Nirvana rebirth in the flames-the first male love in Spanish films, the men in the Spanish film "Law of Desire" and the Argentine film "Burning Coins in Flames" Argentine director Marcelo Piñeyro is a film poet who is good at describing the emotions of men; he No matter it's "Suspects of Sex", which reflects the brotherhood of males, or "Burning Coins in Flames", which reveals the inner world of gay men, they all focus on male friendship. These masculine works have created affectionate and important male group portraits for us on the screen, thus subverting the seemingly infinite images of men who fight for power, wealth and beauty in traditional male films. The two men in "Burning Coins in Flames" join hands in the treacherous arena, which reminds people of the brothers and lovers who lived and died together in the Hong Kong movie "The More Fallen Heroes" starring Fang Zhongxin and Chen Jinhong. "Burning Coins in Flames" is based on real events that took place in Buenos Aires in 1965. In Argentina, people call them twins, and in fact they have long believed that each other is inseparable from themselves. For the two male protagonists in the film, this kind of heart-to-heart sentiment does not need to be said, only a look and a handshake are needed to understand each other. The protagonist NENE often remembers the first meeting of the two, when ANGEL put his wine bottle in his arms and reached for the cigarette between his lips. The moment when the smoke was lingering, and the "sky thunder shook the ground fire" exchanged eyes, it was recalled many years later, and it can still agitate the body and mind, allowing the five internal organs to relive the warmth of the first touch. With Argentine director Marcelo In contrast to Piñeyro's male style works, Spanish director Almodóvar is a recognized "feminist director". "Law of Desire" may be Almodóvar's only film with a male perspective. Even in such a film dedicated to men's love, it still runs through the director's long-term thinking about sexual diversity and gender cross-border. The "sister" of the protagonist Pablo was once his younger brother. The reason why he chose to be transgender was to be with his father. At the same time, between the protagonist Pablo and his homosexual lover, he broke into a third Man Banderas. In this way, Almodovar combined the out-of-conventional symbols of love triangle, transsexuality, and incest in the "Law of Desire", and showed the audience the unknown edge of the male world with his ingenious conception. We provide an unusual and precious opportunity to meet men. This perspective can help us see the real tears and calls of men after they remove their masks, and understand that they are actually groups that are heavily oppressed by the patriarchal social structure, and the patriarchal society’s distortion and harm to the male world, to some extent, Even more than women. In this way, the two Spanish directors with different styles have come to the same end by different paths. They devote their enthusiasm to questioning and challenging the mainstream conventions into the creation that pays attention to the inner feelings of men.
ANGEL in "Burning Coins in Flames" is troubled by religious beliefs. He has a desire for the same sex, but he cannot escape the warnings and admonitions of his inner passions from Catholic dogma. He said that his mind and consciousness are subject to a kind of "hearing hallucinations". Torture, and in fact that kind of auditory hallucination does not come from another world, it comes from ANGEL’s inner fear, and fear comes from this society’s discrimination and rejection of homosexuality. ANGEL couldn't get out of the prison set for him deep in his heart. Not only did he imprison his soul, but at the same time, the pain he imposed on himself was also torturing another man who loved him deeply-NENE. But the two men living in the same room are "close to the end of the earth", one step away is like a thousand miles away. The male protagonist NENE had to find lust and physical comfort from prostitutes or public toilets.
In the movie, there is a monologue that NENE can't help feeling in front of a woman who loves him: I have a brother, his name is Angel, he is my only relative, and he always follows me. He needs me to take care of him, this stupid boy! ... He knows me as if I was born to him. He knows what I want and what I want to do. ...I want to take good care of him, but now I find it difficult to do well. Because, he suddenly... (At this moment, his voice sounds a little choked) You know, he is not in good shape right now. I couldn't hear the promise when I talked to him, he always said that he heard some strange sounds. ...No, he is not sick, I know, he is not crazy, I don't know what those voices are saying to him. But sometimes I think it would be great if he could also hear me talking to him. ... Maybe, I am really a fool, I don't understand his heart. Damn me. ...God, I don't ask for anything. I just want to do anything for him, even if I die. NENE’s emotional monologue is as clear and innocent as his eyes. When he rescued the injured ANGEL in the storm of life and death, when the two men hugged each other tightly, the heavy rain seemed to be played for them by heaven and earth. A majestic symphony. I often think that NENE, who looks so energetic and energetic, is like the son of the sun, he is full of fiery vitality; and the sad ANGEL in his eyes should come from the moon, and the feminine temperament hidden in his heart is suppressed, ANGEL The obstacle of self-expression is like the volatility of the moon. ANGEL needs NENE's rescue, but it also needs self-liberation. NENE’s temperament is similar to Banderas in "Law of Desire". Both men are as handsome and dazzling as the sun god. The difference is that Banderas, the son of aristocratic family, is more than NENE. A layer of bohemian prodigal feelings. And the gangster NENE is a little more calm and introverted temperament. However, in the face of the passionate emotions in their hearts, both of them showed a kind of bold and bold courage, which also reminds me of JACK who dedicated his life to love in "Brokeback Mountain". Second, the love of men, the burning paradise Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" reborn men's same-sex love in the embrace of Brokeback Mountain. Similarly, "Law of Desire" and "Burning Coins in Flames" explore a path of love that transcends taboos and breaks through the mundane. Compared with the love between men and women of the opposite sex, men's love seems to yearn for pure and wild nature, and there is an unstoppable horse running in their blood. They are more likely to use their lives to exchange for that dreamlike paradise under the call of their inner passions, just like the "dream"-like deep picture shown in "Brokeback Mountain" in the embrace of the vast nature. Dream is the detachment of reality, or the escape of reality and sublimation. Its essence is simple, not disturbed by human thoughts, perceptual, and it is also the instinct of life itself. Therefore, JACK in "Broke Arms Mountain" can use his life and effort to protect the symbol of the soul of his lover, while Banderas in "Law of Desire" would rather use his life to exchange the last moment around his lover. "Flaming Coins" burns the love between men into a raging fire that illuminates the dark universe. Because the love of men is inevitable, to a certain extent, transparent, insightful, and the dual dedication of body and soul. The power of this kind of love can even cause two men to sacrifice and self to each other. destroy. The famous American poet Ginsburg believes that same-sex love is serious, noble and full of rose colors. He said , We meet each other. Make a promise. He can possess me. my thoughts. My body and anything I know. I can also possess him. Everything he knows and all his flesh. We must dedicate ourselves to each other. Therefore, we regard each other as our own wealth, we can do whatever we want, do learning or have sex. In a sense, they even explore each other until they reach the mysterious "X" together, so that the two mingled souls are revealed.
Ginsberg’s words can be confirmed in gay movies. For example, the two comrades imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps in the British movie "The Unbearable Feelings of Life" can achieve an imaginary sexual climax through eye dialogue; the gay Lengsen in the Hong Kong movie "The More Fallen Heroes" (Fang Zhongxin) Always stick to his straight brother Chen Jinhong, this pair of brothers can achieve physical integration by smoking a cigarette. Ginsberg believes that this kind of tacit understanding and spiritual echo between men is not available between men and women. Because of this, the woman who can't get NENE love in "Flaming Coins" finally chooses to betray. From that woman's point of view, what she can't get can't be let others get it. But NENE would rather choose to give up his life and stay with ANGEL. Although the two men were besieged by the rain of bullets by the police, they regarded death as home. After exchanging the most precious kisses, they longed for the heroic death and died well.
In the last moments of his life, ANGEL could not hear any admonition from God. Between God and gay people, he chose his lover. NENE, who was unfortunately shot, has such a peaceful and content smile in ANGEL's arms. It is enough to be able to walk side by side with his beloved to another world, this life is enough!
Similarly, at the end of "Law of Desire", when Banderas used his volcanic eruption to wake up homosexual lovers, the two men also entered a world unique to them at the same time. Although the four wild police lights flickered and everyone's eyes were full of voices, they were no one else, and they didn't know that they belonged only to their inner world in the kiss at the last moment of their lives. That world is far away from ice and fire, the two tides of desire are heated to boiling by themselves, love pure, safe and content in each other's bodies. Because what they want is a firework that burns in a flash, and they are willing to face the whole silence of the universe for this. Their love belongs to the distant and transparent heaven, which blooms like flowers in the invisible world.
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