Hollywood Rhapsody

Brandon quietly went out to buy sanitary napkins, but unexpectedly ran into the girl he liked, Lana. He watched the girl quietly in the car, and quickly adjusted his hairstyle in the rearview mirror before getting out of the car. He avoided Lana's sight like a thief and got into the supermarket, but Lana went there and returned.

The girl wanted beer, but the clerk refused to sell it to her.She looked very irritable and in a bad state of mind, like an old alcoholic who was addicted to alcohol. Even if the clerk didn't sell it, she still walked straight to the innermost side of the supermarket.Brandon's fingers couldn't help trembling nervously, but at the last second when Lana walked over, he quickly took out a few sanitary napkins from the sanitary napkin packaging bag.Then he turned around quickly, pretending to have just discovered Lana and greeted Lana unexpectedly.

"I'm really useless, I don't know if I'm going to be paralyzed." Lana was in a trance, as if she would cry in the next second, she was obviously in a bad mood, "I want beer, I need beer."

"Okay, it's okay, come here." Brandon thoughtfully supported Lana so that she would not fall, and with the other hand, he opened the freezer to get a dozen beers.

In the end, not only did he buy Lana a beer, save the alcoholic girl from an older man who tried to harass her, but he even sneaked a beautiful ring that Lana had her eyes on.He quickly followed Lana who was wandering around like a ghost, handed the girl a bottle of beer, and offered to take her home.

"I think someone should take you home before you're a. man." Brandon stared at Lana intently, like a knight ready to escort his beloved princess.

"But I don't need anyone to deliver it." Lana sneered, but before she could finish her refusal, she had already fallen crookedly to the other side, but Brandon helped her in time.

If it was an ordinary girl, she would definitely say thank you, but Lana didn't. Instead, she replied to Brandon: "I said, I don't need your help."

Hearing this, Brandon couldn't help laughing, and he sighed helplessly: "Lana, you are such a difficult girl."

"If you're stuck in a place where you can't do anything but play bumper tackle and chase bats, trust me, you will too." Lana rolled her eyes, she was very unhappy with the current state of life satisfy.

"Hey, don't say that, I've been bored all my life, who hasn't?" Brandon tried to reassure.

But Lana curled her lips in disdain: "So, you let John tie you behind the car and be dragged like a dog? It seems that you are really boring!"

Brandon thought of going to the farm before, he climbed into the car very hard and was thrown out by the car several times, he couldn't help but rubbed his arm that was still aching, scratched the back of his head and said in embarrassment: "I just thought that everyone here Play like this."

"..." Lana snorted, noncommittal.

There was beer to adjust the atmosphere, and they talked more and more. They chatted all the way, and Brandon escorted Lana home as he said. It wasn't until they were almost at the door that Lana, who had been chatting all the way, suddenly thought of a problem. : "By the way, what's your name?"

Brandon's eyebrows were obviously raised, and he immediately said his name. It was not in vain tonight. At least, the girl he liked knew who he was, which was a huge improvement.And next, he has more chances to open Lana's heart.

The girl's house was a mess, and her mother was an alcoholic.Listening to the muddy mother lying on the sofa calling her name with her eyes closed, Lana rolled her eyes towards the ceiling: "I hate this kind of life."

"I also hate your life like this." Brandon echoed in a low voice. He kept smiling and staring at the girl in front of him. Even if the girl rolled her eyes and swears, he still only had her in his eyes.

Lana was looked at a little awkwardly, she looked at her home from the side, and said irritably: "Don't look at my broken house."

"I didn't look at your broken house, I just looked at you." Brandon still stared at the girl with focused eyes. This sentence was equivalent to a confession, and he said it softly but very seriously.

Lana was overwhelmed by this confession, she simply turned around and tried to avoid Brandon's focused gaze, as if she was saying to Brandon, but also seemed to be talking to herself: "God, what am I thinking?" ?”

"So, these two people are going to get married?" Janet muttered with interest, looking at the dimly lit room on the big screen and Lana's mother who was so drunk, she couldn't help frowning, "This girl's Home is bad enough!"

"That's why she needs a considerate boyfriend like Brandon." Nick looked at the boy on the big screen who was passing a glass of honey water to Lana, and said very firmly, "They should hold hands soon, Brandon He is indeed a rare good boyfriend.”

From being unable to accept Brandon played by Sarah at the beginning, to now watching Brandon quietly put the stolen ring on Lana's bedside, I can't help but smile knowingly. Nick has completely made Brandon Watching it as a boy, he even brought himself into the role unconsciously, so when he saw the female version of Bran on the big screen just after taking a shower, without a chest wrap and without a prosthesis Immediately, Nick shifted uncomfortably in his seat, frowning like Brandon in the camera, until he wrapped his chest tightly, stuffed a ball of socks into his crotch, and turned back into the handsome boy He stretched his brows and smiled like Brandon.

As Nick guessed, how could Lana refuse a boyfriend as considerate as Brandon?

However, Brandon had just found love and kissed Lana, but he had to leave and go back to his cousin's house because he had stolen a car, and the day of the court hearing was coming soon.He was very worried about whether he would really be locked up, but after seeing his cousin, he couldn't help but excitedly tell about everything about him in Falls Town, especially the beautiful girl who fascinated him.

"It's great there!" Brandon mentioned the town of Falls with Lana, and his eyes became extraordinarily bright.

But my cousin looked worried: "Waterfall Town? Do you know that homosexuals were hanged there?"

"You're scaring me again, you've never been there before." Brandon laughed, he couldn't wait to show Lana's photo to his cousin, looking at Lana, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. Qiao, "Look, isn't this girl beautiful? I will propose to her."

"Marriage proposal? Before or after you had sex reassignment surgery?" Faced with Brandon's serious eyes, his cousin poured cold water on him again, "Before or after you told her that you are a woman?"

Brandon's face full of anticipation became stiff at the words, and the corners of her upturned mouth drooped. It was a terrible reality. Shouted "Shut up!"

"This, this time is different, we are all serious!" Under the street lights at night, Brandon seemed to have tears in his eyes, and he said firmly and seriously, "I won't mess up this time, definitely not meeting."

However, the cousin looked at him blankly, looking at him coldly, as if he had already seen a worse ending.

The voice-over sounded the judge's cold voice, and the next second Brandon was already sitting in court—"Tina Brandon, case 72391, serious theft of vehicles."

The cold voice echoed over and over again, and a terrible picture flashed in Brandon's mind. The case number was hung around his neck, the flashing lights flashed, and he was locked behind bars...

don't want!This is not what he wants!He fled almost without hesitation, and returned to Lana's side overnight, and they kissed and even made love.Lana enjoyed the process, blissfully indulging in Brandon's caresses, but she eventually sensed something was wrong.But unexpectedly, she chose to pretend to be stupid, and even lied in front of her best friend.She is really enjoying the relationship with Brandon. She fell in love with Brandon, and even worried about looking in the mirror afterwards, worrying that if she looked too fat, she would be rejected by Brandon.

Like Brandon said to his cousin, it really seemed different this time, no one came to call him pervert, he did it with Lana, it was smooth and sweet, it was a good start.Just like any couple in love, they embrace, kiss, lie on the bed together, imagine the future, plan to go to a distant city together, plan to open a trailer park, they want to do too many things, every day Everything sounds so beautiful, but hidden dangers always exist, and their happiness is like a castle in the air, crumbling.

When the police yelled "Miss Brandon" at Brandon, all these dreams were like soap bubbles, which burst with a poke.

"Brandon, what's going on? You're locked in a women's prison?" Lana called the prison to visit. She couldn't pretend to be stupid, but she still looked calm.

"Do you want to know the truth?" Brandon held the railing of the prison with both hands, and he spoke with difficulty. It really couldn't be concealed anymore. "It may sound complicated. Hmm...do you have water?" ? I really... my throat is a little dry..."

Under Lana's quiet gaze, Brandon swallowed a mouthful of saliva, struggled to open his mouth, and whispered after a long time: "I am... I am... an intersex person."

His eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Lana nervously through the prison railings. His lips were trembling, but he still tried to explain in a low voice: "It's a bit complicated to say, this body has two parts, a boy and a girl. I My real name is Tina Brandon, and I'm a boy, but in a way, most of this body is..."Girl...

"Shut up, this is your own business." Lana stopped Brandon before he could say "girl", which made Brandon tremble a little, with despair flashing in his eyes, but just at When he was ashamed, Lana continued, "Listen, it doesn't matter if your other half is a monkey or an orangutan, I just want to get you out now!"

"..." Brandon's words were obviously unexpected. His eyes widened in surprise, and soon his eyes became redder. He pursed his lips tightly and looked at the girl he loved in front of him. If he could, he really wanted to cheer , cheering with the loudest voice.

Across the bars of the prison, the two of them clasped their hands tightly and didn't say a word of love. However, the audience in the screening room all opened their mouths wide and looked at the big screen in surprise and relief. Many people were secretly relieved. Take a sip—are they really in love?Even after knowing the truth, Lana still didn't let go.

In the fast-paced rock background music, Brandon and Lana held hands and rushed out of the prison. The whole movie was almost dark, and almost all the plots took place at night. However, in this scene, the two pushed open the gate of the detention center At that moment, there was a bright light that was almost dazzling. It seemed to herald a bright and happy future, and it seemed to be Brandon's bright mood at the moment.

Is the story about to end so happily?

of course not!

Lana isn't the only one who knows Brandon's gender secret!When John, who has always loved Lana and has a strong possessive desire for her, knows everything, the nightmare has just begun.

John dug out Brandon's luggage, chest wraps, prostheses, court summons... and even brochures about sex reassignment surgery. These things are undoubtedly Brandon's "criminal evidence."

But when the camera turned, Brandon and Lana on the other side were still hugging, kissing and kissing.At this moment, the audience looked at the completely ignorant and sweetly smiling couple on the big screen, and felt extremely anxious in their hearts-why can't these two people be sweeter for a few more days?Brandon finally found true love, so couldn't he be happier for two more days?The screenwriter is so ruthless!

And what happened next made the audience realize that the screenwriter's real big move is yet to come, and the cruel scenes are simply outrageous...

When Lana came home, she saw that everyone, including her mother, looked at her worriedly like a lunatic, which made her realize that Brandon's secret had been exposed, and she wanted to close the door to get out of the sight of these people, but But the mother stood against the door and said sadly: "I am very worried about you, we are trying to save you."

But at this time, Brandon, who had made an appointment to enter the door, walked in with a smile. He was happy because of his relationship, greeted everyone enthusiastically, and even clapped hands with John, but John directly put him on the ground. Sofa, I reached out to touch it. His mouth: "We've blinded you!"

"Brandon, I invited you to my house, but you want my daughter to meet your sick needs, have you thought about Lana?" Lana's mother no longer looked at her son-in-law, she Staring at Brandon with disappointment and condemnation in his eyes, he even choked up when he said these words.

"Are you a woman? Tell me! Are you his-mother's woman?" John picked up Brandon's collar, glanced at his crotch, and sneered, "There is a very simple Method can solve all this, if you cheat Lana, I will kill you!"

"No! Let me go! You bastard, let me go!" Brandon struggled hard. He tried to punch and kick, but his small body was no match for Mad John.

"Let go of him! John, let me go!" Lana also rushed up, gritted her teeth and pushed John away, "Do you believe me? Let Brandon show me, and then I will tell you the truth. Is... okay, John?"

John's gaze stayed on Lana's lips, he curled his mouth, resisted the urge to kiss, and nodded in agreement with Lana's request, but when Lana and Brandon walked out of the bedroom, they said to everyone: "I I saw his whole body, I saw it, and I knew he was a man." John didn't believe it at all, and neither did Lana's mother.

The woman grabbed Brandon's collar like crazy and yelled: "You son-of-a-bitch, what did you do to my precious daughter! What the hell are you, you pervert! Wang -Eight-eggs!"

And John stepped forward and grabbed Brandon by the neck, dragged Brandon into the bathroom, and imprisoned Brandon together with his good brother Tom, ignoring Brandon's pleas and curses, and forced to drag him his pants.

"Please! Turn off the lights! Please! I'll do it myself! I'll do it myself! You-he-mother let me go!" Brandon kicked John away who was trying to tear off his pants, but Tom punched him hard. He was completely stunned, but the jeans were taken off after all, and the white underwear was also ripped off.

His hands were imprisoned high by John, unable to move away, and Tom's fingers had already penetrated between his legs: "It seems that this is obviously not a matter of gender ambiguity."

The bathroom door was opened, and John pulled in Lana who had been crying outside, pressed her to the ground, and forced her to face Brandon's naked lower body: "Come on! Look Look at your sweet little boyfriend! Look! I'll hold you until you can see clearly! Look! Show me!"

Brandon's hand was cut backwards by Tom. He closed his eyes and turned his head to one side in pain, while Lana cried and shouted: "Let him go! You bastard... let him go..."

Dead silence!All the crying and cursing suddenly disappeared at this moment. Brandon was restrained and raised his head. At the door of the bathroom, he saw a fully clothed self, just like a male self who was forced to face up to the naked The lower part of the body... This cruel truth cannot be escaped after all!

"I'm asking you this because if you go to court, you will ask such questions, and I need to know the answers." The scene changed, and the scene has changed to the police station. Brandon is sitting in a chair neatly dressed, with a dazed expression , There were obvious blood stains at the corner of his mouth.

"Uh...I don't know why I have to..." Brandon hoarsely voiced, eyes lowered, as if he didn't want to answer the next question.

The viewers in front of the big screen couldn't help frowning, what are they asking?Could it be because Brandon disguised herself as a man?Or because of the previous car theft?No, isn't that case over?

While the audience was wondering, the police on the big screen continued to ask: "Let's recall now, what did they do after they took off your pants and found out that you were a girl? Did they touch you?"

"NO." Brandon turned his head and fell into the memories. After he finally left the nightmarish bathroom, put on his clothes and walked out of Lana's house, John and Tom...followed up...

"Did you forget some details? Didn't they put their hands in your pants and touch you?" The policeman was still in good faith.

And Brandon's eyes already had tears: "I...I don't know what he did..."

"I can't believe he took off your pants. If you were a girl, didn't he put his hands or fingers in your body?" The police didn't believe Brandon's words, and he hoped that Brandon could face up to what happened .

And what happened?When Brandon denied it in a low voice, those horrible pictures had already appeared in his mind. He was caught in the car by Tom and John who followed behind him. They arrived at the deserted factory, and they forced him to take off his clothes. Knock him down, take off his pants...

This is the pain that Brandon doesn't want to recall, but the police kept asking for details: "You said you have no sex-life experience at the age of 21? When they took off your pants, how did they open your body? They advanced Where is yours?"

Brandon looked at the policeman pleadingly, as if silently begging him to stop talking, tears were rolling in his eyes, his lips were trembling, and he spit out two words in a small, barely audible voice: "My... vaginal……"

His voice was so low that the policeman had to ask again: "Where?"

Brandon was like a helpless little beast, his jaw was trembling, as if saying the name of that organ would take all the strength in his body, he choked up, opened and closed his mouth several times, and finally managed to Repeated again: "My vagina..." Admitting that I have this organ is acknowledging that I am a woman!This kind of pain made him almost collapse, and those horrible pictures appeared clearly before his eyes again, scenes of being violated...

he is a boy!boy!But John and Tom are penetrating his body with real male organs. Every intrusion is the cruelest criminal law in the world. What Brandon does not destroy is not only his body, but also his identity. The boy's soul, he begged, cursed, and screamed, not only because of the physical pain, his soul was being stripped from the body alive, bloody.

On the big screen are Brandon's empty eyes, he is suffering, he is angry, he is at a loss... But everything is following the endless invasion behind him and finally turns into empty eyes, Brandon is dead!The boy is dying...

There are no revealing shots, no overly erotic details, only Brandon's eyes, but at this moment a strong and suffocating depression has permeated the entire screening hall, no matter whether the viewer is male or female, because I was unconsciously brought into the movie characters before, and at this moment, there is more or less sympathetic pain filling the apex of my heart.Especially male viewers feel particularly bad, Nick has even clenched his fists, what does it feel like for a boy to be gang-raped?Imagine yourself as Brandon?No!This is simply unimaginable!

The lights in the hospital were particularly dazzling. Brandon's blood-stained chest cloth was cut open by the nurse. The nurse looked at the bruised Brandon and asked in a low voice: "So, they raped you? If you don't mind, for the sake of treatment Need, can I...can you take your pants off? Take it easy, OK? Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

Listening to the nurse's reassurance, Brandon struggled to speak, and asked a question that others seemed to take for granted: "You, how do you know they raped me?"

Any woman would immediately think of the word "rape", but Brandon is a boy. He never thought that he would be raped. In his cognition, it is impossible and should not happen. thing, however...

He experienced all this himself...

The memories finally came to an end with the tears falling from the corners of Brandon’s eyes. The policeman looked at Brandon who was wiping away the tears quickly, with complicated eyes: “Why do you always play with boys? Obviously you are a girl, why do you always go to Kiss a girl?"

"I don't know what this has to do with this matter? I..." Brandon's hoarse voice was still unwilling to face the question, but under repeated questioning by the police, he still had to force himself to answer, like saying " "Vaginal" is as difficult a word as admitting that he has gender identity disorder is as painful as Ling Chi's thin skin.He didn't cry anymore, but his expression was full of struggle, as if invisible tears had already flowed down.

Starting with Brandon being stripped of his panties, this section is undoubtedly the most depressing part of the film, and it is also the cadenza of Sarah's performance. Even the most demanding film critics were conquered by the performance on the big screen at this moment Now, Sarah's pain, struggle, the complex emotions of complete collapse when she was raped, and even the trembling jaw and the painful twitching of the corners of her lips when she said the word "vaginal passage" all make her feel true. Brandon acted alive, as if what they were watching was not a performance, but a brutal real image, and Sarah was Brandon himself.

"How did this girl do it? No wonder there were reports about her sexuality when the film was filmed at the beginning of the year. She should have been completely immersed in the character at the time, right? Only by completely turning herself into a character in the film can she The acting is so real." Roger Ebert murmured in a low voice, he had already given Sarah high expectations, but when he actually saw this superb performance, he found that he was still pleasantly surprised.

If Sarah's performance in "Requiem for a Dream" can be regarded as hitting the soul directly, then how should the "Boys Don't Cry" before me be evaluated?It's a pity that the old lady Pauline Kyle didn't come to watch the movie, otherwise tomorrow's "New Yorker" would definitely blow up.If Katharine Hepburn really recognized Sarah because of this movie, Roger Ebert would never be surprised. With such a profound performance at the age of 18, Hollywood can find a second such talented actress. Is it a young actor?Maybe even the legendary actress couldn't do it herself?And Sarah is only 19 years old now, where will her future go?

No matter how amazing the film critics here are, the movie is still going on.After leaving the police station, Brandon burned all the photos he took in Falls Town. However, when the flames rolled on the photo of him and Lana, he snatched the photos regardless of the danger of being burned. All of this, but looking at this group photo, he still couldn't bear to throw it away.Regardless of whether he is a man or a woman, at least this relationship with Lana is real!

And Lana obviously had the same idea, she took the initiative to find Brandon, hugged him into her arms, and fondled her lover: "The dream I had, the dream on the first night, we were on the road together , now, if you want, we can still do it, go where you want."

"Lana, I...I have to confess to you...all the outings I told you were fake, I never even left Lincoln's hometown, I..." Brandon didn't want to lie to Lana anymore, he was confessing everything.

However, Lana kissed her tenderly before she finished speaking. Does the truth matter?No!Just as Lana doesn't care about Brandon's gender, she doesn't care about Brandon's past either.When the two hugged each other, the emotionally suppressed audience finally had a chance to breathe, at least...at least...the love is still...

"I was thinking, if you would..." Brandon kissed Lana's palm and whispered, "You can go back to Lincoln's house with me, my mother will love you very much, and my cousin, then The guy is a bit difficult to deal with, but he's actually a nice guy...”

"Well..." Lana curled her lips under Brandon's anxious gaze, "Then when shall we leave?"

Brandon hugged his girlfriend in surprise. The happiness at this moment even diluted the shadow of those bad experiences before. He couldn't wait to propose: "How about leaving tonight?"

"Then I have to go back and pack my luggage right away." Lana also smiled happily, even a little excited.

They can get out of this awful place, forget about all the unpleasant things here, and get out!Great, they are about to start a new life!Their foreheads were pressed against their foreheads, and there was love for each other in their eyes.

however……

John and Tom rushed in like wild beasts, with a gun in his hand and Brandon's collar.

Everything happened so fast, Lana was shaking her head and crying, and Brandon watched his girlfriend slowly curl his lips.

"boom!"

Blood sprayed against the wall behind Brandon's head, and he collapsed with a smile on his face, missing the road trip he'd been looking forward to.

Everything fell into dead silence, and Lana held Brandon's body overnight. When the morning light of the next day entered the room, Brandon's body was already cold...

At the end of the movie, "The Bluest Eyes In Texas", the song that Lana sang when the two met for the first time sounded again. The car was speeding on the highway, and Lana embarked on a journey alone, getting farther and farther on the seemingly endless road...

The singing is still going on, and the viewers seem to be able to see the scene where Brandon saw Lana for the first time in the bar, and the subtitles on the big screen have begun to roll - "John Lottery killed Brandon Tie Na was convicted of first-degree murder and an appeal is pending.”

"Years later, Lana gave birth to a daughter and returned to Falls to raise her."

"Brandon Tina (Tina Brandon) (1972-1993)"

……

The auditorium fell into a long silence, Brandon Tina?Or Tina Brandon?At this moment, it doesn't matter anymore. Whether it is a film critic or an ordinary movie viewer, looking at the big blank screen, I just want to say something to that poor boy——

Boy, don't cry!