I put this on hold for almost three years because I knew that films set in schools—especially about kids and teenagers—are always heartbreaking and traumatic. People carry adult problems later in life because of the childhood trauma they experienced in school. If you ask me, school is an evil environment. People should just be homeschooled, period! I feel bad for the two kids in this movie because their friendship was so pure and innocent, yet it was taken the wrong way. The closeness between the two boys is questioned by their classmates, and that’s where the film’s main conflict begins. I’ve noticed—and not just in movies, but also in anime—that there’s this recurring idea that boys or men can’t be close friends without people reading something more into it. It’s always, “Oh, maybe they’re in love,” or “Maybe they’re a couple.” But that same kind of intimacy is never questioned when it comes to female friendships. It feels like there’s a double standard there, as if male friendships can’t exist without suspicion or subtext, and that says a lot about how we view masculinity and emotion.

im not the best at writing reviews honestly but i think i can try and just give a bit of my thoughts this film is so much more than just "two boys being gay," and i dont really understand why so many people, especially straight audiences from what ive seen, reduce it to that. i think it can absolutely be interpreted as a queer film, and i have no issue with people viewing it through that lens. what frustrates me is when that becomes the only thing people take away from it, ignoring everything else the film is trying to say. personally, i dont even think the question of whether leo and remi were gay is the point. i spent the film watching two kids who shared an incredibly intimate and meaningful bond. whether that was platonic love or something more, we'll never know because they never got the chance to explore it. and honestly, we dont need to know. their connection was beautiful regardless.

It wasn't the arm that was hurting.

no doy mass wacho llevame con voss remi hnito porfavor wacho levantate xq no te quedaste en casa wacho turro chispa veni vamos ah tomar un tussi y curtir el mambo entre nosotros como lo haciamos siempre hnito casi lloro en el recreo

dropped like 30 minutes in. just not for me. coming of age has never been my genre..

eles estão brincando na minha mente ate agora 💔