Recently, I have been busy, so I have chosen some simple and warm movies to relax, and the movie recommended today is an older movie called "The More Love is More Beautiful", a love film directed by Hitty Macdonald and starring Glenn Berry and Scott Neal, which was released in the United Kingdom on June 21, 1996. Adapted from the stage play of the same name written by Jonathan Harvey, the film tells the story of Stey's house, who is often beaten by his family and driven out of the house, and then spends time with Jamie' house, and then exchanges feelings with Jamie.
Jamie grew up in a single-parent family because he didn't fit in because of his less sunny and optimistic personality, and his life didn't go well: the pressure from physical education class and football, the bullying of classmates, the estrangement from his strong mother, and the noisy chaos of his living environment bothered Jamie. At the same time, the life of the boy who lives next door to his house, Stie, is also a mess, although he looks like a handsome and energetic boy, but in fact he is often beaten and kicked by his alcoholic father and brother, and is treated violently.
Once When Stey is kicked out of the house after being subjected to violence, Jamie's mother sees him pitifully and takes him to the house out of pity and lets him live with Jamie. As Jamie and Stey get along, they slowly become acquainted, and the two boys, who have an unhappy life and are lonely inside, rely on each other to warm each other, and in the process, their feelings between them also quietly arise. At first, the two have their own scruples and are suppressing their feelings for each other, but as the emotions continue to deepen, Jamie and Stey still come together and open their first love.
This is a movie with a very simple storyline and a very bland story, without the twists and turns, chaos, and helplessness involved in some love movies, it is just a very ordinary story, but it makes people feel very warm and beautiful. The film gently shows the hazy vision of love between two adolescent, young and troubled teenagers.
At the same time, it is this kind of youthful and beautiful love that heals the troubled and not-so-happy life of teenagers. Through the film, we may also think of our first love, probably so beautiful, an unexpected gift, a hug in the sun, watching a favorite movie together, these simple little things will bring great happiness and satisfaction to two teenagers in love.
Because of the focus on the theme of homosexuality, of course, there will be many heavy topics, such as the acceptance and identification of self-identity, and the coming out of the family. But this film does not amplify these heavy contents and fill them with negative emotions, but tells them in a very warm and peaceful way. This beautiful love is shown under the sun, and the tone of the film is warm and clear from beginning to end. When watching this movie, all I feel is the beauty of love, which has nothing to do with gender and nothing else, Love is love.