1- does Remi loves Leo and have feeling for him? or just a very close friends could not handle the ignorance
2- why remi's mother shocked when he closed the bathroom door, Was suffering from a mental illness could drag him to suicide and she knows that?
It was certainly a jarring change in Remi all of the sudden. Too jarring and too sudden IMO. He'd never been anything other than completely normal up until they had the little "fight" over the bed situation and then suddenly Remi became ultra-sensitive and over-reactionary to every perceived rejection by Leo. If it had happened the other way around it would've made more sense, as Leo seemed to be more sensitive and into Remi than the other way around. And then the schoolyard fight was strange as well. The fight alone was an over-reaction on Remi's part (what 8th grader cries like that over...what, exactly?) and then to go and commit suicide because of it?? I was left puzzled.
I also didn't understand why Remi's mother would kick Leo out of her car when he made his little confession to her. Any adult would know that no one MAKES anyone commit suicide and that it's normal after a suicide for everyone to blame themselves somehow. And then he was gonna beat her in the forest with a stick? Huh?
Other than those less-than-believable moments, great movie.
The mothers reaction in the car when Leo confided his feelings was so unfair and out of nowhere
How could a mother react like that to a minor who is experiencing hefty burden of grief and guilt for the first time
I have been in the situation of Remi as a 12-15 yo. When I realized my best friend and crush didn't have romantic feelings or desire for me, I felt rejected and became cold towards him. I also cried out of nowhere because of the unfairness of the lost friendship. One moment you are spontaneous and yourself, the next you need to control your every move and you end up seeing your best friend happier with other friends, it crushes your soul. You feel guilty because of it.
I didn't tell my best friend until 10 years later and it completely blocked my sexuality for twice as many years. Being unable to communicate and resolve the misunderstanding, we remain stuck. I really hoped that they would talk it over, that they would give each other the true reason for their behavior, so that they discover that they are not unloved, that they continue to matter. But unfortunately that's what adults do, they know it is important. But as a child you have no clue, no guidance, so you just blow it, and the guilt of that mistake torments you years later. It just shows that if we normalized talking about homosexual attraction and how it can evolve, and potential feelings of confusion, then more youth would know how to cope in such situations. Unfortunately there is very little parent self help, it is hard to prepare your child for same sex romance and the confusion and chaos it creates. Now imagine transexuals, they have an even harder time coming to terms with who they are and who they are allowed to love, and there are even fewer valid matches for them. It is the burden of being in a minority that poisons the psyche years after the events have happened.