It deals with toxic masculinity through the 3 male figures: george, peter and phil
Phil is toxic masculinity itself, he makes fun of others who do not reach his standards and feels threatened when rose enters his life, to indicate the fear of femininity and therefore non-masculinity, which completely upsets his habit. . Phil finds himself in peter, as a young man he was taught by Bronco how to be a real man, even if in addition to a guardian figure he is his lover, and here we find the trope of the repression of oneself brought by toxic masculinity
The same concept of toxic masculinity is explored with George, george is in the middle, he is not toxic but continues to ignore the abuses perpetrated by his brother, this analysis made by the director makes us wonder if there is another form of masculinity, if the toxic adjective is necessary for the definition of masculinity or if this is implicitly toxic, there are no other types of masculinity that are not toxic.
Finally peter, rejects masculinity in all its forms, tries to help his mother get rid of this, harshly understanding phil's fragility and using it to kill him then to eradicate the power of the dog, that is the primordial instinct that dogs have, characteristic of toxic masculinity. Phil dies intoxicated by his own masculinity. The film is about how the loneliness of men can lead to a problem, such as the perpetuation of masculinity must end in order to ensure that the environment in which one lives is healthy. It is only after the death of the one who would have continued the chain of abuse that the family can be reunited and the mother can live in peace.
Review by Ciao come staiBlockedParentSpoilers2022-02-12T00:49:08Z— updated 2022-03-14T13:55:45Z
It deals with toxic masculinity through the 3 male figures: george, peter and phil
Phil is toxic masculinity itself, he makes fun of others who do not reach his standards and feels threatened when rose enters his life, to indicate the fear of femininity and therefore non-masculinity, which completely upsets his habit. . Phil finds himself in peter, as a young man he was taught by Bronco how to be a real man, even if in addition to a guardian figure he is his lover, and here we find the trope of the repression of oneself brought by toxic masculinity
The same concept of toxic masculinity is explored with George, george is in the middle, he is not toxic but continues to ignore the abuses perpetrated by his brother, this analysis made by the director makes us wonder if there is another form of masculinity, if the toxic adjective is necessary for the definition of masculinity or if this is implicitly toxic, there are no other types of masculinity that are not toxic.
Finally peter, rejects masculinity in all its forms, tries to help his mother get rid of this, harshly understanding phil's fragility and using it to kill him then to eradicate the power of the dog, that is the primordial instinct that dogs have, characteristic of toxic masculinity. Phil dies intoxicated by his own masculinity.
The film is about how the loneliness of men can lead to a problem, such as the perpetuation of masculinity must end in order to ensure that the environment in which one lives is healthy. It is only after the death of the one who would have continued the chain of abuse that the family can be reunited and the mother can live in peace.