I have really enjoyed this movie.and after watching I found that relationship between Birdy and Al is a kind of great fr
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cswitzer82 — 17 years ago(April 28, 2008 01:28 PM)
very good friends. Al was straight; Birdy was asexual. Birdy might have been/ potentially could have fallen in love with Al, because his human connection and emotional bond was with himalthough it could have easily been with a girl had she made the connection with him and shown interest in him as Al did. Just my quick take on the two.
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theoutcaste — 17 years ago(November 28, 2008 09:05 PM)
Ain't gay by a longshot.Though I consider this a love story.Birdy & Al became bonded like brothers.The kind of bonding where someone becomes part of you & you'll sacrifice & fight for them no matter what..
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skinsk-1 — 12 years ago(September 07, 2013 06:30 AM)
You are right and wrong. They are not gay (this is clear by Al's behavior (esp at the beach, where he's getting down under the boardwalk. Birdie seems to have Asperger's; he possesses poor social skills, and his family doesn't help. However, they don't go their separate ways to pursue their own lives (kids from their neighborhood/class/time rarely did). . . they were drafted and sent to Vietnam! They return wounded, physically and mentally, and are reunited, but still not gay.