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Judul: Close
Genre: Drama, Coming of age
Sutradara: Lukas Dhont
Durasi: 105 menit
Rilis: 1 November 2022
“To carve out a masculine identity requires whittling away everything that falls outside the norms of boyhood”. Kutipan dari Sarah Rich dalam artikel “Imagining a Better Boyhood”.
Menjadi salah satu film yang ditayangkan dalam Cannes Film Festival dan mendapatkan sambutan yang positif, “Close” merupakan film terbaru dari sutradara ternama Belgia, Lukas Dhont, yang karya debutnya berjudul “Girl” pun sempat diakui, namun cukup menuai kontroversi serta berbagai respons dari kalangan kritikus film karena tema dan pesan berani yang ingin disampaikannya. Masih mengikuti arah dari film pertamanya, pada film keduanya ini, Dhont juga mengambil tema yang cukup progresif dan sensitif, yaitu tentang maskulinitas dan segala kompleksitas di dalamnya.
Film ini menceritakan tentang persahabatan antara Leo dan Remi, kedua anak lelaki berusia 13 tahun yang akan memulai tahun pertama mereka di sekolah menengah pertama. Di awal film kita disuguhkan mengenai dinamika pertemanan mereka yang unik, di mana keduanya selalu sangat dekat dengan satu sama lain, selalu bermain dan terlihat bersama, sering menginap di rumah masing – masing, dan bahkan tidak takut untuk melakukan physical affection. Namun, hal ini berubah ketika pada hari pertama sekolah, hubungan serta kedekatan keduanya dipertanyakan oleh teman sekelas mereka yang lalu disangkal keras oleh Leo. Ia menegaskan bahwa hubungannya dengan Remi hanyalah sebatas teman yang sangat dekat, namun tidak ada yang mempercayainya dan justru yakin bahwa ada sesuatu yang mereka sengaja sembunyikan, bahkan teman-teman di sekolah mereka pun juga mulai menjuluki mereka sebagai sepasang gay, banci dan berbagai ejekan serta perlakuan diskriminatif lainnya.
Sejak momen itulah sebuah konflik internal muncul, Leo menjadi lebih berhati-hati dalam berteman dengan Remi karena ia tidak ingin mendapat label gay serta menjadi bahan bullying di sekolahnya. Leo secara perlahan mulai menjauh dari sahabatnya, dengan mulai berbaur dengan kawan lainnya, membatasi interaksi dengan Remi, menghindari kontak fisik, menjadi lebih tertutup dan bahkan tidak menanggapi ajakan bermain Remi. Pada awalnya, Remi yang merasa kebingungan akan perubahan dari Leo mencoba untuk menoleransi, serta bersikap normal akan hal itu, namun ketika semakin kentara bahwa Leo sedang menghindarinya, ia pun melakukan konfrontasi. Ketika berada di lapangan sekolah, Remi, dengan putus asa meminta penjelasan akan perubahan sikap dan status pertemanan mereka yang diambang perpisahan, sebuah konfrontasi berakhir dengan perkelahian fisik diantara keduanya yang membuat pertemanan mereka semakin runyam dan berujung tragedi.
Istilah toxic masculinity mungkin sudah tidak asing untuk didengar, dalam film ini mungkin Leo terlihat seperti seorang yang terdampak dari toxic masculinity, dan walau memang hal ini secara halus disinggung dalam film namun ketika ditilik lebih lanjut dapat dipahami bahwa karakter Leo dan segala tindakannya lebih cocok dikategorikan dalam fragile masculinity (maskulinitas yang rapuh). Menurut artikel dari Green Hill Recovery, karakteristik toxic masculinity meliputi ketangguhan fisik yang berlebihan, perilaku agresi fisik, perlakuan diskriminasi terhadap orang-orang yang bukan heteroseksual, sikap hyper independece, melakukan tindakan kekerasan seksual dan merupakan anti-feminis. Sedangkan fragile masculinity sendiri ditandai ketika hadirnya kecemasan dalam diri seorang lelaki ketika melakukan hal-hal tertentu yang di luar norma dapat merusak citra kejantanan mereka dalam masyarakat.
Sepanjang film, baik Leo, Remi dan semua anggota lelaki dari kedua keluarga mereka, tidak ada yang menunjukkan sikap atau perilaku dalam ruang lingkup toxic masculinity, justru sebaliknya, para lelaki dalam film ini digambarkan sebagai lelaki yang memiliki karakteristik soft masculinity. Sebagai contoh adalah Peter, ayah dari Remi, ia merupakan sosok yang sangat perhatian dan lemah lembut terhadap istri dan anaknya, dan hal ini tercermin dalam kepribadian Remi yang hangat dan penuh kasih sayang sedangkan untuk Leo, adanya sosok Charlie, kakak laki – lakinya yang sangat ia banggakan, keduanya juga menunjukkan hubungan keluarga yang sehat dengan Charlie selalu mengajak Leo untuk bermain walau usia mereka terpaut cukup jauh dan Leo yang selalu menemukan kenyamanan ketika berada didekat Charlie. Baik Leo dan Remi yang tumbuh besar dalam lingkungan yang tidak sungkan untuk menunjukkan soft masculinity secara gamblang merasa sulit awalnya untuk beradaptasi dengan lingkungan baru yang menilai bahwa hal itu bukanlah sesuatu yang normal. Dan di sinilah peer pressure yang secara tidak sengaja Leo internalisasikan, menjadi sebuah fragile masculinity karena akhirnya Leo merasa ia harus berubah dan menjadi orang yang berbeda agar bisa masuk dan diterima dalam lingkungannya.
Separuh akhir dari film ini menggambarkan tentang betapa menyesalnya Leo akan tindakannya terhadap Remi dan orang-orang di sekitarnya, namun tidak ada resolusi pasti terhadap masalah yang berkaitan tentang topik maskulinitas yang disajikan, walau begitu, film ini tetap menyajikan pengalaman emosional yang indah, dibantu dengan sinematografis ala coming of age yang luar biasa dan soundtrack yang mendukung membuat film ini menjadi salah satu film yang susah untuk dilupakan.
“In your life, people will always judge you. So why do you have to listen to them now and change for them, when you can just skip what they’re saying and live your life and be happy with yourself?” Kutipan Eden Dambrine, pemeran Leo dalam film.
Referensi :
Jake Coyle. 2023. AP News. Boyhood collides with masculinity in Oscar-nominated ‘Close’. Diakses dari laman AP News pada 25 April 2023 pukul 14.57 WIB
Sarah Rich. 2018. Imagining a Better Boyhood. Diakses dari laman The Atlantic pada 29 Mei 2023 pukul 20.13 WIB
Green Hill Recovery. Toxic Masculinity vs Healthy Masculinity. Diakses dari laman Green Hill Recovery pada 31 Mei 2023 pukul 17.45 WIB
Sean Galla. Mens Group. Fragile Masculinity: What is fragile masculinity and how to overcome it. Diakses dari laman Mens Group pada 31 Mei 2023 pukul 18.19 WIB
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