Hate cannot stop love.
Even at the time when Taiwan's martial law was lifted, there was still a hard social atmosphere. Everyone dreamed of freedom, but society did not change so easily. Jang Ja-han, who was attending a high school where he lived in conformity with society, meets Buddy (Wang Bider), who transferred from a swimming class. Jang Ja-han, who can't take his eyes off his face for the first time, feels an unknown emotion. Buddy has been following Jang Ja-han and bothering him since the two's faces got chapped. Jang Ja-han's friends don't like the outspoken birdie who makes accidents, but the two don't care and stick together and get angry around them. With Buddy's relentless actions, Jang Ja-han will not know how far friendship is and how far love is. Apart from not knowing Buddy's heart, Jang Ja-han's love grows bigger and bigger. There was no way that a conservative Catholic school would allow homosexuality, which would not allow dating between the opposite sex. Jang Ja-han can't stop himself even though he knows well what school, society, family and friends will think of him. When Buddy knew Jang Ja-han's feelings, it became strangely cold. Although he clearly knows that Jang Ja-han bought a motorcycle to hang out with Buddy, Buddy borrows a motorcycle from him to meet his girlfriend. Jang Ja-han is confused by the way Buddy, who thought he had the same mind as him, tries to distance himself from him while making a girlfriend. Then, as Buddy was in a motorcycle accident and injured his hands and feet, Jang Ja-han helped Buddy take a shower, and the two checked their minds in the shower room. However, after that, Buddy turned coldly and Jang Ja-han was confused and finally became angry. At that time, when Buddy was suspended for having a girlfriend at school, Jang Ja-han stepped up and tried to help Buddy. Buddy desperately refuses Zhang Jahan's help. Why is Buddy desperately rejecting Zhang Jahan's heart?
A burning love that can't be extinguished even with huge water (Spoiler)
The two meet at the swimming pool at first. There, Jang Ja-han fell in love with Buddy at first sight, and since then, the two have become close rapidly. Unlike Jang Ja-han's love that continues to grow for Buddy, Jang Ja-han is confused by Buddy's refusal to continue him. It was in the shower room that confirmed their feelings. Confirming a dream-like and sin-like love that cannot be awakened even in cold water, the two hug and cry again and again. Jang Ja-han was ready to reveal his mind to any wounds, but Buddy did not have the courage to protect the love that society did not allow. So Buddy refuses Jang Ja-han, and the injured Jang Ja-han continues to walk and walk. The place where Jang Ja-han soon arrived was a vast sea with no end in sight. The two spend their last time there and they can't see each other until they are old. After that, Jang Ja-han is a long time old and goes to the reunion for the first time. There, I look around for Buddy, but no one knows his place. Jang Ja-han, who calls somewhere with the address book he received at the reunion. Call Banban, who is married to Buddy, and make an appointment. Although he married Buddy and had a child, Banban, who soon found out about Buddy's gender identity, divorced after regret. And as Banban heard, he leaves for Canada looking for Buddy. Jang Ja-han immediately flies to Canada, the home of a high school priest. I go to see Niagara Falls there. Giant water pours down before him. But I can't sweep away his love and turn it off. Eventually, the two meet again.
A movie that was faithful to Zhang Jahan's emotional line
Jang Ja-han, who was interested in Buddy at first sight, has always been liked. But there are some questions about Buddy's behavior. It was a pity that Buddy did not see much of the movie because it was conducted from Jang Ja-han's perspective. Jang Ja-han misses Buddy, is excited and curious. However, Buddy suddenly approaches Jang Ja-han, who cannot approach hastily, but unexpectedly moves away. I can hardly understand his feelings. However, you can tell when you hear about Buddy when the movie is coming to an end. He also liked Jang Ja-han, but he didn't want to let Jang Ja-han lose the bond of homosexuality that the times hated at that time. He thought it was a life that didn't matter what others thought, but he probably didn't want the person he loved to experience such humiliation. As you can see from the middle of the movie, a single protester in favor of homosexuality is also taken away by unknown people and plain clothes police. What could the two of them have done in such a situation. Since we lived in an era where we could not live with each other's love alone, Jang Ja-han would have felt dangerous to give up everything and pursue only love. Buddy gives up her mind because she thought that if I turn away from this love, both of them can live safely. However, Buddy also had a loving heart, so he would have gone through a hard time without being able to control himself by approaching and moving away when he got too close. I think Jang Ja-han, who is so pure and honest with himself, must have looked foolish and envied him. Buddy also says that when he met Jang Ja-han as he got older, he didn't know the times would change like this in 30 years. If you knew the times would change, could you two keep each other's love?
