The streets of Berlin , the very last dance.

Marilou 2022-04-20 09:02:25

On the night of Berlin, above the ruins of war, bright men and women, the air is filled with sex, kisses, tongue touches. Desires flow freely. This in itself is a kind of beauty, a kind of fascination that everyone has in their hearts. But this is a beauty that cannot be replicated because it was built on the ruins of the Nazis. It is hopelessly beautiful. Max is definitely a beautiful sight in the crowd, even women coveted him, in this queering night.
Rudy's death undoubtedly gave him a huge blow. He still chose to live and gave up his lover, and even obeyed the Nazis and destroyed the life of a young girl like a flower. He was afraid, and abandoned his personality for the sake of saying: "I must live". He is a person who can deceive himself very well. In Rudy's scream, he used "It isn't happening" to imply himself. If you do something wrong, you will use "I am rotten" to excuse yourself.
However, when Horst raised his eyebrows with his hand before he died, the defense line in his heart began to collapse little by little. The torture in his heart eats away everything in him, which is more terrifying than death. He can no longer hint himself, no longer willing to live. Finally, he put on the clothes that symbolized same-sex shame and ended his life.
Sometimes, the most fearful thing is not the loss of life. It is a distortion of personality and conscience. This may be the reason why the movie is called bent. Max did not survive in the end, but he became himself, he has no rotten.

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  • Eusebio 2022-04-23 07:04:11

    The difference between unbearable love and bent in life is also the massacre of the Nazis, the love in the concentration camp, when you endure this love, you can only give up your life~~!

  • Laila 2022-03-20 09:02:48

    The masterpieces in gay themes, the resonance beyond the body and soul communication under the sense of isolation and taboo are all points of convenience in terms of perspective. The cold repressive treatment of many passages hits people's hearts. The male protagonist killed his beloved to hide his identity for his life. The endless and isolated despair of transporting stones in the concentration camp, especially the climax part of Horst's resistance and Marx's suicide, restrained shots. There is huge energy behind language!

Bent quotes

  • Max: Ever go to the Silhouette?

    Horst: Yes.

    Max: I never saw you there.

    Horst: You weren't looking.

    Max: Greta's Club?

    Horst: No.

    Max: Good, you had taste. The White Mouse?

    Horst: Sometimes.

    Max: I'm surprised you never saw me there. Did you sunbathe?

    Horst: I love to sunbathe.

    Max: In the nude?

    Horst: Of course.

    Max: By the river?

    Horst: That's right.

    Max: And you never saw me?

    Horst: Well, actually I did. I saw you by the river. You were making a fool of yourself, and I said, someday I'll be in Dachau with that man moving rocks.

  • Max: I love you... What's wrong with that?