This is primarily a road movie, but tucked neatly into the structure of the film are many messages--it's perfectly OK to be who you are, that life changes quickly as you adapt to it, that AIDS doesn't need to be an immediate Death Sentence, that an appreciation of the richness of diversity expands your own horizons.
Like Huck Finn, Felix strikes out on a journey to discover something about his own abilities and strengths, and like Huck, he encounters vivid and often delightful personalities and new environments which he will not forget. I appreciate the understatement of director Ducastel's style, and much enjoyed the sense of a life worth living no matter what the circumstances
Like Huck Finn, Felix strikes out on a journey to discover something about his own abilities and strengths, and like Huck, he encounters vivid and often delightful personalities and new environments which he will not forget. I appreciate the understatement of director Ducastel's style, and much enjoyed the sense of a life worth living no matter what the circumstances