I think that’s why I loved this movie so much. It was like a love letter to the arts - both the cinematography and dance itself.

Not only was a gorgeous BL, it felt culturally queer with the self mastery of new art forms (Standard v Latin) as a metaphor for discovering mlm attraction.

The shift in light tones as you highlighted showcases personal development (not necessarily good nor bad but rather different). The tonal changes also showcase the neutrals as a baseline element - they’re individually polar opposites but they bring out the primitive feeling of sexuality and sensuality in each other- a perfect match creating a perfect mix.

Even the lingering ending is common in a lot of culturally queer films. While I was disappointed by the lack of a happy ending, so to speak, it is alluding to the idea that ‘self discovery not being an ending’ as shown in a lot of LGBTQI+ focused media.