Mysterious Skin

I really do love the films that share 2 completely different outcomes/responses to a physiological impact. I appreciate how this film portrayed both of the most frequent effects of childhood sexual assault as we see Brian become avoidant to intimacy rather then when Neil exploits himself through sexual encounters and what I believe was a way to cope with his trauma. The duality of these responses and the intersect between both storylines at the end is what I think made this so impactful and unsettling to me and also the reason I don’t think I’d revisit this film like.. ever cause I don’t think this is a storyline u could forget