So Iām on a Skam Italia rewatch and I just finished the scene where Marti comes out to Gio, and it got me thinking about how different it is from the original.Ā
Now, I know what youāre thinking: what do you mean different? Itās one of the most similar scenes! And it isā¦ if we only look at the dialog. But, like Skam Italia has done with many other scenes, what changes here is the mood, the way the characters are feeling.
Of course, Marti and Isak act more or less on the same way: theyāre really fucking nervous, and thatās it.Ā
Whatās truly interesting though, is the difference between Gioās and Jonasā reactions.Ā
I feel like, while Jonas is truly unbothered by Isak coming out to him, Gio is not. Heās desperately trying to be, but he canāt contain the happiness.Ā
Thereās a moment -when he thinks itās him Marti has crush on- where heās really worried (not because it would be a problem to him, he simply doesnāt want to break Martiās heart and damage their friendship), but after thatās cleared up itās all big smiles from him. You can literally see him beaming, not being able to stop himself from smiling, almost getting teary-eyed. Because heās relieved to finally know whatās going on with his best friend, because heās happy that he trusts him with something so important, because heās proud of him for having that kind of bravery.
To Jonas -who lives in a very liberal, modern country in which most people donāt have a problem with homosexuality- his best friend being gay is not a big deal. But to Gio -who on the other hand lives in a pretty homophobic country- it is. Or rather, itās not a big deal the fact itself that Marti is gay, but more that he told him. So, after trying to play it cool and failing miserably, he just smiles and gives Marti a knowing look. The same look he gives him after he tells Elia and Luca, and again after he introduces them to Nico that morning in Bracciano. A look that means āIām proud of youā, which is exactly the same thing that Jonas is communicating to Isak by being unbothered.
And these, my friends, are the only two acceptable reactions to someone coming out to you.
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