The director intends to innovate, trying to express the cruel theme of brotherly love in a fairy tale way, but first, you have to make sure that it is an adult fairy tale, not a children's book.
Homosexuality is indeed rejected by the mainstream of society, but this does not mean that it is out of touch with society. It has always been in harmony with the so-called "normal society". This bond can be traced back to a very long time (ancient Greece, Rome, including Ancient China), has deep social roots.
The sociality of homosexuality is the basic premise of its foothold. Any director who wants to wield a knife can't touch this aorta. "Brokeback Mountain" and "Morris' Lover" also pursue the purity of emotional expression, but they do not leave the family and society, but turn this pressure into a driving force for emotions, which has also become the practice of most gay films; It is also common for films like Wilde's Lover and A Little Ash to use homosexuality as a tool to portray the faces and social contours of their protagonists.
Recently I watched very innovative films, a "Love Platform" and a "Absent". The reality of "The Obsession Platform" is highly targeted. It is no longer just entangled in the issue of "coming out of the closet", but to discuss how these people should be today when homosexuality is no longer new, even as a selling point for hype. Where to go, whether they really stand under the sun. The complex and orderly structure, the full story tension, the superb acting skills of British actors, and the impactful themes make people ponder for a long time.
"Absent" is a work in technique. "The whole film uses simple situations supplemented by the complex ambiguity of teachers and students, and delicately shows the delicate relationship between the active and passive desires. In the first half, the students peeped and chased, and in the second half, they quietly transformed into the teacher's myriad thoughts, showing the director's extraordinary scenes. Scheduling and photography skills." - From a netizen on Baidu Tieba. It also gives viewers a whole new surprise.
This one left me speechless. Mother, father, coach, and the saintly feelings of the neighbors taught us viewers to be somewhat overwhelmed, and the teenage memories, which accounted for a large proportion of the film, did not seem to have much effect. A big jump. Is it to reflect the growth of the brothers? But it has not been fully explained, and when it comes to homosexual films about youth growth, "Love of Siam" and "Blue Door" are much more intimate and distinct.
This movie theoretically meets the criteria for a good movie, but it's not as good as I expected. The director wants to pursue the ideal realm, but the illusion you create must be based on some reality. Lu Xun also said that the scary ghosts people imagined are just a few more legs and eyes than people.
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