Review of Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) by Marckmallows — 12 Aug 2023

“We won. We won.”.

It's just two simple words that should mean winning the election, but somehow gets translated into something more special. We have definitely won with this film. Being a person who has read the book again and again, I had“We won. We won.”.

It's just two simple words that should mean winning the election, but somehow gets translated into something more special.

We have definitely won with this film.

Being a person who has read the book again and again, I had an expectation when they announced that this will have a film adaptation. It did not disappoint. It tackles not only the romance between two men, but also greatly shows how hard it is to be in a gay relationship due to social pressure. As gay people, it is already hard to find someone who will love and accept you for who you are, let alone someone who can be proud of you and will be by your side against the society's unjust treatment.

Yet this story shows and teaches you that you can learn to be proud of something the society has taught you to be ashamed of. This film shows you that being courageous takes time. It's okay to be scared. This is a scary world to live in. But as long as you have someone who will love, support, and be proud of you, then you can and will definitely win against anything.

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