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BM movie is anti-gay??
Artiste:
In some or many ways, the BM movie is anti-gay!! ??
What are you views or proof??
Hugs!!
HerrKaiser:
I think, Artiste, that the film is not anti-gay at all...perhaps 'honest gay' is a better word.
Much discussion has occured about the not-so-perfect characteristics of both Ennis and Jack, but these are not to be seen, I think, as anti gay. Rather, human frailties or imperfections that are endured by everyone.
If some viewers look, for example, at Ennis and Jack's adulterous affair as a means to cast negativity on being gay, it would be an unfortunate interpretation, and it would miss the point. While gay lifestyles, and Ennis and Jack's to some degree, are by nature usually different than the typical heterosexual family, director Lee and the writers clearly did not intend to create fodder for any anti gay sentiments. And I do not think it has happened unexpectedly either.
ifyoucantfixit:
Just my opinion, it is not an anti gay story at alll. Rather a anti prejudice story. The entire problem, having been caused by the sociatal prejudices toward gays..If they would have been free to live together, love together, and thus prevent all the pain ,that was then visited on the rest of the people involved.
Neither one of them would have been afraid to be together, or to show openly how they felt toward each other. The only place where they were able to do so was on the mountain...where they were the only society.
Bucky:
--- Quote from: ifyoucantfixit on May 14, 2007, 08:24:11 pm --- Just my opinion, it is not an anti gay story at alll. Rather a anti prejudice story. The entire problem, having been caused by the sociatal prejudices toward gays.. They would have been free to live together, love together, and thus prevent all the pain, that they then visited on the rest of the people involved.
Neither one of them would have been afraid to be together, or to show openly how they felt toward each other. The only place where they were able to do so was on the mountain...where they were the only society.
--- End quote ---
Great post. I also think BBM is an anti prejudice story. If Jack and Ennis had been allowed to follow their true feelings and to just be together and love each other I don't think anyone else would have gotten hurt because Alma and Lureen would have been out of the picture. Ennis would not have married Alma and Jack would never have met Lureen. Of course it didn't work out that way and they had to try to play by society's rules and to make liars out of themselves because society would not have allowed them to do otherwise.
Artiste:
hanks all !!!
I do think that the film is anti-gay, in some ways.
Even in many ways!!
Hugs!!
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