RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE
Book/Movie Review
Trying out something new. I don't know if I'll be able to post content frequently and God knows I'm not at all consistent when it comes to Social Media. Plus I have some free time on my hands and I just wanted to share my two cents, who knows if anyone would actually read this let alone engage with this post. So here it goes. Additional disclaimer, if I misrepresent or misuse terms about the LGBTQIA+ community I sincerely apologize as I am still learning politically correct language for this community.
*********************************************************************** Red, White and Royal Blue - How did I get into this book/movie?
To be honest I anticipated the movie because I was getting off the high of Nicholas Galitzine's movie "Purple Hearts" when I found out about this project. I didn't really know the actor prior to his role in the movie with Sofia Carson and I didn't do much research on his previous roles and I was curious if he could pull off having a romantic relationship with another man. As for Taylor Zakhar Perez well, I liked his performance in the "Kissing Booth 2 & 3" but wasn't invested on him as an actor at the time.
Months go by with me seeing news about the movie and reading about it multiple sites. Seeing the first few stills got me even more excited to see it. I took to twitter and said how excited I was and someone recommended that I read the book.
WHAT DID I THINK ABOUT THE STORY?
I won't be going into the book and the movie separately or else this post will be too long. It's already long as it is. Hahahahaha.
To say that I fell in love with the story is an understatement. It was so beautiful. I may be biased cuz my favorite trope is enemies to lovers but the way it was told is amazing - not only did the love story progress beautifully but the way that the author and director narrated Alex figuring out that he was Bi was great! It was all so natural. I know that a lot of queer people tend to fight who they really are because society tells them it's wrong especially if they were to grow up in a very conservative an traditional family.
The story highlighted the importance of supporting people as they are and how Love is Love. A line from Alex's speech in the movie was something that I found so brave and depicts that exact line: "There is a much simpler explanation: I happen to fell in love with a person who happened to be a man and that man happened to be a Prince." (or something along those lines).
LAST PORTION: WHAT WAS MY FAVORITE SCENE EITHER FROM THE BOOK OR THE MOVIE?
A funny less serious answer to this was the Cornetto scene. I was heartbroken when I didn't get to see it in the movie. This scene in the book showed Henry and Alex having a real conversation before the whole Children's Hospital fiasco. My actual favorite scene is the one where they were all called to speak with the King/Queen. I do prefer the book version better for this scene but it was important conversation to have. The emotion in that scene as intense and deep especially in the book.
DO I RECOMMEND THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE?
Yes a hundred percent. Well I do to those who are open minded about the LGBTQIA+ community. But if a person is homophobic (I kinda hate that word - "phobic" means you're afraid of something so what makes them so scary I don't get it. Sorry for the side note) I suggest you watch something else. Thanks for taking the time to read this if you did. :) I apologize for it being so long. This has already been cut by the way.
