The ocean is midsummer, the sun always shines on the water, and Calypso cuts through the water, wobbly, and Alex and David are kissing on it, thinking "I love you as I understand the word love. "Such a love story.

It may be at the moment of chasing "speed", when the "we are sailing" sounded by the disco, or when I saw you appearing at sea in a boat when I fell into the water, I fell in love with you. I like such unreasonable love so much, I firmly believe that this is unique to young people.

Alex wanted to stay with David for a second and spend his life with him, but he was so obsessed with death that they couldn't avoid talking about it. "How do you deal with death? Laugh at it face to face?" "It's easier said than done when you're young." Maybe it's not that easy when death does come, but I think they still made fun of it in the end.

David died in the most unexpected way. It seemed casual, and it was in line with his unpredictable character. He was such a playful person, and he didn't know who he would spend tonight with, let alone when he would die. And he was not afraid of death, he was not hurt by death, but entered his bubble, his dream. Alex may have almost become a funeral object for death, he wanted to die in various ways, he wanted to die with David, he wanted to go crazy, but in the end he chose to dance on the grave. None of them became the captives of death, but used their agreement to mock death fiercely.

Alex loves David without a doubt, madly in love. But I can't help but wonder if this strong love is really love. Can a teenage boy really meet someone who keeps his lifelong love? I thought it was impossible, and in the end the movie also gave the answer, what he loves is only his fantasy.

But what exactly David thinks, it is difficult to see from the movie. Therefore, someone labelled him a "scumbag", which I strongly disagree with. The boundaries of love are too difficult to delineate. What David said to Alex was partly true and partly false, and maybe he couldn't figure it out himself. The scene where they quarrel in the store is the climax of the whole play. David can be said to be just for pleasure, can be said to be unwilling to settle down, but why should he cry? "Don't try to understand everything". Love is a confused, intricate thing, physical and spiritual, never pure.

"Just make a promise."

Maybe before Alex, a lot of people have promised? Or maybe, David only said that to Alex? Believe it or not, this is a rare youth.

I believe too much that Midsummer can be delusional, otherwise why is it David? why are you?

Sailing sounded at the end of the headphones, dedicated to the ocean, death and loved ones.

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Cecil 2022-03-19 09:01:09

Ou Rong’s favorite novel "Dance on My Grave" (the Chinese translation of "Young Covenant") at the age of 18 was always a negative image of homosexuality in literary works at that time, but this novel was an exception. The impact from the beginning to the present. When he first made the movie, he faintly used these symbols... Today, he rediscovered the motif of youth, and inadvertently found himself repeating the thoughts of the year. I think Ou Rong is very happy to shoot "85 Years of Summer". He is returning to his youth and realizing a youth dream. It turns out that the previous works are clues, and this (novel) is the prototype. Ou Rong, who was on the scene, was younger and lively than in the photo, and stood with the two male protagonists like a big boy. No wonder the French love it so much. #La seule façon de retrouver un roman, c'est de le réaliser dans un film. Watched it twice.
Nicklaus 2022-03-15 09:01:10

If "cmbyn" was introduced from the public to LGBTQ, "Summer of '85" was introduced from LGBTQ to the public... Although there is no strong retro feeling as expected, the various scenes in front are really shy and satisfying. , And the narrative style of double-line crossing makes the suspense gradually increase, and it actually feels like watching "Shounen Pi". No matter how you look at this story in the end, you may be satisfied, and to distinguish the way you look at this story, perhaps there is only one question-do you believe in "love"? And what I have mixed up is that my thoughts sway at these two ends, and it is precisely because of the swaying feeling that makes this story particularly beautiful in the scene at the end of the double line crossover. 4.5 to 5, maybe I will watch the second story again.