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I have so much appreciation for this whole movie, but this scene in particular. The way it was executed is absolutely impeccable. There is so much emotion woven into every individual pixel.
The way they look at each other; Henry’s expressions especially hold so much power. You can feel how in awe he is of what’s happening. And Alex’s expressions are so tender; the way he’s being so gentle and pressing their foreheads together. And how Alex takes his cues from Henry because Henry has more experience and he’s nervous. There’s a beautiful give and take to it in the way that Henry is so clearly overwhelmed with emotion and relying on Alex to hold him together while Alex follows his lead and lets Henry guide them both through it.
This is such a powerful and passionate scene; it’s not vulgar or crude in any way, just beautiful. Every possible thing that could have been conveyed through this one scene translated perfectly; that’s love, they’re in love, there’s no room for denial.
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE (2023) Dir. Matthew Lopez
spoilers for the RWRB movie:
I’ve never seen a sex scene in a film or tv show so emotionally charged in my life. I felt the love and trust Alex and Henry had in and for one another in that scene. I felt like I was intruding on their moment I almost couldn’t watch it.
I know some people liked the book because of its many sexy scenes and were excited about seeing that on screen but I think the sensuality shown in between Alex and Henry during their first time making love together was better than anything I could have ever hoped for.
Nicholas Galitzine interpretará a He-Man en 'Masters Of The Universe' de Amazon MGM y Mattel.
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So we all watched RWRB and were thinking of Merthur right? Or was that just me?
I MISS THEM ALREADY
Okay so here, I think, is why I think Red, White and Royal Blue succeeds spectacularly as a romcom, and actually to me is a better-than-average take on the genre.
First, the leads have absolutely scorching chemistry. They are incredibly believable as two men absolutely infatuated with each other. They each kiss like drowning men shown water, right down to how each grabs at the other, at hair or back or neck and face.
They each have developed their character having a specific characteristic even when flirting or kissing. Henry grabs Alex's hair, for example, every single time, in a way that makes it clear he spends serious time thinking about that hair.
Fair enough, Henry.
They also do something even goddamn better.
They are friends. They are believable as two people who could actually get along long enough to fall in love.
They are allowed to become FRIENDS.
They are given time to get to know each other before they get physical. You can feel their interest in each other growing. And, to my opinion, you can tell that Henry is feeling Alex out through texts to see if the interest might be reciprocated even though he thinks it can't possibly be.
One thing that kills me about romcoms is how the leads will have witty "sexy" banter but don't seem to actually like each other. They are enemies who fall into bed but aren't really believable as lovers.
Henry and Alex are believable, because they... Well. They're impossibly silly even when tearing at each other's clothes. They have awkward moments.
They laugh.
Alex laughs in bed. He holds Henry in a way that is romantic, openly so. Henry is overcoming the conditioned hesitation and avoidance he has, his smiles and warmth and laughter come with rare vulnerability - Alex is a man who throws himself head first into life and has no such compunctions in the moment. He laughs because this is awesome and Jesus Christ, Prince Henry is too hot to be real.
They like each other, they stumble, they laugh.
But also, another reason this works so well?
The sex scene isn't scorching.
Watching the sex scene felt realistically intimate. It felt like I had walked in one real people and needed to leave. It was intense in a way that felt like something I maybe wasn't meant to see.
It was filmed so well. So much romanticism and deeply felt adoration in a simple grasping of a hand, the look in soft eyes, a hand pressed against a back. The edge of a knee just in frame. Looking up and looking down.
It felt like we walked into their room during and saw them both laid utterly bare.
Henry's look of vulnerability and nerves and pleasure, Alex looking slowly over his face to take it all in. Moving slowly, then, when everything they do before this is hurried or hidden.
It works as a romcom because you believe 100% these two men could get to like each other, fall in love, and stay that way.
You believe Henry's very real terror of rejection from the public because he already knows his family, beyond his sister, will reject him. You believe that Alex is a headstrong idealist who is sure that you can bulldoze through any wall too tall to climb.
And you believe that between the two of them, they can find a way around the wall entirely.
This movie is a master class on how a movie can get you to suspend so much disbelief if the leads sell their characters. The importance of believable chemistry.
And also... Isn't it nice to see a queer love story in a world that is, in some ways, just a few shades better than our own?
P.S. you cannot tell me Stephen Fry did not chew the goddamn scenery in circles all around everyone during his single scene. That man was having a ball.
(Spoilers for Red, White and Royal Blue)
Imagine how chaotic it must have been for both America and Britain in that world. First they get Cakegate, then the obvious damage control with Alex and Henry clearly faking the friendship, then finally having their emails leaked showing that they full-on had a sexual relationship and are actually a couple.
ㅤㅤㅤNicholas Galitzine as 𝗟𝗨𝗞𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 in "Purple Hearts" ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
── 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙨𝙚: 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚/𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜
── don’t clame as your own.
─ credits in @ ᴄᴀᴏᴛɪᴄʜᴜᴍᴀɴ in Twitterㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
And oh oh oh, I want to feel like you've let me go
And oh oh oh, I was a king under your control
So let me go.....
Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead end streetFaster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly ❤️
Nicholas Galitzine for Bumble ✨💖
no because he gets me. i am henry fox. henry fox is me.
Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry
Made Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry in Red, White, and Royal Blue movie. Almost finished the book and I cannot wait for the movie
NICHOLAS GALITZINE as George Villiers Mary & George (2024)
I am the power. I am the King. I am England.
the internet’s boyfriend and the internet’s babygirl
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE FirstPrince moments - flipped