Strange Steps Take Us Back

In this film, I hope we achieved the expression of how difficult it is to fall in love, of how painful, and how terrifying and scary it is to let yourself fall in love. — Joe Wright during director’s commentary of Pride & Prejudice.

Okay. So.

I watched this movie,

I already watched it  twice in three days because i’m a huge fucking loser. (I’ve also been writing fanfiction, because again -> huge fucking loser)

But this is. The cutest. Movie ever.

It’s about a gay man named Henry moving back to his home town to care for his ailing grandfather. When he is there he also meets  Dean, the guy he had a huge crush on while in high school, and he starts falling in love with him again. This all keeps him too occupied to notice the feelings Pike, the Native American  local store owner is harboring for him.

(Dean is on the left, Henry on the right)

This movie is so great you guys.

It has average-looking gay guys over thirty (pretty rare in lgbt movies), it has no nudity or sex because it focuses just on the (adorable, fluffy) romance, it’s all set in the kind of small town that you would expect to be very homophobic, but guess what? It isn’t! Literally the whole goddamn town is rooting for the two main characters to get together and it’s amazing (I mean, yes it’s unrealistic, but fuck that. Let people have their wish fulfillment) And it has a Native American character! Who’s played by a Native American actor! Seriously, when’s the last time you saw a native american character outside of a period piece? (okay yes, jacob from twilight, but we both know that’s not good enough) And he’s gay!  Also he is the most adorable 6.2 foot tall man you have ever seen.

I mean just look at that face. I love him. I love him so very much.

So yes, if you are looking for just the biggest, fluffiest movie ever (like seriously, this is literally the movie version of sitting on the couch with a blanket and a big mug of steaming hot chocolate) please watch Big Eden. It’s just so sweet and so heartwarming and there’s a scene where the leads waltz together.

Scones!