very warm and fresh: warm hugs, warm greetings, warm phone calls, warm walkie-talkies, warm Cody, and most importantly, a warm ending.
So, I want to say that this movie is actually depicting an ideal of love.
I will be your shelter, be yourself, and I am behind you.
2
After watching this movie, I think Sean is the ideal man in my heart.
Personality is what he looks like - warm and secure.
Even when Sean yelled at Zack: You are a fucking coward.
As for Zack, I thought he was indeed a little weak at first, but I borrowed a line I saw in a certain dog blood TV series, that is, "The last thing a person can't violate is his own heart", he is destined to fall in love with Sean So, in the end, he could only face his heart and walk towards the embrace that Sean had actually been open to him.
So Sean became Zack's shelterer. Zack is actually an image who needs caring and warmth in the movie, but Sean in the movie satisfies this need very well.
3
There are actually two changes to Zack in the movie.
The first time was that after sparring with Sean at his good buddy Gaby's house, Sean couldn't help kissing Zack. At that time, Zack didn't resist, just looked at Sean complicatedly. In fact, Zack should have fallen in love with Sean at this time, but Zack didn't have the courage to face his love. The next morning, Zack woke up, roared "fuck" angrily, and drove back, leaving without saying goodbye, sullen. He didn't know how to deal with his own heart.
The second time, Zack decided to go to Sean after a long struggle. After a night of passion and love, he drove home again, but this time his expression was completely different from the last time. This time, his face was finally filled with a happy smile.
Zack finally faced his heart.
4
Of course, as with all films, especially those about gay love, it is impossible to have no twists and turns. The small happiness at the beginning is destined to be disrupted.
Let's not talk about the disrupted part. It must be family pressure, friends' pressure, and all kinds of things that I can't face... Zack is still weak, so Zack still needs a shelter, so he needs Sean.
So, they ended up being together for granted.
Zack also went to art school as a matter of course, which is called "pursuing your dreams" in cheesy words, right?
5
In fact, there is a key factor in the film about Zack's family situation, but, to be honest, it's not very clear. The information obtained is that Cody's father seems to have abandoned his wife and children very cruelly, Zack's sister (that is, Cody's mother) is always looking for boyfriends to hang out with different strange people, Zack's father seems to be in bad health, Even the relationship with the children is average; Zack's sister seems to rely on drugs to sleep, and Zack's family seems to be in a very bad situation... But these are not connected, I don't understand how the whole thing is The thing is, I just know some clips, so, I even want to go and see the original book, of course, this should be, but I can't find it...
6
There is another bright spot in this film - that very cute little Zhengtai, Cody.
When he kept repeating "You are my daddy" to Zack, it should be the time when Zack realized his responsibility to him the most.
And Sean's kindness to Cody also powerfully shows Sean's always beautiful image in the movie.
The last beautiful family of three is also more beautiful because of Cody.
The film ends with three people playing on the beach. Such a beautiful scene, how many people do you want to envy to death?
7
Finally, I said the impact of this film on me.
I felt that I used to be unable to accept my gay identity, but the beauty and warmth of this film really gave me the strength to face myself and start looking for a shelterer like Sean. Of course, in fact, this film is a bit too idealistic. Many people will say, don't be deceived by the warm atmosphere and happy ending that this film deliberately creates, there is no such good thing in this world.
Perhaps, it is not such a good thing, but it is still an ideal, that is, a power. A power to create a better life by yourself.
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