Is Johnny bi?

Well, I don't think so. I think he's terribly lonely and is willing to do almost anything for the chance at having a friend. When Ben puts some moves on him he thinks "this is what my friend needs right now" and he goes along with it. But it could be interpreted differently, I suppose.

There isn't a lot of guy on guy kisssing. There's one scene where they guys are kissing and I think they kiss twice in that one. Later on there's some hugging between them. But that's it.

You should see the movie though. It's really well done: well acted, funny, honest and provocative.

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Johnny is definately NOT bi. In all of his sexual scenes with Ben he is always visually uncomfortable and emotionally at ends. Johnny's character is complicated and his own identity may even be in question so it may be hard for others to tell his sexuality. He is exploring, yes, but NOT his sexual identity. He is searching for comfort, friendship, and a haven of sorts. It's almost as if his relationships offer him some sort of reprieve from his anxiety that he has. The source of his anxiety? His messed up family-structure and the absence of his mother and his father being gone all the time.

Johnny is definitely bisexual or questioning, I think. Some are putting it down to his need for "companionship," but I think it is pretty obvious when you watch the movie that he is indeed enjoying experimenting with his sexuality.

I think if given the opportunity with someone less needy as Been then I think Johnny could probably be in something deep with a man. But there were points during the threesome he obviously seemed a little annoyed by Ben but was willing to do what he had to in order to have a friend. I must admit I cried when he said he loved them.

I don't care for the use of absolutes, so I don't really think anyone can be 100% gay or straight. I also don't think having a gay relationship makes you gay, or having a straight relationship automatically makes you straight.

I think it was pretty clear Johnny didn't want anything sexual from Ben, but he did want Ben as a friend and to please him. It was Alexa he had the attraction to romantically. But, regardless of sex he wanted love and companionship. ...They wanted him for his "body." Hence, things did not end well.

Based on the movie, it didn't really look like Johnny was so into guys, and I know he's in therapy for his emotional issues, but should the therapy not work out, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility for Johnny to hook up with another guy-- If he had an emotional attachment to him, and that's what the guy wanted. But, I don't think Johnny would ever pursue a gay partner on his own.

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I think he's one of those people those people whose sexuality is emotion dominated, rather than body foucused, therefore a bit more fluid, so I agree with the others who suggest that if Ben didn't put out the vibe that he just wanted to get laid, rather than get intimate and perhaps allow him to take the lead, then his bisexuality may have been a bit more obvious.

I think the characters in the film are too young to know what they are. Johnny was not repelled by Ben's advances; he was just unsure of them. Courtney, too, was definitely an unexplored character who seemed to pine for the female lead. I think the movie was about growing up, and finding what it right for everyone via exploration.

However, it ended up with a terrible After School Special moralist ending. Too bad. I hope college goes better...