#mattaylor

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Ya know, in Knockaround Guys, Taylor pushing Matty out of the way and taking the bullets isn't the only instance that proves how much he cares. It's through out the entire movie.

The fact that he went to Montana at all, to help Matty. He was on parole and wasn't supposed to leave the state until another 18 months. But he did anyway, for Matty. He risked going back to prison, probably for life, for Matty.

Then in the Sheriff's Department, when Decker starts beating Matty, he rushed to his aid. And though Deputy Ward startled him with the shot gun, though he demanded Taylor to turn around, Taylor initially didn't. He kept his eyes on Matty and you could see how difficult it was for him not to go and protect his friend. He didn't turn around until the Sheriff pulled Matty into the same room, even when at gun point. He only turned around because he knew that if he got shot, he'd not be able to save Matty from Decker.

Then at the bench scene, Taylor told Matty to go home and leave him there instead. He doesn't care if he dies - he only cares if Matty dies.

That's like the most beautiful thing in the world to me. The guy was willing to literally die just so Matty wouldn't.

He's not like this in general, either. He wasn't willing to die for Scarpa, or Marbles. Just Matty.

Taylor mentions his mom in the movie too - he was even willing to leave her behind to save Matty.

There's no question who the most important person in his life is. It's honestly heart warming.

That pairing needs so much more love.

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The Body Language Of Love (Matty/Taylor)

body alignment (torso and/or feet turned toward you)

smiling

self-touching (men tend to touch their faces when speaking to someone they’re attracted to)

rapid eye blinking

blushing in the cheeks

gazing downward (a sign of submission, typically seen in women more than in men)

head tossing (again, usually a sign from women)

mirroring each other’s physical gestures

nervously yawning

shrugging the shoulders

1.) BODY ALIGNMENT (TORSO AND/OR FEET TURNED TOWARD YOU)

2.) SMILING

3.) SELF-TOUCHING (MEN TEND TO TOUCH THEIR FACES WHEN SPEAKING TO SOMEONE THEY’RE ATTRACTED TO)

4.) RAPID EYE BLINKING

5.) BLUSHING IN THE CHEEKS

6.) GAZING DOWNWARD (A SIGN OF SUBMISSION)

7.) HEAD TOSSING

8.) MIRRORING EACH OTHER’S PHYSICAL GESTURES 

This is proof of an attraction but their relationship is so much more than that. There’s love and a closeness there as well. It doesn’t matter how masculine or manly these guys are, love is love.

Wouldn’t it be great if we all had a relationship like this?

Very close.

Taylor risking his life for Matty.

Taylor watching Matty (you can see the obvious care on Taylor’s face). You wouldn’t expect such delicate feelings coming from a street fighter and legitimate tough guy.

Taylor’s caring expression again.

Togetherness.

The others run off while Taylor helps Matty into the jeep. They are showing an obvious difference in the relationships here. Taylor and Matty have something stronger than the others. Even Marbles and Scarpa who are related.

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Sketch of Matty and Taylor kissin'

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Taylor in KNOCKAROUND GUYS telling Matty "don't think. Just act" to prepare him for the showdown at the abandoned meat factory...

It's advice he, himself, follows.

And then he goes and throws himself right in the line of fire to push Matty out of the way.

That's him acting without thinking, and the fact that he instinctually chose Matty's safety over his own really gets me.

Not often you can say someone instinctually chooses another's life over their own. Survival instincts don't usually allow that.

The thought of Matty getting hurt felt more threatening to him than his own death.

I'll never get over it.

It's not a popular movie at all but it's one of my favorites because of their relationship.

(This is Victor @ Burns, by the way. Something very similar happens in their story. A few times, actually -- I mean, Victor IS Burns’s bodyguard. I'm going to draw it soon.)

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Taylor’s just facing Matty entirely. Matty’s shoe is between his boots and there’s this sense of protection going on there. That’s typical of Taylor, his entire existence seems to be based on protecting and being there for Matty. 

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Matty and Taylor: Personal space? What’s that?

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Matty and Taylor aren’t afraid of getting too close.

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Even the best fall down sometimes (Matty getting up after falling. It is literal as well as metaphorical. He also fell here in the sense that because of his decision to get into the mobster business, his friends died, etc.)

Even the wrong words seem to rhyme (At the time, when Teddy told Matty “you are what we are”, a mobster, Matty agreed with it. These are the “wrong words” that seemed to make sense to him and fit into place. But he later realizes that he was wrong.)

Out of the doubt that fills your mind (Taylor talking to Matty, he knows Matty has his doubts.)

You finally find You and I collide (What with all of this going on, it’s during this time also that we find Matty and Taylor bonding in ways they’d never bonded. Laughing together, showing selflessness towards one another, and ultimately leading to Taylor risking his life for Matty’s.)

So to me, these lyrics fit the situation and what came out of their relationship because of all of it.