I think that a lot of people missed the boat with this one. Yes, it was brutal and heart wrenching and seemed to have a sad ending, but it's one story of one person. This film is not representative of every gay man on the face of the earth and it is not trying to be. Ari reaches out and grabs your heart, yanking it out of your chest with his bare hands. At first I found his various sexual encounters repulsive, but then I realized that sex is not just romantic (okay, my film teacher pointed this out). If I found his need to use sex as a power struggle repulsive, then it's my problem, it how I see sex. The ending, I thought, was a step, a jumping off point for Ari. It didn't fit in a pretty box, but he comes to a realisation that he is going to deal with his sexuality in his own way. He is going to unite his traditional family background with his sexuality even if it's not the way the audience would like to see him do it. The point is that he's made a decision, hard as it was or it may turn out to be. Head On is just so visually stunning, so enticing, especially with the Greek music. It's off the beaten track, assuredly, but gorgeous.
Review of Head On
