#Strange Way of Life spoilers

[pedrohub]

#Listen to Pedro Pascal, gay sex can fix you

[ayo-edebiri]

#Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE (2023) dir. Pedro Almodóvar

[figmentof]

[cilly-murphy]

He's Pedro Pascal and he's Silva and their back is killing them

[clanmudhornblog]

Strange Way of Life. Pedro Pascal.

[prideandprejudice]

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE (2023) dir. Pedro Almodóvar

[hawkaye]

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE (2023) - dir. Pedro Almodóvar

[fortunethief]

Can we talk about that smile?? 🥹💖

[nicolethered]

Pedro as Silva in Strange Way of Life

[theydjarin]

- Now I'm just contradicting myself. - To your contradictions then.

Strange Way of Life (2023), dir. Pedro Almodóvar

[pedrohub]

PEDRO PASCAL Strange Way of Life (2023)

[ayo-edebiri]

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE (2023) dir. Pedro Almodóvar

[figmentof]

[cilly-murphy]

Pedro Pascal as Silva in Strange Way of Life (2023)

[drewharrisonwriter]

I just watched Strange Way of Life

I think I get it now, when people who've seen it says that it's lacking, the acting weren't that good, and that it's too quick.

Well, not that my opinion matters, and I am CLEARLY NOT A FILM CRITIQUE nor am I trying to be lol but I just need to get this out lol

It IS too quick, considering it's only a SHORT FILM. Though it was never said it was a full length anyway.

But I'd have to argue that it didn't feel 'lacking', or that the acting was either exaggerated or the opposite. To be honest, it was easy for me to catch on to the depth of the background of each characters with what the film has provided. From snippets, you can tell so much about why they did the things they did.

There is so much we can see through context. It's art. It's not required to spoon feed us, and most certainly not tailored to suit our tastes the exact same way.

Jake alone poses this archaic (for the lack of a better term atm) ways of dealing with his emotions towards Silva and his principles. Also, can we talk about how well Ethan Hawke presented this character? I have always been in awe of him since I've first seen Before Sunrise 20smthng yrs ago. I thought he expresses his lines as naturally as possible, and he does it so well with Jake. Even the injured part was convincing and all the exasperation his character seem to have by default. And you see him trying to loosen up but quickly putting his guards back up. It's so well played.

What's not convincing is the way Silva cleaned him up but then again, we're not really pointing out medical errors here. LOL

Going back... (sorry, my ADHD brain is catching on)

In Silva, we see a duality in the man, and they happen in split seconds, too. Which Pedro is too good at, again, in my own opinion. You blink and you miss it, but Silva really grappled with his true agenda and his true feelings for Jake, and you seem him slipping between the two.

To me, this film is a perfect glimpse of how people in this particular timeline views same sex relationships. And boy, did Silva really played his cards with all the blackmailing.

Goes to show how well aware both men were of the consequences of their love affair, but one really knows how to use it well to their advantage.

(Sidetrack: Tell me it's not just me thinking that this is Joel Miller???)

Also, Silva's son is a dick. What more can I say?

OVERALL...

I liked it. Did I like it because Pedro starred in it? Sure. But, truly, even if Silva was played by someone else, I'd still like it. (Believe me, I've brain-stormed other possible Silva's with my bff)

It's a good film, all in all. The cinematography in particular is really good, with the wide angles and natural lightings and all. I'd also like to point out the carefully curated set and the artworks that hung on the walls, even the clutters and fabric textures. They add so much more depth and color into the lives of the characters.

The plot, at least in my opinion, is not hard to decipher nor is it too shallow. In fact, (again, it's just me lol) I believe that the lack of more flashbacks or more detailed context was alright. What was presented gave me enough understanding as to why these characters spoke and moved the way they did.

Well....(sighs) aaanywaaay...

I enjoyed it and just wanted to come on here to talk about it even if it doesn't make so much sense. LOL

[furious-rogue-stuff]

I just watched swol too and watching Pedro play a bottom is so… funny to me idk 😂 it’s such a great little film though!

C'mon, anon - you gotta say "SPOILER ALERT" 😆

And I mean, as an old school connoisseur of male slash and the fact I made me fanfiction bones back in the day being a yaoi author/artist of it, I can safely say that while Silva bottomed during their current-day encounter, I got the impression that in their youth, they were both switch hitters, if you know what I mean 😉

It was the way Jake said, "How long did that madness last?" that kind of clued me in. It was a whirlwind. Two months of them getting swept up in carnal debauchery and gratifying each other. Also, Silva initiated the encounter in the wine cellar in the flashback, but current-day Jake did when he checked out Silva's ass and came up behind him to nuzzle him. I think that Silva totally sent the signal that he was leaving it up to Jake to take the lead, and it paid off because he did.

And I know why it was funny to you, anon. Most tops are the guy who is the most physically imposing. Not to say Ethan Hawke is a slouch or scrawny, by any means, but Pedro is taller stature and broader in frame. Usually that's the guy who's the top in the encounter, so when it's the opposite, we tend to get a kick out of it.

I kind of love how Silva was topping from the bottom 😋 how flirty and coy he was when Jake was accusing him about having lied about having a bad back. And in the memory, Silva cups Jake's face and possessively pulls him close when they're doing that sexy AF nuzzle, oh-so-close to kissing. Sigh. I wish we'd gotten MORE because frankly, they were both magnetic. I could've watched them talk for 3 more hours.