Israeli-Palestinian issue

Felicia 2022-04-19 09:02:51

This is a film that reflects the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by telling gay romances. As a Chinese, it is still difficult for me to understand the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Based on cultural differences, problems that we think can be easily solved seem very difficult to the people of Pakistan and Israel. The film doesn't emphasize the theme of same-sex sex whether male or female doesn't matter here.
That kind of goodbye to the Nemo family in the film is cruel enough, after all Nemo is their son, his brother. When my son encountered difficulties, he did not give him help and care and warmth, but he did not care about his life or death. This makes it difficult for us to accept that even if we do not accept the fact that he is gay, we still need to pay due care to his life and death. His mother said leave this I don't know you. "Do you know that this will make your sister unable to marry?" We can see the narrow family concept in Pakistan. For the relatively civilized us, we have to sigh about this. The terrible thing is that this concept is still killing Pakistani youth. It will destroy it. How much love
is played by non-professional actors in Nemo, such a role that was oppressed and chose to struggle, Nicholas Jacob did not interpret him well. Nemo loves her Israeli boyfriend Roy deeply, but at the same time faces the oppression caused by the country's political conflicts, as well as the narrower family rules of Nemo's country. This allows me to see the more complicated and tormented side of gay feelings in the Middle East compared to our Western world. So, I'm looking forward to the final outburst of Nemo, played by Nicholas. In the face of various choices, he will explode in despair, just like the classic dialogue between Jack and Ainis in Brokeback Mountain, but the film does not show comradeship. It is not thorough enough to explain a plot that is oppressed and then escaped because of the Palestinian-Israeli issue. Although it is tense, but the dullness that makes people feel no passion is where is the hot emotion of the same-sex emotion that is missing in this movie? Where is the outburst for Nemo, oppressed by rotten rules? I don't think it's an emotionally charged film

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  • Titus 2022-03-17 09:01:09

    The Israeli boy is so handsome, the ending is too uncomfortable, I am still fantasizing about their time in France!

  • Addie 2022-03-18 09:01:08

    7/10. "You have chosen the opposite position", hehe, they just chose love. Claiming to be the kingdom closest to God, but do not understand what the real "meaning" is, even close relatives can abandon each other for the sake of not knowing the so-called God, it is extremely ironic. A tragic story, but at least it leaves a beautiful possible space, darkness, but still light. The plot is slightly flat, and all the depictions of love are not deep enough, which is a pity. Cast too good plus one star.

Out in the Dark quotes

  • Roy Schaffer: One time we used a stopwatch to see how long we could kiss underwater.

    Nimer Mashrawi: How long?

    Roy Schaffer: 36 seconds.

  • Roy Schaffer: Didn't you want to meet my boyfriend?

    Rina Schaefer: You could have told us ahead of time.

    Roy Schaffer: Would it have made a difference?

    Rina Schaefer: I don't know.