Were you taught that being "tough" means suppressing emotion, holding in tears, and never exposing vulnerability?
There are some things about L that make him unique such as crouching, slouching, not wearing shoes or socks, always wearing the same thing, lack of emotion, holding objects between his thumb and index finger, rudeness, bluntness, paranoia, refusal to eat anything but sweets, attention to small details, chewing on his thumb, and avoidance of direct contact.
As events move forward to the book's dénouement, "On Chesil Beach" becomes much more than a simple story of emotions held in check by convention.
Sasha and his father meet at this point in the film, and all the emotions held back for so long finally begin to flow.
It blends farce, suspense, science fiction, melodrama and quite a bit more, not into an approximation of Mr. Mitchell's graceful and virtuosic pastiche, but rather into an unruly grab bag of styles, effects and emotions held together, just barely, by a combination of outlandish daring and humble sincerity.
Release the emotions held in those beliefs.
Any emotions held longer than that are caused by our re-engaging the circuitry.
Until we fully release the emotions held in our bodies, they continue to affect our present mindset -- creating tension in the body-mind and even leading to illness.
