I accidentally saw this drama on station B these days, and I just finished watching the last two seasons. Although the plot is heart-wrenching, the reality may be like this. There is no love story in fairy tales that always maintain passion and poke cute points. Two people together eventually need to make some sacrifices and compromises for each other, not to mention the fact that they are set up from the very beginning. The three views of Ryan and Justin are 108,000 miles apart. In the end, it is strange to live together happily without differences and contradictions.
I really admire the skills of European and American directors and screenwriters. The characters of the two people are multi-faceted and contradictory, struggling, and the cute and arrogant are all written alive. These are two completely separate characters, who are so different, yet love each other little by little. It is more penetrating than any homosexual movie I have ever seen. The thoughts of the characters really enter your heart and affect your thoughts.
It's not like Thailand's small fresh idol dramas that are trapped by love, one-year-old, or even the recently popular Norwegian TV series skam, although these TV series are also so cute that I can't wait to lick the screen at the protagonist. But I have to admit that these characters are thin and flat, and they don't show the inherent complexity of human beings. They only bring joy to the audience, just like watching a variety show and smiling. It's hard to say that it makes people think after watching it, so gays and mortals and these are two completely different types of film and television works. It is a higher spiritual enjoyment, just like art that makes people think.
Bryan was a love-hate relationship at first, a young and rich club boy in Pittsburgh, no one he couldn't get into. He doesn't believe in love, ridicules marriage, only advocates sexual pleasure, and looks like a complete egoist on the surface. At first, Justin was only attracted by his charming appearance, he tried all kinds of ways to run away from home, and even cut off the relationship between father and son, and he had to rely on Brian's side.
At the beginning of cohabitation, Justin saw Brian's deliberately disguised selfish indifference, whether it was helping his friends or giving him. Brian always gave silently, lest anyone else know. A tough-mouthed, soft-hearted, arrogant, and always slap in the face.
Brian is young and talented and likes to control others, but he is also afraid of getting sick and getting old. In the TV series, he mentioned more than once that it is best to die young and beautiful forever before the age of 30. So when he learned that he had cancer, he reacted so violently that he didn't want anyone's comfort. He said: "Justin has to leave sooner or later anyway, why not get out of here now. Refusing to accept help from others when down and out of debt. People who are extremely arrogant and conceited, sometimes see in their hearts more than anyone else, and sometimes behave naively.
He is willing to go against his own principles and go bankrupt to fight for the freedom of this group. He said that whoever will go to the prom of the little kid, danced a stunning graduation dance with Justin. Justin was knocked unconscious by the attack, and he blamed himself for wearing a blood-stained scarf in his shirt every day and staying in the hospital every night. But pretended indifference in front of Justin. Justin and pal Mike when creative rage brushed him aside. Brian's reaction was so cute, he kicked all the comics, even urinated on the paper, and when he found out that the furious protagonist was himself, he secretly thanked him.
Brian also has extraordinary talent and confidence in his career, and he can fully control his own destiny even when he is down. He knew exactly what to do. Even the Pittsburgh police chief, who is running for mayor, asked Brian appreciatively, "Have you never been lost?" So many times in the eyes of others, he is powerful and perfect, and friends and lovers around him habitually want to rely on him and become a dazzling person like him. So strong self-esteem and a desire to control are part of his character.
That's how, when Justin gave up on him to be with the violinist, Brian never said a word of retention. In private, several conversations he had with the violinist made Justin see the essence of the so-called love he pursued. It's not that Brian doesn't care about Justin at all. He even recruits Justin's substitute, but he won't say anything to save him if he kills him. He respects Justin's own choice. This is also the pride of his heart.
Justin really deserves to be a sunshine, he is young, brave, enthusiastic and smart. If it wasn't for him insisting on staying by Brian's side again and again, seeing the beautiful nature of Brian, it is estimated that with Brian's urination, it would have nothing to do with the two of them. In the end, under the influence of Brian, Justin became the best gay in Pittsburgh.
At the end of the play, he saw clearly all the good and bad things about Brian. Even though he knew that some things could never be compromised, he still loved Brian deeply, and he also got the love and commitment he had been dreaming of. This is God's reward for his bravery and intelligence. Even if Justin chooses to go to New York to pursue his artistic dream in the end, it does not mean the end of the story. Brian and Sunshine will be together forever.
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