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Chained To My Bully Stepbrother (AI Vertical BL Drama)

By Golu
This is the second vertical AI BL drama I've sat through, and honestly I went in knowing better. I had it on while I was doing cardio at the gym, and what struck me was just how much the plot echoed the last one I watched. Same step brother romance angle, same mystery girlfriend showing up near the end, same extra guy pining after one of the leads. Genuinely the only thing going for it was the runtime, the whole thing wrapped up in forty five minutes flat.  The setup kicks off with Finn moving schools because his mom just married into money. He finds out his new step brother Aiden goes to the same place, and he's warned to keep his distance from him. Their first run in at school is rocky, just like you'd expect, but there's this odd pull between them neither can shake off. Finn keeps telling himself not to read into it because Aiden's straight and openly homophobic. Things shift when some kids start bullying Finn and the student council president, Ryan, steps in to ...
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Mariposas Verdes (Spanish) [Green Butterflies]

By Golu
I would say that the central theme of this film was not really LGBTQ but about high school students, their life, the bullying that some students face and overall the discriminations that people face not just in the school but the society in general as well. In that sense, the story was interesting but it felt all over the place. There were way too many tracks going on and felt like more of a TV show sort of feeling. Although the film is set in Colombia, this could be true of anywhere.

Daniel and Mateo have been friend since they were little. Daniel has had an abusive father whose always beating his mother and Mateo comes from a broken family where his mother is forever working. The school they study in has a strict principal, who is very partial to her nephew Lucas , who is clearly the biggest bully in the school. Daniel has a crush on Mateo, and when Daniel see Mateo make out with a girl, he cant hold in anymore and tells Mateo about his feelings. Thankfully Mateo feels the same and they are both in a happy space in love. Meanwhile we see issues of Lucas and his friends bullying other students, like a obese girl, who Lucas ends up raping, a guy who likes to dress like girls, etc. Mateo joins a human rights group to protest against the principal but he doesn't get much support. when the girl who liked Mateo finds out about him and Daniel, she goes crazy and makes this information public. Daniel is too scared of his father so refuses to acknowledge his love for Mateo. Mateo eventually cant take rejection anymore and decides to end his life because he feels there is no point in living if you cant live the way you want to.

This could be an interesting study for adults. We need to love our kids, no matter what with unconditional love, unless of course they are rapists. You want Mateo to fight for causes and he does, but when he gets rejected by his ultimate love, he cant take it anymore. And this is not to blame Daniel. A lot of folks live in fear of their families, and this is a sad reflection of the arrogant and intolerant society that we live in. Young teens giving up their lives because of homophobia etc is not new but you feel bad when you see this happening. I wish the end of the film was more on a positive note which would at least give hope to young adults and not leave them in despair. This would be my one issue with the film along with the fact that the film was all over the place. I do feel though, that this could be a good portrayal in a digital series format because most of the issues shown are still quite relevant.

Don't expect a gay love story here. Yes, it is one of the themes, but the film is more about tolerance and high school bullying and discrimination, which of course talks about love between 2 boys at its core. (5/10)
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Colombiano said…
Columbia? No such country exists. There is Colombia, South America (capital, Bogotá). Then again, you might be referring to Columbia, Maryland, for instance.
November 23, 2021 at 5:46 PM
Golu said…
My apologies for the spelling error. I have corrected it now.
November 24, 2021 at 4:42 PM
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