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opinionista:
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--- Quote from: starboardlight on June 28, 2006, 11:57:40 am ---
yeah, I have the same reaction. I enjoyed the character development in the film alot, and thought the actors and actress were great fun to watch. I just go "rrhhh?" when people categorize it as a gay film. Just because of one kiss? I guess we all interpret that kiss differently. I never thought of it as being a sexual tension between the two friends, but rather a confused stage of life for teen boys where intimacy and friendship is difficult to understand.
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Some people, including me, wonder if they're gay not because of the kiss but because they don't speak to each other again. They were intimate friends, who even masturbated together, but after the kiss they treated each other as mere acquitances. That could be interpreted as they felt threatened in some sexual way. The ending made me think there was some sexual tension between them they didn't acknowledge before.
Impish:
--- Quote from: opinionista on June 28, 2006, 12:53:53 pm ---****SPOILERS**** (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN)
Some people, including me, wonder if they're gay not because of the kiss but because they don't speak to each other again. They were intimate friends, who even masturbated together, but after the kiss they treated each other as mere acquitances. That could be interpreted as they felt threatened in some sexual way. The ending made me think there was some sexual tension between them they didn't acknowledge before.
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That ending confused me... if it was intending to reveal true homosexual feelings underlying both young men -- or if it intended to show that they were actually in love -- then it was way too late in the movie to reveal something so important. I was enjoying the road-movie aspects to it, and the coming-of-age theme also. Throwing that wrench in the very end kinda screwed things up for me... for how I had been viewing the film up until that point.
opinionista:
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--- Quote from: Impish on June 28, 2006, 06:49:30 pm ---That ending confused me... if it was intending to reveal true homosexual feelings underlying both young men -- or if it intended to show that they were actually in love -- then it was way too late in the movie to reveal something so important. I was enjoying the road-movie aspects to it, and the coming-of-age theme also. Throwing that wrench in the very end kinda screwed things up for me... for how I had been viewing the film up until that point.
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I liked the ending because it was realistic in many ways. Remember that these two guys are mexicans, and homphobia has deep roots in Mexico and the hispanic culture in general, because of the Catholic church. Their reaction is actually normal within the context of their culture, even if they were gay. If the movie had ended with them behaving as if nothing happened, it would've been weird.
Well, back on topic. I have two ideas about the ending. One is the possibility that they felt sexually attracted to each other, and that scared them. The other one is the weight of their culture and homophobia. They felt unconfortable with each other because each knew they weren't gay, but weren't sure about the other one and didn't know how to deal with it if they were to continue to be friends. There was already too much intimacy between them, and they couldn't handle it.
starboardlight:
you're right their reaction to the kiss is realistic. it's just the kiss itself just came out of nowhere. i think for many people, that's the confusing part. there had been no hint of sexual tension between them all through the movie, than all the sudden, bam! I don't read the two guys as being gay or even bisexual. the only interpretation that makes sense to me is that the kiss is a manifestation of their closeness and intimacy as friends being mixed with a moment of sexual arousal.
opinionista:
--- Quote from: starboardlight on June 29, 2006, 02:39:10 pm ---you're right their reaction to the kiss is realistic. it's just the kiss itself just came out of nowhere. i think for many people, that's the confusing part. there had been no hint of sexual tension between them all through the movie, than all the sudden, bam! I don't read the two guys as being gay or even bisexual. the only interpretation that makes sense to me is that the kiss is a manifestation of their closeness and intimacy as friends being mixed with a moment of sexual arousal.
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Well, I thought there was sexual tension between them all the time, but not in a romantic sort of way. They didn't have sex with each other but their whole friendship revolved around sex. I mean they were in heat the whole time, masturbated together and all, shared girlfriends, and even had a threesome. That's a lot of intimacy for two friends who aren't in love with each other or have a "normal" sexual relationship. They had practically no secrets. So the kiss wasn't really out of place, IMO. It is exactly what you say, a manifestation of their closeness as friends mixed not only with a moment of sexual arousal, but with a friendship where sex played an important role.
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