What did you guys think of the ending? And what do you think happened to Junior and his mom? Do you think she kept him and they just moved on with a horrible relationship or do you think junior completely masked all of his real feelings and everything about himself to please his mom.
shareI think he decided to please his mom. He had no other options other than his grandmom or the newsstand guy (which his mom wouldnt've have allowed)
shareHe was desperate for his mum's love and attention. I think he kept shaving his head and avoided singing to try and for in to his mum's idea of who he should be.
It is quite sad but happens all around us, in almost every family with kids, to different degrees of course.
I do hope that once he is grown and independent, he mangoes to heal from his childhood wounds and manages to fulfil his dreams. He will always look after his mother as he promised.
The ending is sad, but no surprise. The boy was not old enough, or strong enough, to live away from his mother -- nor did he have a viable alternative -- so he decides to play by her rules. He was obviously conflicted in how he felt about her. In one scene, he tells her he will take care of her (when she's old?). At the end, he tells her he hates her -- and she says, ditto.
What's strange is that the mother seems to be in a constant state of anger at the boy. Sure, she's worried that he will be a maricon, and she is ignorant about homosexuality, but to let that dominate her feelings about her son seemed an extreme reaction. She wasn't a religious person (the origin of a lot of homophobia), so it was difficult to tell what her issue was.
Her character was sexy and not hard on the eyes, so I enjoyed her performance, but it is easy to see how her innate bitchiness would drive any man/boy loco.
Martha Washington was a hip, hip, hip lady, man.