CW said, it also seemed as if the movie was directed by a young new director, who put random elements into the story to spice it up... which at the end created a mish-mesh of bizzare events... like, rich guy going to the night club going bezerk trying to look for his hustler, rich guy doing a bunch of self-cruelty acts to express his dichotomy between his life as the successor of his parents' large corporation, and the desire of a lover he was so obsessed with. Others: hustler's sudden reversal of attitude towards the rich guy, hustler's turn to violence when he mistakenly thought he was being rejected, the rich guy's wavering attitude towards the hustler (does he want him or does he not?), an untimely car crash, or an untimely sexual urge...The movie turned so tragic, it was almost comical. For me, the movie could have ended when the hustler realized that their affair is not sustainable... but then, what would be the point of the movie? So I think the writer felt they had to add some bizzare events to make an impact on the audience... but I completely fail to see the point of violence and the subsequent events in the car.
Is it a cultural difference? or is it related to their relationship? The hustler had always found the rich guy "disgusting", and the rich guy felt disgusting too, having lived a so-called double-life, but in fact it was only so because of his parents' refusal to accept who he was.
These movies are usually bittersweet, as in most other ones about relationships having to go great lengths to see fruition.... but this was just strange and bizzare...
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