The feeling by Plato for Jim are clearly gay longing. The scene outside Plato's garage reads:
Plato: Hey do you want to come home with me. There's nobody at my house and heck I'm not tired, are you? See I don't have too many people I can talk to.
James:Who has
Plato: If you can come we can talk and then in the morning we can have breakfast like my dad. If only you could have been my dad
James: Have you flipped or something. Look I'll see you in the morning o.k.?
Plato: Well I've got to pickup my scooter. See you tomorrow.
The longing Plato expresses here and through out the film is primarily for James. Get the DVD and see the auditions for Dean, Mineo and Wood together. The hugs and by play are mostly between Mineo and Dean, while Woods seems to just be an extra.
How would this play out nowadays. Dean and Mineo would seem to be Rebels With A Cause, that of getting out to the closet.
This is the classic teenage rebellion film that started them all and still stands up. At least the opened the door to the closet
Plato: Hey do you want to come home with me. There's nobody at my house and heck I'm not tired, are you? See I don't have too many people I can talk to.
James:Who has
Plato: If you can come we can talk and then in the morning we can have breakfast like my dad. If only you could have been my dad
James: Have you flipped or something. Look I'll see you in the morning o.k.?
Plato: Well I've got to pickup my scooter. See you tomorrow.
The longing Plato expresses here and through out the film is primarily for James. Get the DVD and see the auditions for Dean, Mineo and Wood together. The hugs and by play are mostly between Mineo and Dean, while Woods seems to just be an extra.
How would this play out nowadays. Dean and Mineo would seem to be Rebels With A Cause, that of getting out to the closet.
This is the classic teenage rebellion film that started them all and still stands up. At least the opened the door to the closet
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