Dalen Wrote:
ok, instead of fag should i have used "gay guy" or "homesexual gentleman"?
where is the line between stating the truth about someone and being a homophobe or racist? i think many people are too scared to tell it like it is, and hide it as Ayah stated.
OK, noticed this post. But that post was "stating the truth"? Hmmm
I didn't think his homosexuality entered into the film that much at all, at least I never thought him "showing off how gay he is" seemed applicable here. It's like, he has two boyfriends that kiss him a couple times in the film. I thought it was more like, "I'm gay and that isn't really want this film is about." It got the gay part out of the way by just noting it casually so it could be more about the heartbreaking story of her mom. The scenes where he was alone talking to the camera didn't work for me (like really, he had time to set up the camera in the bathroom before showing himself throw up? Bogus) but when he just sat back and let the music tell the story of the cycle of abuse in that family, I thought there were times the film became quite poignant.
I know it's not a perfect film, but it's one of those flawed pictures that still has a lot of worthwhile elements about it.