When the movie was playing, someone around me made a stunned voice from time to time: "Oh, so she is gay." I can only help them explain, "She is not gay, she is a heterosexual." A role like Brandon has been marginalized. At this point, it is very sad that even us "professionals" of psychology cannot be positioned for it. It is even harder to imagine how many people know the opposite sex in real life? People will only give one word to such a person: pervert.
In modern society, the homosexual group is a marginal group gradually emerging. But heterosexuality is often concealed behind the homosexual community, on the edge of the margins. News in the newspaper that so and so decides to change sex is often only thought of when people are chatting with curiosity after a meal.
Ignorance often brings fear, and what follows is rejection and persecution. What is normal? What is abnormal? Such a problem seems to be unclear in a few words. But for the public, what is consistent with the majority is normal, and vice versa is abnormal. It seems that the truth is so simple. In this film, we watched the atrocities committed by a patriarchal society against a marginal woman, but there was nothing we could do. It is hard to imagine that such a tragic story actually happened in real life. However, can movies adapted from real cases awaken people’s understanding and conscience? If the disappearance of a small life only brings the audience a surprise, does it mean that people are already insensitive?
In a patriarchal society, women are weak, and anyone who breaks this rule will be punished. In John's eyes, a woman can only be a man's accessory forever, and can't keep pace with a man. So when he discovered that Brandon was actually a woman, he felt that his so-called dignity was greatly insulted, so he brutally humiliated Brandon to restore his position of authority... What kind of inferior scum of that series of atrocities It's done!
When many people watch "Boys Don't Cry", they almost always feel sympathy for Brandon and others, and anger and condemnation for John. However, the movie is over and life is still going on. Do people think about being in life, do they still ignore or discriminate against people like Brandon, consciously or unconsciously?
I think of the classic lines in "The Rebellious Girl", "We didn't hurt others, why should others hurt us?" Sadly, not all questions in this world have answers.
Is gender just a symbol? Are you in love with his person? Or his gender? Or his person who includes his gender? Very sloppy. But many people cannot answer. what is love? Can love transcend worldly prejudices?
The world is so rich and colorful, but human society is so narrow. Heterosexuals like Brandon will live out of sight for a long time. However, as love and understanding gradually awaken in people, society is increasingly concerned about the marginal.
The quietest scene in the film is that the three girls sang in a low voice in front of the microphone: "the bluest eyes in the Texas......" If we can, let us abandon the prejudice in our hearts. You will find that on the edge, Has pure blue eyes.
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