I happened to be traveling in San Francisco (city of gay) and I saw this poster on the street, and I felt very happy.
Lombard is Jiuquhua Street, so Simon is probably just like that
On the last day, I came out from the closed SFMOMA to the AMC next to it and saw Love and Smion's screenings. I bought the tickets immediately.
When entering the venue, there was also a feedback form from the staff. It was the first time I saw such a formal screening, and I was a little excited.
As a result, my inner expectations felt a little too high. I raised question marks countless times when I watched a movie, just like that? ha? The trailer is the essence of the whole film, right...?
Let’s start with the good ones. After all, the expectations before watching it are high. There are too many LGBTQ movies. I am tired of the hardships and the deep grievances. I want to see more films like "Coming Out the Fourth Frame" that don't regard coming out as a big deal.
PS Amway, everyone, go and watch "Coming Out 4th Frame"! ! !
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The good things:
Regarding the role of the
male protagonist in showing a crush on different boys, the shy and active eyes and expressions are great, and even the activities of the nervous gulping throat are all dramas. It is probably the state of everyone who is at a loss when facing a favorable person. The scene of roaring it's supposed to be my thing is also remarkable.
The role of Abby is very attractive, the cos wonder woman is so spicy, the portrayed surface is lively and cheerful, and the heart is also burdened by the shadow of parents' divorce. The image of high school girls who want to move on is very plump.
My mother is Jennifer Garner, my father is Josh Duhamel, the beauties Jennifer and Mc. Steamy are both parents, and they feel old too. Both parents are very cute. After Simon was out of the closet, he played with two opponents, especially his mother.
The biggest surprise should be Gary, the poor assistant in Veep! Every time Mr. Worth came out, I couldn't laugh to myself. Simon wore a small rainbow flag badge after coming out. It was so cute.
No stills, just found one
Ms. Albright, the teacher of the musical, is also very interesting. Every time he appears, the audience burst into laughter, but the scenes are too few.
About the plot
1. When I wrote the letter, I imagined all the straight people coming out of the closet. The scene is so funny. Every classic parent reaction has it. Oh, why is straight is the default?
2. Bad romance Very pleasantly surprised, I didn’t expect to be able to play like this. It’s a very LGBT movie.
3. The three shots of buying coffee show the different situations of the male protagonist, and they are well used.
4. Great Music, good music is half of the movie's success (not really)
. There are only a few places that I think are good. Let’s start to complain.
(If you love this movie, don’t watch it. Of course, you can finish watching it. It’s useless)
1. The rhythm of the movie is very problematic, and the sensational passages always make me feel deliberate, even acting. The emotions and atmosphere were not brewed in place and jumped into the moving rhythm. The most typical thing is that Simon talks to each person individually after he is out of the closet. The first mother's rivalry is okay. Jennifer's concern and hesitation for his son is to expose his son. The secret is to wait for the son to say it is very true, just like every parent who loves his child will have inner entanglements. When it comes to my father, Mc. Steamy is more self-blaming. Although it's not bad, I have a little resistance to this touching family reconciliation. The next one is the awkward chat between Simon and Qingmei. At that time, I was completely indifferent. This three-layer progressive mode thought it was very intelligent and the actual effect was very general. Probably the reason was that each confession reconciliation time was shorter, from A to The mood of C's jump is also interrupted. If you add a few more confession objects to make a coherent montage, on the one hand, the male protagonist and family and friends will be exposed, and on the other hand, it will take care of the audience’s feelings of watching the movie. I don’t know. Could it be better. (Or lengthen the time of each segment, don't hug and cry after a few words and be as good as ever?)
2. As a comedy movie, there are still too few laughs. The game night that was released at the same time made everyone's stomach cramps. Love, Simon is not so understandable that the life comedy burden is not so much, but in my opinion, it can be done better. I haven't read the original novel, it may be difficult to insert new jokes after the adaptation.
3. The character's motivation for doing things is fascinating. He asked his friends to go on a date with Leah and he went there. He obviously liked Abby, wouldn't it be strange. Leah liked Simon and Simon had misunderstood the people Leah liked. He even made do with two people on a date. Leah still agreed. I was like whaaat? The host stopped to stop and wanted to reconcile with three good friends, but each complained about him. Oh my god, he was threatened, okay? （只能理解成每个人都在气头上了） Martin那个经典高中傻子loser blackmail别人还不用承担责任，我是男主我就揍他了，大概是要体现爱与和平，到最后也没人揍Martin .
4. The dark circles of the male protagonist. The poster and the trailer are not obvious, but sitting in the third row watching the close-up of the male protagonist who is half the screen size, it is difficult not to notice the dark circles left over from overdose/hangover/up-all night. The makeup artist can’t. Cover him? ? ? I even want to go downstairs to Sephora to buy two boxes of fenty beauty liquid foundation endorsed by supermodel Li Hannah to wipe his dark circles.
Just pulled an all nighter ha?
5. The relationship line between the male lead and blue. The journey between you and me in the center of the cabinet is very interesting. The days of the deep cabinet reminded me of the various coquettes of the modern family Mitch, but Jay never knew it. Finally, when my son came out, I realized that everything was so obvious. However, without knowing who Blue is, Simon has been imagining whether different people will be Blue, and he has been surging inwardly in front of possible candidates, until he finds the wrong person. This kind of emotion shifts quickly, giving me the illusion that "any (good-looking) person who stands in front of him and says that he is Blue can fall in love and kiss the person in front of him in one second." Maybe it’s just that I personally feel so werid...
This love fearlessly story has no twists and turns, and the overall trend is flat. The gossip girl-like gossip scandal in the high school scene did not bring much to the male protagonist. Trouble, the question is, when the times are different, your gay identity will not bring too many conflicts, where should the core of the story contradiction be placed? The movie puts the contradiction of coming out later on the conflict caused by not telling the family and misleading friends before. Compared with the traditional coming out story in the second half, it is inexplicably weaker...After all, under ideal circumstances, There will be no inevitable conflict at all, and the traditional journey out of the closet will be accompanied by the understanding and acceptance of family and friends as well as the protagonist’s personal self-identification. For the film, it may be a challenge to find another way without such a useful conflict, but think about it because now society is more progressive and open.
All in all, sexual orientation is not a big deal.
Baby you were born this way.
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