My thoughts on AOTV (Part 1 - Babygate)
I am dividing my thoughts on the film otherwise the post would be to long and confusing
I think that most people have now watched or heard about the scenes with Freddie so I will avoid describing them and will give my opinions
1. Putting shoes and jacket
The first time Freddie appears in the doc starts with Louis helping him put on his jacket and shoes.
That to me was super funny actually because my experience with the young kids in my family is that they absolutely hate getting help when getting dressed, they always want to be independent LOL
Freddie didnât seem exactly comfortable in this part, and Louisâ apartment didnât look like he spend too much time there nor that a kid lived there for some time
2. Walking the same way with stuff swinging
As they leave the building Freddie is carrying his Switch and sort of swinging it. Louis, who was previously not carrying anything, gets some sort of plastic bag, looks at Freddie and literally mirrors his pose
This had everyone swooning in the theater because âthey look just the sameâ (it was so forced I laughed and had to cough to cover it up LOL)
This has been discussed in detail, but I just though it was funny how Oli was there the entire time (in the flat also) and how Freddie kept looking at the camera
They actually play rock paper scissors out of the blue?! I told my dad that and he laughed so much, it just isnât something weâd ever do and my goddaughter would laugh at me if I suggested this game
Again, this scenes have been discussed by everyone, so Iâm just adding my two cents.
Freddie doesnât initiate any contact with Louis, the one part he seems excited is when he describes jumping with his sign and when he is playing with Jackson (Harryâs godson)
Louis is very tactile with Freddie and appears to treat him like âone of the ladsâ, just generally roughhousing the kid (like, he actually poked Freddieâs eyes) which didnât really align with what Louisâ sisters described him as (very protective and all) but could be just how I perceive (although if we compare it to say, Louis with baby Lux, it just very different)
He doesnât leave with Freddie and tells him to be good on his way home
Louis gets emotional when seeing Freddie in the audience and drops some line of âthere where 6k people but I only had eyes for youâ
A part that I think was really funny was when he pointed at F, because if you watched the live for this show youâll remember he pointed once, talked to Charlie and probably realized the video wasnât good than pointed again to make sure it was filmed (very organic)
Not once does Freddie call him dad, but âhisâ sign says âgo dadâ
They did record Freddie singing Two of Us and he kept checking the camera during it
Louis grandpa talks about how they are âliteral copies of each otherâ
This part was professionally filmed and during the same day they talk about Jay and how hard her loss impacted louis
During the sections that seem to be home videos, Freddie isnât really mentioned
They once more reinforced the âcarbon copyâ narrative, which is really funny when knowing how much like Bret the kid looks
I realized that, while they tried to make it clear that while Louis does see the kid, he doesnât have any type of custody (talking about F going home and the apartment not looking very child-inhabited)
Do I think that Freddie knows louis or spends more time with him than we know of? Not actually, he seemed to know who Louis is, obviously, but didnât have any greater familiarity like youâd expect, and seemed to lean away from Louis at times
Not once were Louis and Freddie alone (even just them and the cameras), so Oli is as much a father to him as Louis
The bbg parts really do feel like an attempt at gaslighting the fandom, so I wasnât happy about them, but let me know what you all thought of it please (also please forgive any mistakes, Iâm still a bit sleepy LOL)
Iâm finishing up a timeline regarding louis bs of spending â3 weeks or a monthâ with the kid, since he would have had to mastered the ability to be in two places at once (you donât really get to lie about where you have been when not only your location but the childâs has been plastered all over the internet daily)
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