Maybe It's Love (2022)

Story: Cat and Dog are actually people and not animals who chase each other around: one seeks pleasure outside of his supposedly-committed relationship, while the other seeks stability, but neither really getting what they wanted.

Acting/Cast: No acting prowess to speak of, but what can you expect from an adult entertainer.

Music: Nothing to write home about.

Rewatch Value: If only to figure out the logistics of how two men can fit in a small bath tub.

Overall: The film poses the question whether a “carnal connection can transcend into love?” And for me, the film does not answer this hypothetical query, and only serves to be gratuitous and self-indulgent.

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This short film is one of the more artistic of its kind. It follows the conventions of its genre -- it shows just the pivotal moment(s), gives only the minimum information needed, and expects the viewer to infer everything else.
Combined with the artistic way of filming, the style of acting I am used to seeing in modern theatre plays , and the stage-like one-room set, "Maybe it's Love" is not easy to follow or understand.

I believe that this is one of those short films where the viewer is supposed to understand what is being said implicitely, and that we need knowledge about gay life in general, and gay life in Taiwan specifically, to really get what is not being said.
The repeated mention of "Cat"'s age ("a mature man", "an old fart") might play a major role in it. "Dog", who has a boyfriend but still goes out cruising, maybe even starts affairs with more people than just "Cat". The boyfriend, who seems to be absent for long enough that "Cat" has lived with "Dog" for a while.

In the end, both men seek to escape loneliness. But at what cost?

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