finally just watched my policeman and when i tell you this movie BROKE me
the neck touch, the venice trip, the last time they look at each other at the police station, the END SCENE WITH YOUNG TOM AND OLD PATRICK i am not okay rn
“if they know about patrick they might know about..”
i am sobbing so hard THE WHOLE THING HAS ME FUCKIJG HEARTBROKEN patrick deserves the world
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nick and charlie
simon and wilhelm
alex and henry
tom and patrick
godddd the chokehold they all have on me rn
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"For me the story, the reason why it’s so devastating, ultimately the story is about wasted time and this is the most devastating thing, time we cant control it, we cant get it back, in the end you think back […] The whole thing is about wasted time and at the end it feels like a brief moment of acceptance which feels really wonderful but it is still laced with this devastating “oh if we were braver we would have had more time”. Every piece of joy is laced with this other side to it." - Harry. My Policeman Press Conference.
Think of how much
Love that's been wasted
People always
Trying to escape it
Move on to stop their heart breaking
But there's nothing I'm running from
You make me strong
I can feel your heart inside of mine
I feel it, I feel it
I've been goin' out of my mind
I feel it, I feel it
Know that I'm just wastin' time
And I hope that you don't run from me
There's a lightning in your eyes I can't deny
Then there's me inside a sinking boat, running out of time
Without you I'll never make it out alive
But I know, yes I know we'll be alright
It's a church of burnt romances
And I'm too far gone to pray
It's a solo song
And it's only for the brave
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And another thing! Tom putting his finger in Patrick’s mouth like he’s discovered this wondrous thing and he must explore it with something other than his own lips? Like…
What’s this? A mouth I want to know? Lips I’m not sure are real? I must be dreaming. This mouth? This man?
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i want to talk about the brilliant use of mirrors in my policeman. there were a lot of scenes which were told through mirrors, rather than the actual people and it encapsulates so many aspects of the movie perfectly. it represents how tom is a culmination of both marion and patrick's projections of this ideal person, this ideal romance, this ideal love. because tom after all is his own person going through his own very real identity exploration while at the same time having to live up to two different people's expectations who he cares about. the mirrors also reflect the concept of identity and how your reflection sometimes ends up showing you things you wouldn't have been aware of otherwise -- scars, flaws and revelations alike. it reflects upon you, the individual, real you and maybe, a little bit, the true you and the film uses the mirrors at very pivotal parts. most of the intimate scenes between tom and patrick are shown through mirrors, the one time both of them could be themselves, hidden behind walls and reflections, where no one could see them, where no one could disrupt them, where it was just them being two people in love. another pivotal scene is where marion finds out about the venice trip and confronts tom about patrick and tom lies to her just to calm her down and that scene is important because that's when the switch inside marion flips off, that's when she decides that she would go to any lengths to keep tom to herself, that's when she makes the decision of sending the anonymous letter that would expose patrick, that is her breaking point. that's why the film has incredible cinematography because ultimately the key character, tom, is a product of both marion and patrick's ideal fantasies and we get to see and get to know tom through these people's lenses. and so, tom at the end of the day is basically a mirror image, a reflection of marion and tom's deepest desires. he is but a mirror reflecting other people's narratives.
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louis calling harry his brother
🤝
patrick calling tom his cousin
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