They say we want to see ourselves reflected in the world around us. It must be true, because why else would I sit through two whole seasons of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila? Probably for the same reason I rented Plan B. I want to see people and characters that I can identify with, and being bi, there aren't too many. For what it's worth, Plan B is far and away the better of the two.
Plan B is the story of Bruno, Pablo and Laura. Bruno is obsessed with his ex, Laura. But Laura has moved on and has a new boyfriend, Pablo. Well, kind of moved on. She still sleeps with Bruno. But she emphatically tells Bruno that's as far as it will ever go between them again. So, after hearing that Laura's new boyfriend Pablo was with a guy once, he hatches Plan B: get Pablo interested in him so Pablo will dump Laura, paving the way for Bruno to get her back. But of course, things don't go as planned, and Bruno starts getting confused when he finds himself genuinely falling in love with Pablo.
It's a decent enough movie. It's from Argentina, and it reminds me of the days before Joy & I started our own business, when we'd go out to the movies with Dave and watch just about everything. I haven't seen a good art house movie in a long time. And it's definitely good, albeit very slowly paced. Very slowly paced, which allows things to unfold in a very delicate manner. And there is something very charming about Bruno and Pablo that sticks with you after the movie has ended.
As to the whole personal reflection thing, I was quite surprised the first time I found myself feeling emotional over another guy, so there were definite scenes I could relate to. It doesn't really relate to where I am now, but that's okay. Oh, and I could be wrong about this, but I don't recall the B word ever being used; I read in a bi forum that the maker of The Kids Are All Right said that if she used the word bisexual, she wouldn't have been able to get the film released. You wouldn't think that would matter in Argentina, though, but hey, I've never been to Argentina so for all I know they're even more uptight there.
So all in all it was nice to see, but I'll still be looking for something I identify with a little closer.
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