Strawberry and Chocolate

      

     Strawberry and Chocolate is a Cuban-Spanish-Mexican co-produced movie. It astonished me at the beginning. When getting to understand the director’s pace, it becomes comfortable to watch after then.

      The beginning scene is the young guy David and his girl friend being in the motel room. The girl was upset by his desire for sexuality which makes her think he doesn’t love her for real instead of desire for her body. In order to show his girl friend’s loyalty, he decides not touching her till they get marry someday in the near future. However, things go to be unexpected side. He was told she got marry with a very rich guys and the girl admits that her marriage is based on her desire for wealth. He is heart-broken, by his love one. I feel sorry for him. However, this is just a start of the movie. He met a witty and sympathetic gay guy Diego who attempts to seduce David but fails. Or I can say the relationship morphs into something else. David got to know Diego’s real life little by little. Finally, he accepts him as a normal friend and becomes open heart to him as a close friend. David falls in love with Diego's neighbor Nancy.

      The most thing I enjoy is the friendship between David and Diego. It deepens through the movie. You know sometimes we make decisions then after we forgot the reason why we made those decisions? The characters have very thoughtful things going on and gives audiences a sensual pleasure to watch. =P