Ray/Pete (the long walk) and Jayce/Viktor (Arcane) come to my mind immediately because I saw pure love between these characters but it’s just brushed aside in the name of them being ‘brothers’ which I just think is a bit silly because there are some other great examples of male platonic relationships.
While I kind of get some of the subtextual queer symbolism and homoeroticism in those films (Like X-men...), I think we should not confuse the fact that before the moral panic of homosexuality took hold, people used to have deep friendships that seemed "gay" or sometimes crossed boundaries. So Luca and Lord of the Rings, I am not sure they really have gay subtext, more like coming from a culture that is no more. (In the case of Luca, it is literally a calque of the writer´s childhood in Italy)
I totally understand this! The example i gave were more just ones that many people have found examples of queen most likely due to identifying with the characters. But i agree that it is still important to remember that friendships can be deeper then surface level ones!!
Ray/Pete (the long walk) and Jayce/Viktor (Arcane) come to my mind immediately because I saw pure love between these characters but it’s just brushed aside in the name of them being ‘brothers’ which I just think is a bit silly because there are some other great examples of male platonic relationships.
YES!!! I havebt watched Arcane yet, but Ray and Pete are a perfect example!!! They were 100% in love,not brotherly love!!!
While I kind of get some of the subtextual queer symbolism and homoeroticism in those films (Like X-men...), I think we should not confuse the fact that before the moral panic of homosexuality took hold, people used to have deep friendships that seemed "gay" or sometimes crossed boundaries. So Luca and Lord of the Rings, I am not sure they really have gay subtext, more like coming from a culture that is no more. (In the case of Luca, it is literally a calque of the writer´s childhood in Italy)
I totally understand this! The example i gave were more just ones that many people have found examples of queen most likely due to identifying with the characters. But i agree that it is still important to remember that friendships can be deeper then surface level ones!!
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