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Everyone involved with this film is firing on all cylinders: the direction, the cinematography, writing, cast, all perfection.

#RitaTushingham is so fun to watch; she is ALL OVER the frame, back and forth in the foreground and background; she makes you feel you’re in a cage with her. She’s constantly mugging into the camera in a way that makes it seem like she’s going to become a full-on comic character at any moment, but Tush doesn’t go there. Dot is ridiculous, but she’s never a joke.

… or if she is, she’s a sad one.

Look how genuinely and earnestly happy Pete and Reggie are in that photo Dot found!

🌈💜🌈

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At the beginning of the movie, Reggie comes across as a joke, a cartoon - his hair is a character unto itself! - but as his character gains gravity, he becomes more handsome and dashing.

I noticed right away, without knowing where the film was going, that he was filmed in the sexualized way that women are traditionally shot: his pants are waAaayyyy too tight, and he’s constantly bending over, displaying his butt for the camera.

His pivotal moment is when he stands up for his Grandmother… and he’s the only person in his family to do so.
This is when we see that he is a quality person, and that differentiates him from Dot, who is bound to repeat the same destructive patterns of her mother.

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Pete may be the most complex character in the film.

I was uncomfortable with him at first, because he’s TOO MUCH, and when you realize where this story is going, his actions take on a predatory aspect.

BUT… it is clear that Pete is the character the director most identifies with. We seem to be seeing the story through his eyes. Reggie may be closest to a traditional protagonist, but Pete - and the actor, #DudleySutton - show an earnest vulnerability, a yearning for connection, that prevents him from coming across as a villain.

Pete, as obnoxious as he is, as manipulative as he is, is heartbreaking.
I can easily imagine what he saw as his future: living with Reggie, supporting his Grandmother, building a future of their own, riding motorcycles together, happily ever after.

… and he thought he was just moments away from his dreams coming true.

Also: There would be no movie if any of these characters sat down and TALKED to each other in a healthy way.

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https://youtu.be/ae_GE3a0A7E?si=pwSRJg-Ws9NcBYYQ

The bar in the final scene is called “TRUMAN’S”.

The Leather Boys (1964) by Sidney J. Furie, Clip: Reggie ends up in a gay pub and Pete arrives...

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I think I’m gonna sketch Reggie…

I can’t stop swooning about the way he tucks his white silk scarf into his black leather jacket.
🌈💜🌈

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Look at the way this frame is composed. So much is being communicated visually!

… and every shot of the movie is like that!

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This is what I mean when I say that any time #RitaTushingham is on screen, you feel as if you’re locked in a cage with her!

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More of #RitaTushingham ’s mugging!

🤣

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I’m figuring out what I like so much about his face and how to communicate it.

Also I just realized how this is such an example of my #ActuallyAutistic traits…

Neurotypical people don’t think about things this much (unless they are making money from it) and *certainly* not enough to do something creative with those thoughts…

And if they did, would it feel physically painful for them not to ACT upon that creative thoughts?

Some people might call it “inspiration”.

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….and when they see the love in our eyes
and still they don’t believe us?

I just tried to walk the dogs up the mountain to my house, so I could begin the digital part of this process, but it was so cold and damp, it seemed more responsible to turn around and come back home. At first, I was determined to do it, to prove I could do it, but when I got about a 1/3 of the way, I realized that EVEN IF I *COULD* DO IT (which I couldn’t), I most *certainly* wouldn’t be able to get us back *down* the mountain!

This is why I need a laptop or ipad; even if I did get back up to my desktop, I would be so exhausted that I wouldn’t be able to get things done.

I need to figure out a way to have a computer handy so that I can make the most of my time.

Oops, this was supposed to be posted in *this* thread...
https://neurodifferent.me/@n69n/113569505896459751

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Attached: 1 image There were a few days at the beginning when I literally could do no more than sit upright at my desk… and even that took everything out of me. I think I have one more picture in me for 2024… I think I can finish my portrait of Reggie from #TheLeatherBoys by New Years! …And here’s one more sketch of him. I feel the same way when I daydream and doodle pictures of #MarcBolan ! He’s just dreamy. 🌈🤣🌈 Oh and one my therapists told me I should tell you all this: she is sending people to my #VENMO and I’m doing pencil sketch pet portraits in exchange for donations! I’ve already done a few, and total strangers have been very generous! I will post some of those sketches tomorrow.

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"Hazel eyes, he has..."

Beginning the digital process.
I've brought my pencil sketch into Illustrator. It's on it's own locked-down layer, while I am building my lines and shapes on their own separate layer.

This close-up shows my process starting with the shape of the face and the features, using the pen tool with the locked-down pencil sketch as a guide.

The face takes shape.

Work in progress, sketch layer hidden.

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Work in progress.

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May I present
THE LEATHER BOYS.

Thank you for going through this process with me.

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Creative! Queer!! Autistic!!!Dec 3, 2024

I am really showing #RichardBernstein ‘s influence here!
🌈💜🌈
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I feel u bro

Goiterzan/Amygdalai Lama Nov 28, 2024

@n69n
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last time I tried to climb a mountain I got stuck that way, completely ran out of breath at the bloody top - long COVID - and still had to stagger back down somehow. It really was scary AF.

@punishmenthurts

It’s a walk I did several times a day up until the seizures in September!

Goiterzan/Amygdalai Lama Nov 28, 2024

@n69n ❤️