The most outstanding part of the film is the ambiguous game between the two, which is invisible but subtle. I think the director must also be a master of ambiguous skills in life. A good ambiguous game must be when the two are evenly matched and have contacts, such as Tai Chi Push Hands, which pays attention to "connecting and sticking together without losing the top". When Martin appeared, he was just a straight man who was struggling financially and hoped to exchange physical labor for economic value, but Eugenio was already a comrade who was good at writing, financially capable, and had a clear mentality. From the day he accepted Martin as a summer job, Eugenio began to guide Martin step by step from acceptance to habit and even gradually became dependent on him. Martin captured the chemical effect of Eugenio's slow release several times in the middle. , he carefully observed and tested, but what he received was Eugenio's willingness to welcome and refusal, so the audience saw the hesitation in Martin's eyes.
Eugenio sees all of these natural things in his eyes, and the development of things is all under his control. He is the leader of the game, perhaps also the director's clone, guiding Martin and guiding off-screen. spectators follow in the footsteps of his game. The two spend the summer together like brothers and close friends, one working and the other writing, sharing food, sharing the pool and sharing childhood games. In this episode of swimming, Eugenio showed his black-bellied character again. While lending his swimming trunks to Martin, he peeped at Martin's body through the mirror reflection, and Martin was completely unaware of his fate. A design for childhood playmates. The plot of Eugenio sending Martin's underwear is also a good design. This sharing behavior has brought the distance between the two of them without a trace. Underwear is originally a small thing that fits closely with the body. Putting on other people's underwear is the first thing to do. Psychologically, it was already equal to accepting the physical intimacy of the other party. I believe Martin could feel this layer of ambiguous intimacy after thinking about it. As for Eugenio, the moment he saw Martin happily put on the panties he had given him, the satisfied expression betrayed some sensual fantasies in his heart. I want to say that sending underwear is really a very ambiguous expression, as long as it is not a single-celled animal, it will always be felt.
When Martin finally couldn't help piercing the window paper and kissing Eugenio, the latter habitually avoided and even asked Martin if it was "because of those paintings". At this moment, I think Eugenio is better than Martin. Neo enjoys this ambiguous game even more. Just like Eugenio's silent answer when his brother Eugenio asked him if he wanted to establish a relationship with a rhetorical question, what he loves is only the game, and the sense of accomplishment in condescendingly controlling this ambiguous game. Of course, after Martin left suddenly, Eugenio finally realized that he had unfortunately made a mistake in the game he designed. He hypocritically guessed the beginning but did not expect the ending. Eugenio is a smart and arrogant person. He must have disliked the simple Martin at first. He can be satisfied with playing with Martin's emotions. Seeing Martin approaching him step by step and relying on him, he never thought that this game would be. How to end, until he found that he had also fallen in love with Martin, the game finally ended, maybe in the future relationship, the two are still unequal, but at least the last battle, Martin Xiaoxiao won.
At the end of the film, I couldn't help but admire the director, who made a story that is not boring at all with the fewest scenes and the fewest leading actors, gentle yet interesting, and worthy of occasional aftertaste.
The last thing to say is that this movie is really suitable for watching alone, so as to give you the opportunity to slowly taste the director's careful thoughts.
View more about Hawaii reviews
