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Shasha
Stuck in....
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Will they or won't they?
I don't know why I like this film so much. It completely lacks chemistry, essential for a love story, the actors seem to be on different sets, the music is meh, the story is cliché ridden...and still I have seen it about 5 or 6 times already! There is something about it that just draws me in....
The story is rather basic: Mico and Xavier are not together anymore. Xavier went back to his girlfried who threatened to kill herself if he left her. They meet again when their class goes on a writing camp at a seaside hotel and, surprise surprise, Mico and Xavier get to share a room together. Finally realizing that Xavier is not in love with her anymore, his girlfriend breaks up with him at which he goes running back to Mico who turns him down.
Mico is the character I liked the most: he is a real mature adult dealing reasonably with the misfortunes of his love life. Xavier is a sweet kid who just does what he's told afraid to disappoint his loved ones, who lacks courage to stand up for himself letting other people make decisions for him. He finally grows up when Mico refuses to take him back!
There is a fun group of support characters: Mico's group of friends dealing with their love life and still there for him, a mix of students: machos mocking gays and ordinary students not accepting that attitude, their flamboyant teacher and of course a new love interest for Mico (who is tempted for about 30seconds!)!
This movie is mainly about Xavier and his character growth and that was treated well. I found his parents' reaction when he comes out to them one of the most realistic ones ever in a BL. They do not reject their son but they are not throwing a party either to celebrate: they are shocked, tell him they need the time to process it but that they love him. No matter how open and accepting one is, in our societies, when it is about your own kids coming out, it may be difficult to deal with it.
The film looks like the crew went for a holiday at a seaside resort, placed cameras all over the place and filmed what was going on while the actors improvised! There are not many people in the resort (COVID) so this seems very likely! I mean the scene where Mico is stung by a jellyfish and Xavier wants to help him...hilarious! Worth the watch just for that scene!
The story is rather basic: Mico and Xavier are not together anymore. Xavier went back to his girlfried who threatened to kill herself if he left her. They meet again when their class goes on a writing camp at a seaside hotel and, surprise surprise, Mico and Xavier get to share a room together. Finally realizing that Xavier is not in love with her anymore, his girlfriend breaks up with him at which he goes running back to Mico who turns him down.
Mico is the character I liked the most: he is a real mature adult dealing reasonably with the misfortunes of his love life. Xavier is a sweet kid who just does what he's told afraid to disappoint his loved ones, who lacks courage to stand up for himself letting other people make decisions for him. He finally grows up when Mico refuses to take him back!
There is a fun group of support characters: Mico's group of friends dealing with their love life and still there for him, a mix of students: machos mocking gays and ordinary students not accepting that attitude, their flamboyant teacher and of course a new love interest for Mico (who is tempted for about 30seconds!)!
This movie is mainly about Xavier and his character growth and that was treated well. I found his parents' reaction when he comes out to them one of the most realistic ones ever in a BL. They do not reject their son but they are not throwing a party either to celebrate: they are shocked, tell him they need the time to process it but that they love him. No matter how open and accepting one is, in our societies, when it is about your own kids coming out, it may be difficult to deal with it.
The film looks like the crew went for a holiday at a seaside resort, placed cameras all over the place and filmed what was going on while the actors improvised! There are not many people in the resort (COVID) so this seems very likely! I mean the scene where Mico is stung by a jellyfish and Xavier wants to help him...hilarious! Worth the watch just for that scene!
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