The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
The film opened with the young Maximo Oliveros sashaying down the street. And since I’ve just come off fresh watching “Go Go G Boys”, I had thought that I was going to watch a film about a young boy exploring homosexuality.
But once again, I was surprised.
I found the way they portrayed the delicate balance of family versus society’s moral values very simple but complex in its concept.
The director made it so easy to understand the internal conflict that Maximo goes through even though the character hardly says anything. And within that, there is an intricacy in which the lines are carefully blurred.
And there really is no good or bad ending – just a very real one.
An accurate fictional reflection of reality, the film shows that it doesn’t take great characters and grand overtures to make a solid statement that throws a solid punch to the gut.
Just a boy, the streets he grew up on, and the man (or woman) he hopes to become.
